ISMPP Highlights
2018 European Meeting of ISMPP Sets New Record with Broad Attendance
The European Meeting of ISMPP, January 23-24, 2018, in London, UK, proved to be an exciting and highly-valued conference by attendees from pharmaceutical companies, communication agencies, publishers, and other sectors. The 2018 European Meeting saw 303 attendees…
EASE Encourages Attendance at 14th General Assembly and Conference
The European Association of Science Editors (EASE) will hold its 14th General Assembly and Conference, June 8-10, 2018, in Bucharest, Romania. EASE encourages ISMPP members to review the detailed program and participate in the conference. EASE is…
ISMPP CMPP™ Program Steps Up Its Offerings
Several exciting changes are being implemented to the ISMPP Certified Medical Publication Professional™ (CMPP) program! Responding to valued input from ISMPP members and CMPP certificants, the changes center on new opportunities to…
Message from Our Leadership
Robert J. Matheis
ISMPP President and CEO
News and Trends
What’s New in Peer Review?
Peer review has been described as “a process in which academic research is subjected to critical evaluation by other academics. More precisely, it is the impartial and independent assessment of research by others working in the same or a related field.” Double-blind peer review, in which…
Permission Granted? The Ins and Outs of Copyrights in Medical Publishing
Medical publication professionals use the work of others when emailing an interesting article to the team, storing a copy in a literature database, or providing copies of articles to clients, vendors, review committees, advisors, or authors. They create new materials…
Publishing Clinical Research in High-Tier Journals: Tips and Experience-Sharing
There is an expectation that pharmaceutical companies should responsibly share the data that are generated by interventional clinical trials, and many pharmaceutical companies have committed to publishing all clinical trial data in peer-reviewed journals…
What Would You Do?
In our role as medical publication professionals, we may occasionally encounter situations in which it is not obvious how to ensure good publication practice. Have you ever wished you could consult the ISMPP membership for guidance when these situations arise? Here’s your opportunity!
What Would You Do? is a section of The MAP that presents case scenarios as an educational tool for medical publication professionals. The section provides a case scenario to ponder, and readers are invited to participate in a poll by selecting one of the listed solutions. Readers can also submit their thoughts on the scenario anonymously. The poll results, plus educational insights, are posted in a later issue for readers to digest.
POLL: Journal Editor Makes Substantial Changes on Page Proofs
You are a medical publication professional and have achieved acceptance of a manuscript into a top-tier journal after much discussion among authors and peer reviewers, resulting in several rewrites of the manuscript and its associated conclusions. You have now received page proofs for which comments need to be returned to the journal within 48 hours. The journal editor has made additional substantial changes…
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