ISMPP Highlights
Add a Graduate Degree to Your Resume (and Keep Working Full-Time) ̶ Check Out this ISMPP Member Benefit
As a demonstration of ISMPP’s commitment to preparing the profession to meet (and exceed) the demands in the market, we are pleased to remind all ISMPP members and employees about the educational partnership with the University of Florida College of Pharmacy’s online graduate program in Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy…
ISMPP Releases Official Guidance to Address Authorship Challenges Related to COVID-19 Outbreak
Author responsiveness concerns in the wake of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic has resulted in apprehension and numerous inquiries from ISMPP members over the past several weeks. To address these unprecedented circumstances, ISMPP convened a consensus panel of experts to develop an Official Guidance…
Predatory Publishing Joint Position Statement Now in Multiple Languages
AMWA, EMWA, and ISMPP released their Joint Position Statement on Predatory Publishing in July 2019, published in Current Medical Research & Opinion (CMRO). The organizations are pleased to announce that six months after publication, the Joint Position Statement is available in eight languages…
Message from Our Leadership
Robert J. Matheis
ISMPP President and CEO
News and Trends
COVID-19, Is it Business as (Un)usual for Publications Planning?
Public health measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus quickly impacted many medical publication activities, including data collection, data release at congresses, and author participation in publications. This article presents the findings of a survey on the immediate and anticipated impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical publication activities…
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Patient Authorship: Three Key Questions (& Answers!) for Medical Communication Professionals [Part B]
This is the second article in a two-part series on patient authorship. Part B answers two key questions to support engaging patient authors and managing related challenges, and shares practical tips to help medical communication professionals work with patient authors, ethically and effectively…
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Patient Authorship: Three Key Questions (& Answers!) for Medical Communication Professionals [Part A]
As a medical communication professional, you will need to decide what YOU believe when it comes to patient authorship. What is your position on it right now? Like other ISMPP members, you may have questions about patient authorship. This is not surprising – patient authorship is an innovation in publications…
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 RESULTS: Manuscript Review by Non-English-Speaking Authors Raises Concerns
You are providing medical writing support on a manuscript for which all non-industry authors are from a non-English-speaking country. The manuscript is written in English, but it is clear from the kick-off call that very few of the non-industry authors have a good understanding of English…
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