ISMPP Highlights
“In The Know” – Key Updates in Medical Communications
This article shares information about: newly updated ICMJE recommendations; publications by ISMPP members covering parallel publication, plain language summaries, and a value-based metric framework; abstracts accepted for presentation at the 18th Annual Meeting; and posters presented at the 2022 European Meeting…
ISMPP Authorship Algorithm Tool – Ready to Use!
It’s Here! ISMPP is thrilled to announce the release of its Authorship Algorithm Tool, a web-based tool designed to help you better determine contributions to criterion 1 for authorship based on the ICMJE Recommendations. The Tool is available FREE to COMPANIES, with an ISMPP member serving as the Company Admin…
Future-Ready & In-Person at the 18th Annual Meeting!
ISMPP is thrilled to report that 595 attendees gathered at the 18th Annual Meeting of ISMPP, May 9-11, 2022, in Washington, DC – a celebrated attendance for our first in-person Annual Meeting since 2019! We were also honored that 247, over 40%, were first-time attendees to an ISMPP Annual Meeting! This article shares highlights and photos from the 18th Annual Meeting…
Message from Our Leadership
Robert J. Matheis
ISMPP President and CEO
News and Trends
Exploring the Future of Generative AI in Medical Publishing
With the initial curiosity around ChatGPT and generative artificial intelligence (AI) continuing at time of press for this article, we looked to explore this technology further and the implications for SciComms and publishing….
Top Tips for Getting Your Economic Evaluations Published: CHEERS to That!
The transparent reporting of economic evaluations is growing in importance, now that an increasing number of healthcare payers require health sciences companies to demonstrate that their products are not only clinically effective, but also cost-effective…
Real-world Strategies for Success with Simultaneous Publication of Industry-Sponsored Research
While the demand grows to publish and present industry-sponsored research in parallel, the need for collaboration among authors, journals/publishers, and congresses has evolved. This infographic article highlights approaches to optimize management of the overall development timeline…
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: Publication in a Predatory Journal
You are a medical publication professional and have been supporting a client with a secondary manuscript for a Phase 3 study. You recommended target journals and worked with the author team throughout the submission process. Following the publication, it becomes apparent that the manuscript was submitted to a predatory journal…
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