Publication Planning: Getting Published vs Making a Splash

Susan C. Scott, Scott Pharma Solutions Ltd, Ashwell, UK While there are many factors, such as author selection, full disclosure and acknowledgement, and data access, that are common to planning any publication,1,2 different issues arise when managing a publication...

Writing for Medical Devices and the Impact of New Regulations

Beatrix Doerr, DVM, PhD, Coriuvar Consulting; Gillian Pritchard, MSc, MRCP, MFPM, MBA, Sylexis Ltd The medical device industry is similar, and yet different, to the pharmaceutical industry with regards to medical writing. While publications and presentations follow...

What’s New in Peer Review?

Jodi Cusack, Oxford PharmaGenesis, Oxford, UK;  Tim Koder, Oxford PharmaGenesis, Oxford, UK;  Sara Schroter, The BMJ, London, UK Peer review has been described as “a process in which academic research is subjected to critical evaluation by other academics. More...

Shire Announces New Open Access Policy

Shire has adopted a new publication policy that requires the submission of all Shire-supported research manuscripts to journals that offer public availability via open access. Shire announced its new policy at the recent European Meeting of ISMPP, January 23-24, 2018,...