ISMPP Highlights
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…
Medical Writer Joint Position Statement Available in Multiple Languages
In January 2017, AMWA, EMWA, and ISMPP released their Joint Position Statement on the Role of Professional Medical Writers. One year after its release, the Joint Position Statement is now available in seven languages…
Message from Our Leadership
Robert J. Matheis
ISMPP President and CEO
News and Trends
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…
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, in London…
Online Medical Publishing and Social Media: Reaching Your Audience in 2018
We’re glued to our technology, right? We’re never far from a smart phone, tablet, e-reader, or laptop. We work online and in e-rooms and clouds. We IM someone who’s running late for a TC. Even our healthcare professionals (HCPs) are likely to…
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: The Authorship Order Dilemma
You are a company medical publication professional. The publication steering committee of a company-sponsored pivotal phase 3 clinical trial has selected investigators to serve as authors, but the committee and authors are having difficulty in deciding the order of authorship. During discussions, multiple authors believe that they have equal rights to the first author position based on their contributions. What Would You Do?
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