ISMPP Highlights
Educational Series on Data and Financial Transparency Now Available
ISMPP is pleased to announce the availability of the Educational Series on Data and Financial Transparency, developed by the ISMPP Global Transparency Committee. This Educational Series was “designed to educate members…”
“Good Practice for Conference Abstracts and Presentations” Preprint Available for Comment
Recently, a group of medical communication professionals, which included several ISMPP members, developed and submitted a preprint to PeerJ Preprints. The preprint, titled “Good Practice for Conference Abstracts and Presentations: GP-CAP,” endeavors to…
Shining a Light on the ISMPP U Committee
While the ISMPP University (ISMPP U) webinars are recognized by many association members, what the ISMPP U Committee is and how an ISMPP U comes to fruition may be less well-known. This Committee Spotlight will shine some light on these aspects and how you can be part of an ISMPP U…
Message from Our Leadership
Robert J. Matheis
ISMPP President and CEO
News and Trends
Close Your Eyes and Make a Wish – Publication Professionals Edition
Holiday time means many things, among them, making lists: shopping lists, gift lists, things-I-need-to-do-before-the-holidays lists, people-I’m-thankful-to-have-in-my-life lists… so why not a wish list for Medical Publication Professionals!? With that in mind…
Medical Writer Acknowledgment: Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement in Practice
Several guidelines have been instrumental for implementing practices to fairly credit contributors to the development of medical/scientific manuscripts, including those individuals who frequently do not satisfy traditional authorship criteria (eg, statisticians, laboratory technicians, and professional medical writers)…
Leveraging External Insights in Publication Planning
In today’s world, the need for pharmaceutical companies to quickly publish and disseminate their data is higher than ever. And, although fast is fine, accuracy is everything. As we rush forward, we need to ensure that publication planning goes beyond just dissemination of data. Instead, it should…
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: 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…
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