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Peer review fraud - Volume 25, Issue

The hijacking of peer review by authors who create false referee profiles in order to deliver favourable reviews of their own work has received prominent recent coverage in several leading journals. At the time of writing, over 300 articles had been…

In the Bookstores - Volume 24, Issue

Statistical Thinking for Non-Statisticians in Drug Regulation (Second Edition) By John Wiley & Sons, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-118-47094-7 (hardcover).59.99 GBP. 368 pages. Writing for Science Journals: Tips, Tricks, and a Learning Plan By Geoff…

The Crofter: Sustainable Communications - Volume 32, Issue

Editorial Kimi Uegaki (section editor) Medical Writing. 2023(3):105. Why environmental sustainability requires us to focus on our handprint – and write about it Egid van Bree (author) Environmental sustainability has gained increasing attention…

From the Editor - A call to action - Volume 31, Issue

In September 2021, more than 200 biomedical and scientific journals simultaneously published an editorial that called for “Emergency Action to Limit Global Temperature Increases, Restore Biodiversity, and Protect Health.” MEW, with the endorsement…

Manuscript Writing - Volume 21, Issue

What are the most common reasons for a manuscript to be rejected (and how can they be avoided)? In their article on handling manuscript rejection, Woolley and Barron1 offer the following soothing advice: Authors, particularly inexperienced…

Lingua Franca and Beyond - Volume 32, Issue

Plagiarism, lack of acknowledgement, and image fraud Plagiarism is the use of text written by other people but without indicating where the text comes from. This worries journals because they want to be sure of the link between the text of the…

Statistical analyses and methods in the published literature: The SAMPL guidelines - Volume 25, Issue

Despite calls for guidelines on reporting statistical aspects of studies, most journals have still not included in their instructions for authors more than a paragraph or two about reporting statistical methods and results. However, given that many…

Journal Watch - Volume 21, Issue

Improving the credibility of reporting industry-sponsored research Reports of ghostwriting, guest authorship, selective or biased disclosure of research results, and inaccurate or incomplete reporting of potential conflicts of interest have damaged…

Journal Watch - Volume 21, Issue

Readability of informed consent forms, sponsor participation in industry trials, and conflict of interest disclosure. Informed consent is a crucial feature of clinical research trials. Guidelines on developing an informed consent form urge writers…

Journal Watch - Volume 22, Issue

Retracted publications, the issue of poor results reporting, and the increasing value of online teaching methods. Fang et al.1 think that it is important to evaluate scientific publications that have been retracted because they feel studying…

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Medical Writing is a quarterly publication that aims to educate and inform medical writers in Europe and beyond. Each issue focuses on a specific theme, and all issues include feature articles and regular columns on topics relevant to the practice of medical writing. We welcome articles providing practical advice to medical writers; guidelines and reviews/summaries/updates of guidelines published elsewhere; original research; opinion pieces; interviews; and review articles.

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