Combined workshops on medical writing and publication ethics for Japanese postgraduate students and faculty members - Volume 22, Issue

Although the importance both of skills in medical writing in English and of an understanding of ethics in medical publishing is increasingly recognised, these subjects are not comprehensively taught to Japanese medical doctors and students. Limited…

Medical writing in the Middle East - Volume 22, Issue

Medical researchers in Middle Eastern countries have been forced to confront the fact that scientific publication has become the cornerstone of knowledge dissemination and academic promotion. Regional initiatives, such as the foundation of the…

Veterinary Medical Writing - Volume 32, Issue

Welly boots and spreadsheets: A rough guide to production animal medicine for medical writers There have been countless columns written about “herd immunity” during and since the COVID-19 pandemic. But what does it take to write about a real-life…

Medical postcard from Australia, the world's largest island - Volume 22, Issue

The Australasian Medical Writers Association (AMWA) comprises about 300 journalists, writers, editors, and health professionals based in Australia and nearby island nations, particularly New Zealand and Fiji. AMWA has held a popular conference…

Medical Writing

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…

Letter to the Editor - Volume 25, Issue

Dear Editor, EMWA and other organisations (eg, AMWA, ISMPP) support the principles of Good Public at - ion Practice (GPP). As a co-author of the recent GPP3 guideline1 and leader of the professional medical writer section, I was concerned by a…

From the Editor - Volume 32, Issue

Biotechnology – diverse as the colours of the rainbow Ask 10 people what “biotechnology” means and you will get 10 different answers. In this column, the Editor-in-Chief highlights the variety and breadth of the field and notes the important role…

NICE guidance on health technologies and the role of editors - Volume 22, Issue

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent organisation in England responsible for developing national guidance, standards, and information on providing high-quality health and social care, and preventing and…

Letter from the Editor - Volume 25, Issue

A step – no a leap – forward In 2012, the journal’s precursor, The Write Stuff, became Medical Writing under the guidance of then Editor-in-Chief Elise Langdon-Neuner. The Write Stuff had been managed almost single-handedly by Elise, and the shift…

From the Editor - On social media: Once a passive observer – now an active user - Volume 30, Issue

It is with great pleasure that I write my first editorial for this amazing issue on social media. The idea of this issue came to me in 2019, inspired by two special colleagues.

I had social media accounts even before I became a medical writer. I rec…