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Perspective from a leading scientific author: An interview with Professor Ruth Roberts on authors and authoring - Volume 25, Issue

This interview provides solutions to some of the common pitfalls that face medical writers when working with large teams. Practical tips are provided on key topics including manuscript planning, agreeing on key messages and the use of figures,…

The need for registration of preclinical studies - Volume 22, Issue

In contrast to controlled clinical trials, findings of preclinical studies are not available. The road from laboratory discovery to usable therapy is still long and windy. Many preclinical studies have not been replicated by the pharmaceutical…

News from the EMA - Volume 31, Issue

EMA is putting in place special support to developers to replace, reduce and refine animal use for the development, manufacturing and testing of human and veterinary medicines. The Agency is promoting these three principles replace, reduce and…

Journal Watch - Volume 26, Issue

Data sharing is encouraged by institutions and journals: Authorship of “shared” papers should be clearWhen researchers share data, the teams analysing them want to publish their results. How should authorship of publications be defined? Who are the…

Out on Our Own - Volume 30, Issue

Editorial Welcome readers, I’ve lost count how many times people ask me, what is a medical writer? And it isn’t just my mum and aunt who ask me such a question; medical doctors, PhD students, and academic professors are often surprised that…

Journal Watch - Volume 28, Issue

There is a growing debate in journals and articles on financial and non-financial conflicts of interest (COIs). This debate exists in scientific journals and also in the mainstream media. I provide two examples: the New York Times (NYT) and JAMA.

Medical Education - Volume 25, Issue

Medical education implies providing education or training of unbiased scientific or medical content. However, the reality is that medical education is now more a spectrum of educational activities that span from more promotional to purely…

1000 words in 1 picture - Volume 28, Issue

Communication is as much verbal as it is visual. We tend to rely on technical texts for transmitting medical information, but sometimes an image may convey complex medical concepts in a simpler and shorter form. Medical illustration requires…

How and why it works: The principles and history behind visual communication - Volume 29, Issue

"“A picture is worth a thousand words” – a familiar adage, and the reason why newspaper articles are commonly accompanied by photographs and infographics. Scientific publications are no different, so medical writers are frequently asked to…

Artificial intelligence – will we be replaced by robots? - Volume 28, Issue

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly dominate the news with billions of dollars in funding invested to combine AI with machine learning and data science across many disciplines, including medicine and healthcare. Within the context…

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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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