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 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.

Medical Writing is listed in the following indexes:

Volume 33, 2024

Volume 33, Issue 4 - Medical Writing Around the World in 2024

December 2024

Volume 33, Issue 3 - Clinical Trial Transparency and Disclosure

September 2024

Volume 33, Issue 2 - Soft Skills for Medical Writers

June 2024

Volume 33, Issue 1 - Translation

March 2024

Volume 32, 2023

Volume 32, Issue 4 - Biotechnology

December 2023

Volume 32, Issue 3 - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

September 2023

Volume 32, Issue 2 - Freelancing

June 2023

Volume 32, Issue 1 - Clinical Trials

March 2023

Volume 31, 2022

Volume 31, Issue 4 - Open Science and Open Pharma

December 2022

Volume 31, Issue 3 - A Virtual Workforce

September 2022

Volume 31, Issue 2 - Medical Devices

June 2022

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Volume 31, Issue 1 - Sustainable communications

March 2022

Volume 30, 2021

Volume 30, Issue 4 - Medical journalism

December 2021

Volume 30, Issue 3 - Medical decision making and health technology assessment

September 2021

Volume 30, Issue 2 - Mentorship

June 2021

Volume 30, Issue 1 - Social media

March 2021

Volume 29, 2020

Volume 29, Issue 4 - Writing for Patients

December 2020

Volume 29, Issue 3 - EU Regulations

September 2020

Volume 29, Issue 2 - The Data Economy

June 2020

Volume 29, Issue 1 - Visual Communications

March 2020

Volume 28, 2019

Volume 28, Issue 4 - Artificial intelligence and Digital Health

December 2019

Volume 28, Issue 3 - Trends in medical writing

September 2019

Volume 28, Issue 2 - Generics and biosimilars

June 2019

Volume 28, Issue 1 - Careers in medical writing

March 2019

Volume 27, 2018

Volume 27, Issue 4 - Patient-reported outcomes

December 2018

Volume 27, Issue 3 - Editing

September 2018

Volume 27, Issue 2 - Public Disclosure

June 2018

Volume 27, Issue 1 - Vaccines and Immunotherapies

March 2018

Volume 26, 2017

Volume 26, Issue 4 - Preclinical Studies

December 2017

Volume 26, Issue 3 - Observational Studies

September 2017

Volume 26, Issue 2 - Medical Devices 2017

June 2017

Volume 26, Issue 1 - Writing better

March 2017

Volume 25, 2016

Volume 25, Issue 4 - Medical Education

December 2016

Volume 25, Issue 3 - Statistics

September 2016

Volume 25, Issue 2 - Medical Communication

June 2016

Special Article

04 May 2016 - The launch publication for Clarity and Openness in Reporting: E3-based (CORE) Reference

Volume 25, Issue 1 - Authors and Authorship

March 2016

Volume 24, 2015

Volume 24, Issue 4 - Writing for Lay Audiences

December 2015

Volume 24, Issue 3 - The Medical Writing Business

September 2015

Volume 24, Issue 2 - Risk Management

June 2015

Volume 24, Issue 1 - Plain Language and Readability

March 2015

Volume 23, 2014

Volume 23, Issue 4 - Post-Approval Regulatory Writing

December 2014

Volume 23, Issue 3 - Non-Clinical Health Writing

September 2014

Volume 23, Issue 2 - Regulatory Writing Basics

June 2014

Volume 23, Issue 1 - Software for Medical Writers

March 2014

Volume 22, 2013

Volume 22, Issue 4 - Good Pharma

December 2013

Volume 22, Issue 3 - Health Economics and Market Access

September 2013

Volume 22, Issue 2 - Medical Writing Around the World

June 2013

Volume 22, Issue 1 - Medical Writing Education

March 2013

Volume 21, 2012

Volume 21, Issue 4 - Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

December 2012

Volume 21, Issue 3 - Writing Matters

September 2012

Volume 21, Issue 2 - Medical Writing in Paediatrics

June 2012

Volume 21, Issue 1 - Medical Writing in Oncology

March 2012

Upcoming Issues of Medical Writing

March 2025: Rare Diseases

Although rare diseases are individually uncommon, there are more than 7000 rare (“orphan”) diseases affecting around 300 million people globally. Rare diseases are incredibly diverse and often life-threatening. Long diagnostic delays, termed a diagnostic “odyssey”, are common, and many have no effective treatments. Rare diseases offer unique challenges and opportunities that are not seen in other therapeutic areas. This issue of Medical Writing spotlights the evolving regulatory landscape, the nuances of unmet medical needs, the importance of the patient voice, and the key role of medical writers in the orphan disease space.

Guest Editor: Sarah Milner and Heather Mason

The deadline for feature articles has now passed.

June 2025: Communicating with the Public

When we communicate effectively with patients and the public, we empower them to make informed decisions about their health. This issue will cover the latest guidelines and standards to be considered when writing and designing information for patients and the public. It will also feature articles from thought leaders on plain language writing, inclusive communication, and patient involvement in research. With this issue, we hope to provide insights that will strengthen the role of medical writers as advocates for the patient voice, and as powerful and effective communicators of understandable science.

Guest Editors: Sampoorna Rappaz and Lisa Chamberlain James

The deadline for feature articles is March 1, 2025.

September 2025: Real World Data/Real World Evidence

Real-world data and real-world evidence have become integral to medical research and healthcare decision-making. Their value lies in providing insights into how healthcare treatments and interventions perform in everyday settings, which can differ significantly from controlled clinical trial environments. This issue of Medical Writing will include a broad range of articles on the issue theme covering critical aspects for medical writers working with these types of data.

Guest Editors: Maria Kołtowska-Häggström and Laura Collada Ali

The deadline for feature articles is June 1, 2025.

Special Note to Authors
We continue to receive many high-quality articles, but we are always happy to receive more on any topics of potential interest to medical writers. If you are interested in contributing an article or you have ideas for upcoming issues, please contact us at editor@emwa.org.