Navigating the EMA clinical data website - Volume 27, Issue

This paper describes how to register, access, and navigate the EMA clinical data website. One of the authors (RB) is a medical writer and accessed the site from the perspective of a pharmaceutical industry professional. The other author (AS) is not…

Translating medical reports: Challenges and quality assurance - Volume 33, Issue

This article discusses the challenges and quality assurance measures implemented by the authors when translating medical reports. In particular, the authors discuss the challenges posed by acronyms, handwritten and scanned text, and desktop…

Digital Communication - Volume 32, Issue

Embracing artificial intelligence in medical writing: A new era of efficiency and collaboration Authors:  Sofie Bergstrand, Catherine Heddle, Montse Sabaté, Marta Mas Section Editor: Nicole Bezuidenhout Artificial intelligence (AI) tools have…

Veterinary Medical Writing - Volume 28, Issue

With veterinary treatment options becoming more diverse and advancing rapidly, the demand for veterinary medical writers is growing. Currently we are a growing group of vets in EMWA and we look forward to welcoming more colleagues to our…

Medical writing around the world - Volume 22, Issue

As many of you are already familiar, Medical Writing began as The Write Stuff, a publication written by and for EMWA members. One of the goals in making the transition to Medical Writing was that it would become an international journal with readers…

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…

Getting Your Foot in the Door - Volume 34, Issue

Section Editor: Ivana Turek  Medical Writing in Europe: A survey Authors: Suneeta Narumanchi, Maria I. D’Amico, Martina Colucci, Lauren Hanna, Rajni Sarma, Sarah L. Nelson  Medical Writing. 2025;34(2):108–111. https://doi.org/10.56012/iaae8793

Post-approval regulatory writing - Volume 23, Issue

Regulatory writing basics - Volume 23, Issue

The role of a regulatory writer is to produce regulatory documents (usually taken to refer to documents that are submitted in some form to the health authorities). These documents should adhere to the relevant guidance and be fit for purpose, meani…

Editing for writers who have English as an additional language - Volume 27, Issue

Editors of English are typically met with expectations to make a quick fix of documents that need more radical changes than authors think. As editors, we should convey how we work to improve readability, and either adjustor gain acceptance for our…