Transparency through the lens of data protection and privacy: A clinical research organisation medical writing perspective - Volume 33, Issue

Medical writers maintain a fine balance between data transparency obligations and personal data protection in clinical reports. Hence, we must stay informed of data protection requirements outlined in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)…

Layperson summaries of clinical trial results: Useful resources in the vacuum of regulatory guidance - Volume 24, Issue

To meet the requirements of the clinical trial regulation, preparation for the publication of lay summaries on the European database should be undertaken as soon as possible. However, as of July 2015 (at the time of writing this article), no…

Writing narrative style literature reviews - Volume 24, Issue

Reviews provide a synthesis of published literature on a topic and describe its current state-of-art. Reviews in clinical research are thus useful when designing studies or developing practice guidelines. The two standard types of reviews are (a)…

Essential investments in optimising clinical research for rare disease - Volume 34, Issue

The complexities associated with clinical trials for (ultra) rare diseases include regulatory and logistical hurdles and the challenge of building trusting relationships with health authorities, patients, and clinicians. Significant obstacles…

2022 update to Good Publication Practice Guidelines for Company-Sponsored Biomedical Research - Volume 31, Issue

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…

Instructions for Authors

Instructions for Authors SCOPE Medical Writing, the official journal of EMWA (the European Medical Writers Association), is a quarterly journal that aims to educate, inform, and entertain medical writers. Medical Writing publishes themed issues…

From the Editor - Volume 33, Issue

The clinical research transparency journey Medical Writing. 2024;33(3):6–7. https://doi.org/10.56012/djjd9152

Science for all: Is it all about the publication of data, or beyond? - Volume 31, Issue

This article presents an overview of open access initiatives by researchers, journals, government bodies, and regulatory authorities. Open access initiatives are valuable to the scientific community and have increased the amount of clinical research…

Lingua Franca and Beyond - Volume 31, Issue

In this issue, Yateendra Joshi, ELS (D), is our contributor. Yateen has been copyediting research papers for more than 30 years and has been teaching researchers how to write, publish, and present scientific data for more than 15. Maria…