The Crofter: Sustainable Communications - Volume 32, Issue

Editorial Kimi Uegaki (section editor) Medical Writing. 2023(3):105. Why environmental sustainability requires us to focus on our handprint – and write about it Egid van Bree (author) Environmental sustainability has gained increasing attention…

Harold Swanberg, MD: Why and how EMWA should remember him - Volume 32, Issue

Before the European Medical Writers Association (EMWA) and the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), there was the Mississippi Valley Medical Editors Association (MVMEA). Most medical writers are unaware of the history of MVMEA and of how it…

Publisher perspectives on plain language summaries of scientific publications: An Open Pharma survey - Volume 33, Issue

Plain language summaries (PLS) of scientific publications can help to make scientific literature more understandable. In healthcare, PLS can contribute to informed decision- making by healthcare professionals, patients, and their caregivers. In late …

Lingua Franca and Beyond - Volume 32, Issue

Plagiarism, lack of acknowledgement, and image fraud Plagiarism is the use of text written by other people but without indicating where the text comes from. This worries journals because they want to be sure of the link between the text of the…

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…

In vitro plants: How to open a jar containing bioactive phytochemicals - Volume 32, Issue

Due to the increasing demand for phytochemicals, plant in vitro cultures are a noteworthy, environmentally sustainable method, enabling the biotechnological production of bioactive compounds. Medical writers can find writing scientific articles in…

Good Writing Practice - Volume 33, Issue

Section Editors: Wendy Kingdom, Amy Whereat Syntactic alternatives and distractions: Title to a journal article Author: Michael Lewis Schneir, PhD Medical Writing. 2024;33(1):110. https://doi.org/10.56012/xjow9091

Good Writing Practice - Volume 33, Issue

Section Editors: Wendy Kingdom, Amy Whereat

Methods of a journal article

Author: Michael Lewis Schneir

Medical Writing. 2024;33(2):98. https://doi.org/10.56012/tbyq9909

Good Writing Practice - Volume 33, Issue

Section Editors: Wendy Kingdom, Amy Whereat   Results section of a journal article Author: Michael Lewis Schneir   Medical Writing. 2024;33(3):112. https://doi.org/10.56012/rpfd6138

Good Writing Practice - Volume 34, Issue

Section Editors: Wendy Kingdom, Amy Whereat   Distractions in the introduction section of a journal article Author: Michael Lewis Schneir Medical Writing. 2025;34(1):77. https://doi.org/10.56012/scgm1052