Lingua Franca - Volume 32, Issue

British, American, Canadian, and Australian spelling In this article, the author explores the why and how of differences in spelling of words among English-speaking countries. Contributors: Christa Bedwin (author), Maria Kołtowska-Häggström…

Good Writing Practice - Volume 32, Issue

Syntactic punctuation distraction This article explores the problem of omitted commas in the structure of certain  sentences. Contributors: Michael Lewis Schneir (author), Wendy Kingdom (section editor), Any Whereat (section editor) Medical…

Outgoing President’s Message - Volume 32, Issue

Over the finish line The remarkable success of EMWA’s 55th conference, held in Prague, seems as the perfect culmination of my one-year service as the EMWA president. Medical Writing. 2023;32(2)5. https://doi.org/10.56012/mnre9850

55th EMWA Conference - Volume 32, Issue

The 55th EMWA Conference took place on May 9–13, 2023, in Prague. With more than 400 participants from across Europe and the world, it was a rousing success. Topics of workshops and presentations ranged from the latest in regulatory writing and…

Can readers spot the AI impostor in healthcare writing? - Volume 32, Issue

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) writing assistants in the healthcare industry is becoming increasingly prevalent. These tools can help medical writers to generate content more quickly and efficiently, but they also raise concerns about the…

Good Writing Practice - Volume 32, Issue

Author: Michael Lewis Schneir Section Editors: Wendy Kingdom, Amy Whereat Syntactic punctuation distraction Comma: Over-usage Part 2 Coordinated noncore sentence constituents are likely to be disrupted by unnecessary comma punctuation. Medical…

Digital Communication - Volume 33, Issue

Section Editor: Nicole Bezuidenhout

Exploring the role of Microsoft’s Copilot in visual communication: Current use and considerations through science communicators’ lens

Author: Jacqueline Bersano

Medical Writing. 2024;33(3):79–88. https://do…

Biotechnology - Volume 34, Issue

Biotechnology Contributors: Jennifer Bell, Vanessa Zaiatz Bittencourt Abstract Section Editor: Jennifer Bell Dealing with animal death and writing about it: Cultivating resilience in biotechnology writing Author: Vanessa Zaiatz…

Good Writing Practice - Volume 34, Issue

Good Writing Practice Contributors: Wendy Kingdom, Amy Whereat, Michael Lewis Schneir Abstract Section Editors: Wendy Kingdom, Amy Whereat   Distractions in the introduction section of a journal article Author: Michael Lewis Schneir Medical…

Freelancing - Volume 34, Issue

Freelancing Contributor: Adriana Rocha   Abstract Report on the Freelance Business Forum at EMWA’s 58th Conference (Virtual) in November 2024 Section Editor and Author: Adriana Rocha Medical Writing. 2025;34(1):78–79.…