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Science communication: A guide to creating online scientific content that engages - Volume 30, Issue

Science communication plays an important role in educating the public about scientific knowledge. Until recently, publishing in research journals and presenting at science conferences were the only options available to scientists for sharing their…

Forgive me for repeating myself: Self-plagiarism in the medical literature - Volume 21, Issue

While plagiarism of others’ work is universally condemned, authors’ reuse of their own words and data (so-called ‘self-plagiarism’) is a far more contentious issue. The recycling of one's own text, in particular, polarizes opinion: some consider it…

Lingua Franca and Beyond - Volume 31, Issue

How to make our life easier? It was my pleasure to invite my colleagues from the European Association of Science Editors (EASE) to share their editorial experience with us medical writers. By doing this, we can improve our writing, which will…

Sleepless in times of COVID-19 - Volume 30, Issue

Melvin Sanicas, MD, is a physician, scientist, and medical communicator with a very strong social media presence. On top of his day job as medical director at Takeda Vaccines (Zurich, Switzerland), he does pro bono work for many not-for-profit…

EMWA celebrates 25 years - Volume 26, Issue

As recounted by past President Geoff Hall in the March 2008 issue of The Write Stuff, EMWA got its start in 1992, when the first formal meeting was held in Brussels.1This first meeting was quite small – only 32 people attended – and there were no…

Pleasing the reader by pleasing the eye—Part 2 Page layout and readability - Volume 22, Issue

The purpose of page layout is to consciously arrange text and graphics on a page in a way that supports the reading process and allows the reader to effortlessly follow the flow of information. It should blend words and images into an effective…

If a misinformed voice speaks out in the wilderness and no one refutes it, does it make a sound? A call to advocacy - Volume 22, Issue

The pharmaceutical industry has been a soft target for many years. Attacks by journalists, politicians, and the lay public tend to be triggered by publications with which professional medical writers are associated. Fault is found, either in the…

Creation of a patient-centric patient lay summary in the local language - Volume 26, Issue

Prior to this project, no patient lay summary (PLS) had ever been developed locally in Japan. In order to create a PLS that is more tailored to local patients, we attempted to develop one in and for Japanese. Such PLS was drafted based on the…

Profile: An interview with Steven Walker - Volume 26, Issue

An interview with Steven Walker - Founder, director, and co-owner of London- and Berlin-based medical communications agency Stgilesmedical.As the sun beats down on another glorious London afternoon, you decide to take a step away from the hustle and…

News from the EMA - Volume 30, Issue

February 26, 2021 – EMA has recommended granting a marketing authorisation in the European Union (EU) for the first treatment that can be given orally to patients with certain types of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare and often fatal genetic…

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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.

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