A beginner´s guide to writing clinical investigation plans and reports for medical devices - Volume 31, Issue

A clinical investigation plan for a medical device must outline and justify all objectives of the clinical investigation, present and justify the investigational design and methodology, and state principal features of  the statistical analysis. A…

Position Statement - AMWA-EMWA-ISMP Joint Position Statement on Medical Publications, Preprints, and Peer Review - Volume 30, Issue

In medical publications, just as in research and development, quality depends on the expertise and integrity of researchers/authors as well as qualified peer reviewers and journal editors. However, the laborious and time-consuming process of the…

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)…

Medical writers moving the needle on patient-centred communication and engagement - Volume 34, Issue

Patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in clinical trial design, conduct, and reporting provides an opportunity for patients and members of the public to provide input on what is important to them. This supports patient-centric trial…

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…

Is cheap outsourcing a threat to your career? - Volume 24, Issue

Many writers are concerned that the rise of cheap freelance medical content outsourcing will be a threat to their careers. Yet while outsourcing may be a cheaper option, there is no guarantee that the quality will be superior. There are also…

Social media and altmetrics: The pharma perspective - Volume 30, Issue

The increased prevalence of healthcare-related social media and other web-based communications has generated interest in tools that measure the attention and engagement of published content. In the context of medical research publications, the use…

Getting Your Foot in the Door - Volume 30, Issue

No setback comes without a blessing Like many things in the professional world, I got to know more about medical writing and see it as the next step in my professional life, thanks to a connection. A friend of a friend was a native Spanish speaker…

From the Editor - On social media: Once a passive observer – now an active user - Volume 30, Issue

It is with great pleasure that I write my first editorial for this amazing issue on social media. The idea of this issue came to me in 2019, inspired by two special colleagues.

I had social media accounts even before I became a medical writer. I rec…

President’s Message - Volume 33, Issue

See you in Valencia… Time is flying. We just left the autumn conference and now are approaching our main EMWA event – the spring conference, to take place May 7– 11, 2024. This time we go to Valencia, and I am sure that no one needs to be…