Gabriele Berghammer

Contributions

Gained in Translation: Science at the multilingual crossroads - Volume 23, Issue 2

The concept of equivalence in translation has long been hotly debated. Thus, it has been argued that ‘equivalent’ means ‘virtually the same thing’ and that equivalence in translation is therefore an ‘illusion’. Alternatively, equivalence has been…

Good clinical practice (GCP): A universal call for ethics in biomedical research - Volume 23, Issue 2

Today, the principles of good clinical practice (GCP) form such an integral part of the development of new medicines that they could easily be taken for granted. Yet, the road to a universal code of ethics in human experimentation is paved with…

Pleasing the reader by pleasing the eye—Part 2 Page layout and readability - Volume 22, Issue 1

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…

Gained in Translation - Volume 21, Issue 3

Science at the multilingual crossroads With Medical Writing's third issue, this seems to be a good time to recall why this journal features a section on multilingual aspects – and why this section is called what it's called. Medical writing,…

Pleasing the reader by pleasing the eye—Part 1 The role of format and design in readability - Volume 21, Issue 3

Whoever writes wants to be read. Yet, even if we succeed in creating an informative, logically structured, and adequately worded text tailored to our target audience, i.e., text we consider to have an adequate level of readability, our documents may…

Translation Section - Volume 21, Issue 1

Quality matters in medical translation In recent years, ‘translation quality’ has become a buzzword in the translation industry. Particularly since the introduction of European standard EN 150381 in 2006 and the certification process that has come…