GAPP Recommends

GAPP recommends the following associations and references for those who want to know more about the value and ethics of publication professionals.


Associations

The following associations represent publication professionals. Each association is committed to high levels of transparency, integrity, and professionalism.

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American Medical Writers Association Click Click Click
Drug Information Association Click Click Click
European Medical Writers Association Click Click Click
International Society for Medical Publication Professionals Click Click Click
Association of Regulatory and Clinical Scientists Australia Ltd Click Click Click

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References

The following references provide useful resource material for those seeking to present a balanced view on the legitimate role of publication professionals, as well as the ethics and value of publication professionals.

  1. Association of American Medical Colleges. Industry funding of medical education. Report of an AAMC task force, 2008; 43
  2. Chipperfield L, Citrome L, Clark J, et al. Authors' Submission Toolkit: a practical guide to getting your research published. Curr Med Res Opin 2010;26:1967-1982
  3. Goodell H, Blalock E, Dancik B, et al. CSE's White Paper on Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications, 2009 Update. Reston, VA: Council of Science Editors, 209; 71
  4. Gøtzsche PC, Kassirer JP, Woolley KL et al., What Should Be Done To Tackle Ghostwriting in the Medical Literature? PLoS Med 2009; 6(2):e1000023. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000023
  5. Graf C, Battisti WP, Bridges D, et al. Research Methods & Reporting. Good publication practice for communicating company sponsored medical research: the GPP2 guidelines. BMJ 2009;339:b4330
  6. Hamilton CW. Medical ghostwriting (letter). N Y Times, 2009
  7. Hamilton CW, Royer MG. AMWA Position Statement on the Contributions of Medical Writers to Scientific Publications. AMWA Journal 2003;18(1):13-15
  8. International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals: writing and editing for biomedical publication. 2010. Available at: http://www.icmje.org/index.html. Accessed October 8, 2011
  9. Jacobs A. Adherence to the CONSORT guideline in papers written by professional medical writers. Write Stuff 2010;19:196-200
  10. Jacobs A, Wager E. European Medical Writers Association (EMWA) guidelines on the role of medical writers in developing peer-reviewed publications. Curr Med Res Opin 2005;21:317-321
  11. Krzyzanowska MK, Pintilie M, Tannock IF. Factors associated with failure to publish large randomized trials presented at an oncology meeting. JAMA 2003;290:495-501
  12. Lagnado M. Professional writing assistance: effects on biomedical publishing. Learned Publ 2003;16:21-27
  13. Lo B, Field MJ, Institute of Medicine. Conflict of interest in medical research, education, and practice. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2009
  14. Mansi BA, Clark J, David FS, Gesell TM, Glasser S, Gonzalez J, Haller DG, Laine C, Miller CL, Mooney LA, Zecevic M. Ten recommendations for closing the credibility gap in reporting industry-sponsored clinical research: a joint journal and pharmaceutical industry perspective. Mayo Clin Proc. 2012 May;87(5):424-9
  15. Phillips SG, Carey LA, Biedermann G. Attitudes toward writing and writing assistance in peer-reviewed articles. AMWA Journal 2001;16(3):10-16
  16. Scherer RW, Langenberg P, von Elm E. Full publication of results initially presented in abstracts. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007:MR000005
  17. Song F, Hing C, Parekh S, et al. Reasons for not publishing studies: a meta-analysis of data from empirical studies (abstract). Sixth International Congress on Peer Review and Biomedical Publication. Vancover: JAMA and BMJ Publishing Group, 2009
  18. Woolley KL. Involvement of professional medical writers in manuscripts – a blessing or a curse? International Society of Managing and Technical Editors EON Journal; Jan 2010:1-5
  19. Woolley KL. Goodbye Ghostwriters! How to work ethically and efficiently with professional medical writers. Chest 2006;130:921-923
  20. Woolley K, Ely J, Woolley M, et al. Declaration of medical writing assistance in international, peer-reviewed publications and effect of pharmaceutical sponsorship (abstract). Fifth International Congress on Peer Review and Biomedical Publication. Chicago: JAMA and BMJ Publishing Group, 2005; 9
  21. Woolley KL, Lew RA, Stretton S, et al. Lack of involvement of medical writers and the pharmaceutical industry in publications retracted for misconduct: a systematic, controlled, retrospective study. Curr Med Res Opin 2011;27:1175-1182
  22. Woolley KL, Wang MY, Matheis R. Re-building trust in medical journal publications. What can professional medical writers, journal editors, and sponsors do? DIA Global Forum 2011; 3(6):24-27
  23. World Association of Medical Editors. Publication ethics for medical journals. Available at: http://www.wame.org/resources/publication-ethics-policies-for-medical-journals#plagiarism. Accessed September 2, 2010

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