Position Statements and Guidances

Plain language summaries of publications of company-sponsored medical research: what key questions do we need to address? - November 2021

Access the PLS manuscript here, published in Current Medical Research and Opinion (CMRO).

AMWA–EMWA–ISMPP Joint Position Statement on Medical Publications, Preprints, and Peer Review - March 2021

The public could lose trust in science if scientific and medical researchers choose to bypass the traditional high standards of peer-reviewed medical journals in the rush to get research data released, particularly during crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s the warning from AMWA, EMWA, and ISMPP, asserting that the integrity of published scientific and medical research must be protected. The Joint Position Statement presents practical suggestions to safeguard the quality of the publications while supporting their more rapid dissemination.

Access the Joint Position Statement, published in Current Medical Research and Opinion (CMRO).

Translations*

Chinese	Simplified_Chinese_JPS_MedPubs_PrePrints_PeerReview .pdf
Japanese	Japanese_JPS_MedPubs_PrePrints_PeerReview.pdf
Spanish	European Medical Writers Association \| Position Statements (emwa.org)

* Chinese: Language translation provided courtesy of Acurit Medical Communications Pty Ltd, with review by Yutao (Ronnie) Lin and Yilin (Greta) Ge.
Japanese: Language translation provided courtesy of ThinkSCIENCE K.K., with review by Yoshiko Okamoto of inScience Communications (Japan).
Spanish: Language translation provided courtesy of Almudena Pardo Mateos, with review by Sabrina Silano.

ISMPP Official Guidance on Authorship of Peer-review Publications in Which Coronavirus Disease Has Impacted Author Responsiveness - March 2020

Author responsiveness concerns in the wake of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic has resulted in apprehension and numerous inquiries from ISMPP members. To address these unprecedented circumstances, ISMPP convened a consensus panel of experts to develop an Official Guidance related to byline authorship of peer-review publications and congress presentations, to be referenced in situations when author responsiveness has been affected specifically due to COVID-19.

Access the ISMPP Official Guidance.

AMWA–EMWA–ISMPP Joint Position Statement on Predatory Publishing - July 2019

Predatory journals pose a serious threat both to researchers publishing the results of their work and to the peer-reviewed medical literature itself. AMWA, EMWA and ISMPP are committed to educating our members about predatory publishing and the responsibilities of medical writers and publication professionals in addressing this significant issue.

Read the Joint Position Statement (originally published in Current Medical Research and Opinion).

Read the press release.

Translations

Chinese*	AMWA-EMWA-ISMPP Joint Position Statement - Chinese Simplified Translation
Japanese*	AMWA-EMWA-ISMPP Joint Position Statement - Japanese Translation
Italiano Português Deutsch Româna Nederlandse Svenska Polskie Eλλnviká Español Français Czeck Turkish Armenian Serbian Hungary Català Arabic	www.emwa.org/about-us/position-statements/joint-position-statement-on-predatory-publishing/

* ISMPP expresses its sincere appreciation to Cactus Communications, Ronnie Lin, and Greta Ge for their work on the Chinese translation of the Joint Position Statement, and to ThinkSCIENCE and Yumiko Imani for their efforts with the Japanese translation.

AMWA-EMWA-ISMPP Joint Position Statement on the Role of Professional Medical Writers - January 2017

AMWA, EMWA, and ISMPP released a Joint Position Statement on the Role of Professional Medical Writers on January 17, 2017, which is the first unified position on the role of professional medical writers from three leading professional organizations. The Joint Position Statement describes best practices for professional medical writers, and provides a template for appropriately disclosing medical writing support.

Note: This Joint Position Statement supersedes previous position statements and guidelines from participating organizations. Individual members are encouraged to update their own publication policies accordingly.

Translations

Chinese*	AMWA-EMWA-ISMPP Joint Position Statement - Chinese Simplified Translation
Japanese*	AMWA-EMWA-ISMPP Joint Position Statement - Japanese Translation
German	https://www.emwa.org/joint-position-statement/de
Italian	https://www.emwa.org/about-us/position-statements/joint-position-statement-for-professional-medical-writers/italiano/
French	https://www.emwa.org/about-us/position-statements/joint-position-statement-for-professional-medical-writers/Franais/
Spanish	https://www.emwa.org/about-us/position-statements/joint-position-statement-for-professional-medical-writers/espa%C3%B1ol/
Romanian	https://www.emwa.org/joint-position-statement/ro
Hungarian	https://www.emwa.org/joint-position-statement/hun
Ukrainian	https://www.emwa.org/about-us/position-statements/joint-position-statement-for-professional-medical-writers/ukrainian/
Russian	https://www.emwa.org/about-us/position-statements/joint-position-statement-for-professional-medical-writers/russian/
Farsi	https://www.emwa.org/about-us/position-statements/joint-position-statement-for-professional-medical-writers/farsi/
Portuguese	https://www.emwa.org/about-us/position-statements/joint-position-statement-for-professional-medical-writers/português/
Greek	https://www.emwa.org/about-us/position-statements/joint-position-statement-for-professional-medical-writers/greek/

* ISMPP expresses its appreciation to Cactus Communications, Ronnie Lin, and Eric Yu for their work on the Chinese translation of the Joint Position Statement, and to ThinkSCIENCE and Yumiko Imani for their efforts with the Japanese translation.

Presentations and Articles on the AMWA-EMWA-ISMPP Joint Position Statement