Dear EMWA members,

Our June 2023 issue is now live!

Guest edited by Laura Kehoe and Satyen Shenoy, this edition on Freelancing is a great resource for medical writers and communicators who are (or would like to be) self-employed and mini-business owners. In this issue, the authors discuss what options are out there for freelancers, how to get started, the challenges, and the rewards.

Enjoy!

For the rest of 2023, we have the following topics lined up:

September 2023: Automation and Artificial Intelligence

Streamlined complex medical report writing supported by artificial intelligence/machine learning is making its way into clinical regulatory writing. The medical writing automation’s goal is to speed up and ease clinical development processes by reducing the time and cost involved in creating and keeping regulatory documents up to date. This issue will examine current issues, challenges, and opportunities towards human-guided medical writing automation systems.

Guest Editors: Shiri Diskin and Daniela Kamir

December 2023: Biotechnology

Biotechnology uses biological systems and living organisms in R&D and production processes. Biotechnologies include biologic and biosimilar pharmaceuticals like monoclonal antibodies, vaccines and advanced therapy medicinal products, including gene and cell therapies and tissue engineered products. In addition, biotechnologies support the product lifecycle, for instance, in non-clinical work using in silico, in vitro, and animal testing methods. Also, support services personnel like those in biobanks and supply chains require an understanding of biotechnology. This issue focuses on the crucial role of writing and communications in biotechnology and product development.

Guest Editors: Jennifer Bell

The deadline for feature articles is September 1, 2023.

For 2024, we have several exciting topics lined up: Translation, Soft Skills for Medical Writing, Transparency and Disclosure, and Safety Writing

Take note of the journal paperless option

Our journal is available electronically and can be read online or downloaded as a pdf. If you want to explore the green paperless MEW experience, you can opt out of receiving the paper copy of the journal in your EMWA profile under “Preferences.”

We continue to receive plenty of high-quality articles, but we are always happy to get more. Also, the EMWA Creative Team can provide support in creating graphics and visuals for your articles.

Contact us at mew@emwa.org.

Raquel Billiones

Editor-in-Chief, Medical Writing