Translations & Presentations of Joint Position Statement Advocating for Pre-Publication Review
The American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), European Medical Writers Association (EMWA), and International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) announce the availability of translations into Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish of their Joint Position Statement on Medical Publications, Preprints, and Peer Review, published in Current Medical Research and Opinion (CMRO) in March 2021.
The Chinese and Japanese translations of the Joint Position Statement are accessible on the ISMPP website. The Spanish translation is available on the EMWA website (click the menu button “Spanish” to download the translation), with further language translations planned by EMWA.
The three organizations are also pleased to share information about these upcoming presentations on the Joint Position Statement in various global regions.
| Asian Council of Science Editors (ACSE) Annual Conference August 21, 2021 Preprints and Peer Review: Recommendations to Protect Public Trust in Medical Science Presenter: Dikran Toroser [Takeda] |
| Asia Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors (APAME) / Philippine Association of Medical Journal Editors (PAMJE) Annual Convention September 20, 2021 AMWA, EMWA, ISMPP Joint Position Statement on Medical Publications, Preprints, and Peer Review Presenter/Panelists: Dikran Toroser [Takeda], Art Gertel [MedSciCom, LLC] |
| American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) Conference Roundtable Discussion: October 28-29, 2021 Having Your Cake and Eating it Too: Speed AND Quality in Scientific and Medical Publications Roundtable Leads: Dikran Toroser [Takeda], Art Gertel [MedSciCom, LLC] |
| Spanish Association of Medical Writers (AERTeM) Webinar Pre-recorded webinar to be available in October 2021 Panelists: Dikran Toroser [Takeda], Art Gertel [MedSciCom, LLC], Beatrix Doerr [Coriuvar Consulting] |
| Australasian Medical Writers Association (AMWA) Webinar Pre-recorded webinar to be available in October 2021 Panelists: Dikran Toroser [Takeda], Art Gertel [MedSciCom, LLC], Beatrix Doerr [Coriuvar Consulting] |
“I am delighted with the broad global interest in our Joint Position Statement that supports advocacy for pre-publication review of preprints and peer-reviewed literature. AMWA, EMWA, and ISMPP are pleased to provide the translations into Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish, and to share information about the Joint Position Statement through upcoming presentations,” said Robert J. Matheis, PhD, MA, President and CEO, ISMPP.
AMWA, EMWA, and ISMPP encourage their members to share information about the Joint Position Statement and its translations with fellow peers, journal editors/publishers, and other interested individuals involved in medical publications.
Our organizations would like to acknowledge the following individuals and companies for their time and effort on the three translations:
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.
(This article originally appeared in the August edition of the MAP newsletter and we thank ISMPP for permission to reproduce it here).