ISMPP EU 2023
High standards remain the foundation
It would not be an ISMPP meeting without a discussion of Good Publication Practice, and there was plenty of that, often focused on questions about authorship and reimbursement, some of which we have already touched on. Other posters and presentations provided useful reminders about specific areas of guidance that must not be neglected.
The Medical Publishing Insights and Practices (MPIP) group provides guidance on the language that should be used when reporting adverse events in scientific publications. A review by Patel et al. found that although the specific phrases highlighted by MPIP are rarely used, many similar “vague phrases” are still common, and should be replaced with more specific descriptive language.1
Posters by Cutteridge et al.2 and Rosenberg et al.3 highlighted the importance of accurate tagging in publication databases to ensure the discoverability of research. Separately, one of the discussion panels recommended the use of “patient author” as a secondary affiliation for patient authors, to make them searchable as a group in databases such as PubMed.
OPEN–supported research: A reporting guideline for consensus-based research
Development of the ACCORD checklist is nearing completion; it is expected to be submitted for publication before Easter. This will provide guidance for writing up and publishing the results of consensus-based research.4 More information is available on the ACCORD page on the ISMPP website.
ACCORD, Accurate Consensus Reporting Document; ISMPP, International Society of Medical Publication Professionals; MPIP, Medical Publishing Insights and Practices. 1. Patel I and Wieting S. Presented at 2023 European Meeting of ISMPP; London, UK. Poster #12; 2. Cutteridge J and Wager K. Presented at 2023 European Meeting of ISMPP; London, UK. Poster #8; 3. Rosenberg A et al. Presented at 2023 European Meeting of ISMPP; London, UK. Poster #35; 4. Harrison N et al. Presented at 2023 European Meeting of ISMPP; London, UK. Poster #15.