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FROM THE GUEST EDITOR
Publications of Biomedical Research: Evolving Landscape and  
Constant Themes › Qing Zhou

THEME ARTICLES
An Overview of the 2022 Update of Good Publication Practice (GPP) 
Guidelines: A Medical Writer’s Perspective  
› Qing Zhou

Good Publication Practice (GPP) 2022 Update: An Interview  
with Dikran Toroser › Qing Zhou

A Medical Writer’s Guide: Working on Clinical Research Manuscripts  
for Submission to Peer-Reviewed Medical Journals › Monica Nicosia

TOPICAL FEATURES
The Business of Medical Writing: Understanding the Value  
Proposition and Successful Business Models › Joan Affleck,  
Dominic De Bellis, Brian Bass, and Jeanette M. Towles

Effective Onscreen Editing: New Tools for an Old Profession (4th ed.) 
› Alba I. Cid

SCIENCE SERIES
Antibody-Drug Conjugates: Understanding Associated  
Drug Design and Pharmacology › Jason R. Lewis

EVERYDAY ETHICS
The Patient-Physician Relationship in the Context of  
Physician-Targeted Violence From the Perspective of a  
Medical Student › Kevin A. Wu

FREELANCE FOCUS
Jam Session for Seasoned Freelancers › Brian Bass, Sherri Bowen,  
Cathryn D. Evans, and Phyllis Minick

CE CRAFT CORNER
Continuing Education Writing: Know Your Clinician Audience 
› Austin Ulrich

Practical Strategies for Creating CME/CE Content: Insights  
From Adult Learning Scholarship 
› Alexandra Howson

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Manuscript
quality

Plagiarize 
and/or 

repurpose 
content

Perpetuate  
inaccurate 
data and 

facts

Insert 
erroneous 

data

Create a  
disorganized 
inconsistent 

structure

Introduce 
typos and 

other 
mistakes

Prevention:
• Fact-check
• Research

Prevention:
• Paraphrase
• Cite

Prevention: 
• Proofread

Prevention:
• Check for  consistency
• Keep parallel structure

Prevention:
• Carefully copy data
• Perform quality 

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  EDITOR-IN-CHIEF  Michael G. Baker, PhD 
 GUEST EDITOR Qing Zhou, PhD, ELS    
 MANAGING EDITOR Rachel Mosher, MA  
 SECTION EDITORS
 Progress in Publications Qing Zhou, PhD, ELS
 Regulatory Insights Jennifer Bridgers, MS, MWC
 Science Series Naomi Bishop, MD
 Statistically Speaking  Thomas M. Schindler, PhD
 Everyday Ethics  Julie Ravo, BA, MA
 Freelance Focus Ruwaida Vakil, MSc
 CE Craft Corner Haifa Kassis, MD
 Practical Matters Elizabeth Kukielka, PharmD, MA, MS, MWC 

 REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS
 Freelance Focus Brian Bass, MWC
  Melissa L. Bogen, ELS
  Sherri Bowen, MA, ELS
  Lori De Milto, MJ
  Cathryn D. Evans
  Gail V. Flores, PhD
  Phyllis Minick
 In the Service of Good Writing Laurie Endicott Thomas, MA, ELS
 Conscious Writing  Crystal R. Herron, PhD, ELS

  EDITORS IN MEMORIAM Lori L. Alexander, MTPW, ELS, MWC 
  Ronald J. Sanchez 
 2022–2023 PRESIDENT Elise Eller, PhD 
 2022–2023 BOARD LIAISON JoAnna Pendergrass, DVM 
 2022–2023 STAFF LIAISON Shari Rager, MS, CAE
 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Susan Krug, MS, CAE
 GRAPHIC DESIGNER Amy Boches, biographics

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RE        V38 N2 / 2023 

  CONFERENCE SESSION REPORTS
	 51 The Backbone of Manuscripts: Supporting Your  
  Writing with Storytelling › Allie Boman

 53 Journalistic Approach to Writing Better Abstracts 
  › Tonya Scardina

 55 The New Normal in the Medical Publications Sector  
  › Kathleen Scogna

  AMWA NEWS
 57 From the President › Elise Eller

 58 2022 Annual Business Meeting for AMWA  
  Members › R. Michelle Sauer Gehring

 59 AMWA Annual Financial Report, 2021-2022
  › Julie Phelan  

 61 AMWA’s Fourth Medical Writing Executives Forum:  
  Creating an Apprentice Program to Develop the  
  Next Generation of Medical Writers  
  › Marta Mas, Janice Worley, Shiri Diskin, Lynne Munno,  
   Robin Whitsell, and Julia Cooper

 68 Medical Writer Apprentice Programs: Who Has  
  Them, What Are They Like, and Do We Need More?  
  Survey Results From 2022 › Kim Jochman,  
  Rona Claire Grunspan, Jeanette Towles, Rona Vasey, and  

  Linda Yih 

 74 Conference Preview: There's No Place Like Home 
  › Michele W. Sequeira  
  
 75 CALENDAR OF MEETINGS 
  

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