Contents V38 N2 SUMMER 2023 3 5 10 13 22 27 28 36 39 43 47 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 68 28 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 control checks13 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. 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M O 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. 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