Publication planning
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This branch covers planning a programme of research publications, divided by planning task, supporting guidance and systems, and the needs of particular kinds of evidence. It leaves journal selection for an individual manuscript, submission and peer review, manuscript drafting, general authorship criteria and advisory board meeting materials to neighbouring branches.
- Publication strategy — coordinating studies, audiences, messages, formats, responsibilities, timelines and evaluation across a programme
- Good Publication Practice — the guideline’s development, edition-specific guidance, the medical writer’s role, process documentation and related journal-and-industry recommendations
- Conducting a gap analysis for a publication plan — comparing existing coverage with audience needs, assessing gaps and turning findings into recommendations
- Choosing and sequencing venues for a publication plan — matching journals and congresses to audiences and data, comparing congresses and coordinating release dates
- Guarding a publication plan against non-publication and delay — unwelcome findings, industry submission commitments and the time from research to publication
- Publication management systems — coordinating plans, documents, reviews, approvals and records through publication software
- Advisory board publications — purpose, consensus, sponsorship, writer independence and the work before, during and after a board meeting
- Planning patient-reported outcome publications — instrument development and validation, study results, authorship, venues and publication enhancements
- Planning publications for a medical device — lifecycle evidence, timing, scientific challenges and journal publication before report disclosure