Medical Writing

Aims & Scope

Medical Writing is a quarterly publication that aims to educate and inform medical writers in Europe and beyond.

Each issue focuses on a specific theme, and all issues include feature articles and regular columns on topics relevant to the practice of medical writing.

We welcome articles providing practical advice to medical writers; guidelines and reviews/summaries/updates of guidelines published elsewhere; original research; opinion pieces; interviews; and review articles.

View Aims & Scope

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.202

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	7

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21069

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	40

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Health Professions, Medicine and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Writing narrative style literature reviews

  Citation: 1014

  Authors: Rossella

• Consolidated data analysis and presentation using an open-source add-in for the Microsoft Excel^®spreadsheet software

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Daniel

• The Big Pharma conspiracy theory

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Robert

• Writing for lay audiences: A challenge for scientists

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Joselita T.

• An overview of the Common Technical Document (CTD) regulatory dossier

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Debbie

• Making leaflets clearer for patients

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Martin

• Selling evidence over the counter: Do community pharmacists engage with evidence-based medicine?

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Hayley

• Writing applications for Paediatric Investigation Plans and waivers

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Paolo

• Essential modules for teaching publication writers

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Edward F.

• Zotero: A free and open-source reference manager

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Julie

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