Medical writers & editors
Develop practical skills, exchange perspectives, and strengthen ethical professional practice.
A Canadian society with an international outlook
Medical writing,strengthened together.
ISMWE connects medical writers, editors, researchers, clinicians, and life-science professionals through practical education, responsible communication, and an inclusive global community.
EducationEthicsGlobal collaboration
01Clear evidence
02Ethical practice
03Shared learning
Our direction
Accurate, responsible, and accessible medical communication.Quality
Integrity
Accessibility
Global community
Who ISMWE is for
One profession. Many paths into it.
ISMWE is being built for the people who write, edit, review, interpret, and communicate medical and scientific information.
Researchers & clinicians
Communicate evidence with greater clarity, transparency, and responsibility.
Life-science professionals
Connect across regulatory, publications, medical affairs, biotech, pharma, and CRO settings.
Students & early-career learners
Build a sound foundation and discover the breadth of medical and scientific communication.
Our mission
To strengthen the quality, ethics, transparency, and impact of medical and scientific writing through education, professional development, and international collaboration.Read about ISMWE
Choose your next step
Learn, connect, and contribute.
Start with the part of ISMWE that is most useful to you today.
The webinar series
Planned live learning for an international audience.
ISMWE’s first sessions are being prepared around responsible medical writing, editing, authorship, and AI-aware practice. We will publish dates and speakers only after they are confirmed.
Practice resources
Start with trusted guidance.
A curated doorway to established external standards while ISMWE develops its own reviewed learning materials.
RecommendationsExternal resource
Recommendations for scholarly work in medical journals
Current guidance covering authorship, disclosure, editorial responsibility, manuscript preparation, and publication practice.
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Reporting guidelines library
A searchable international collection of reporting guidelines designed to improve the clarity and completeness of health research.
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Good Publication Practice 2022
Guidance for company-sponsored biomedical research publications, including planning, authorship, transparency, and accountability.
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