Empowering patient voices: Best practices in patient authorship and publication guidelines

What the event covered

This installment of the Researcher Webinar Series explores patient authorship in medical publications.

Our team present Taylor & Francis’ new patient authorship guidance, covering essential topics such as:

  • Eligible article types for patient authorship

  • Defined authorship criteria for patient authors

  • How patients meet authorship criteria

  • Key ethical considerations for meaningful and responsible patient engagement

  • The value and impact of patient authors

About the speaker

Olivia Alexander is an editor specialising in Plain Language Summary of Publication articles (PLSPs).

Olivia is dedicated to making medical research accessible to those who need it the most. She oversees the PLSP process from submission to publication, making sure that complex scientific findings are transformed into clear, understandable content for non-specialist audiences. A large part of her work focuses on maintaining high editorial standards whilst providing avenues for patients to be involved in the publication process.

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Online

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best practicesresearch ethics

The speaker

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Olivia Alexander

Editor – Plain Language Summary of Publication articles (PLSPs)

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