Events for researchers

– Are plain language summaries truly valuable or simply the latest hype in the medical publications community?
– Are they a worthwhile addition to research or just a way to add more work to the process of publishing?

This talk is aimed at researchers and industry specialists in the field of Medicine and Health, addressing the use of Plain Language Summaries in that arena of publishing.
 
In the age of digital features, Plain Language Summaries (PLS) have emerged as one of the best ways to communicate research to a wide global audience. This realization has resulted in a variety of new resources – guidelines, toolkits, webinars, and articles – all of which support PLS of company-sponsored medical research. However, there are still a lot of questions about PLS, from their value to their implementation.

Join two experienced publishing professionals from Taylor & Francis and gain insight into the latest evidence-based research on PLS, best practices for development and advice from GPP 2022, and how PLS allow you to put important research into the hands of those who need it the most.

Kelly Soldavin is a Senior Editor for Taylor & Francis and manages a portfolio of Medicine & Health original research journals, including Current Medical Research & Opinion and Journal of Medical Economics. She is an advocate for, and has a special interest in, digital features and media, specifically plain language summaries; current trends in open research and scientific publishing; and ethical and transparent publishing practices. Kelly is a frequent speaker on these topics at conferences and webinars sponsored by the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP), The International Publication Planning Meeting (TIPPA), Counsel of Science Editors, and Medical Publication & Scientific Communications Summit, among others. She is a member of the ISMPP Social Media & Web-based Metrics Working Group and the Annual Meeting Program Committee and an author and peer reviewer of articles focused on publishing practices.

Jonathan Patience is the Head of Commissioning for Taylor & Francis’ Expert Collection, a collection of 28 peer-reviewed medical journals comprising the “Expert Opinion” and “Expert Review” series, which cover every stage of the pharmaceutical development pipeline and every major field of clinical medicine, respectively. Jonathan leads a team of Editors who commission and manage manuscripts published within these series. Jonathan is an advocate for, and has a special interest in, publishing ethics & integrity, open research trends, improving author publication journeys and improving communicability of research through digital publication enhancements (e.g., plain language summaries, video etc.).

How can you make sure your research gets the recognition it deserves? This webinar will explore the tools and tactics that are available to promote your research after publication. We discuss the different groups you may be trying to reach (academic and non-academic), the channels you may wish to use (and common errors to avoid), and case studies where Taylor & Francis authors have taken their findings to a global audience. There’ll be lots of time to ask your own questions too!

Luke Antieul is the Regional VP of Marketing at Taylor & Francis. Luke has been with Taylor & Francis for seven years, working in a number of roles that support researchers to find the right journal for their research and achieve their publishing goals. Most recently Luke has worked specifically on our full open access journals and worked to educate authors on the benefits of publishing under this model. Prior to joining Taylor & Francis, Luke’s background was in Geography and he completed his BSc at the University of Southampton, UK.