AMWA-EMWA-ISMPP joint position statement  on the role of professional medical writers
In January 2017, AMWA, EMWA and ISMPP issued a joint position statement on the role of professional medical writers, unifying previous individual positions and bringing them up to date with the most recent ICMJE guidance and with GPP3.
The statement and accompanying commentaries can be found on any of the participating organizations' websites.

Websites
GAPP recommends the following associations for those who want to know more about the value and ethics of publication professionals.
American Medical Writers Association
Website | Mission | Ethics
Drug Information Association
Website | Mission | Ethics
European Medical Writers Association
Website | Mission | Ethics
International Society for Medical Publication Professionals
Website | Mission | Ethics
Association of Regulatory and Clinical Scientists Australia Ltd
Website | Mission | Ethics
Medical Publishing Insights and Practices Initiative
Website | Mission | Ethics

GAPP publications

• Hamilton CW, Gertel A, Jacobs A, Marchington J, Weaver S, Woolley K. Mythbusting medical writing: goodbye ghosts, hello help. Account Res. 2016:23(3);178–94. doi:10.1080/08989621.2015.1088788. Link to abstract | Author manuscript (via green Open Access)
• Gertel A, Hamilton C, Jacobs A, et al. The Global Alliance of Publication Professionals: update on a small group with a big mission. AMWA J. 2013; 28(1):42-4, 47.
• Woolley KL, Gertel A, Hamilton CW, Jacobs A, Snyder GP. Time to finger point or fix? An invitation to join ongoing efforts to promote ethical authorship and other good publication practices (July/August). Ann Pharmacother. 2013;47(7-8):1084–7. doi:10.1345/aph.1S178. Link to PubMed
• Woolley KL, Gertel A, Hamilton C, Jacobs A, Snyder G. Poor compliance with reporting research results - we know it’s a problem … how do we fix it? Curr Med Res Opin. 2012. doi:10.1185/03007995.2012.739152. Link to abstract
• Gøtzsche PC, Kassirer JP, Woolley KL, et al. What should be done to tackle ghostwriting in the medical literature? PLoS Med. 2009;6(2):e23. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000023. Link

Guidelines and useful references

• Battisti WP, Wager E, Baltzer L, et al. Good Publication Practice for communicating company-sponsored medical research: GPP3. Ann Intern Med. 2015. doi:10.7326/M15-0288. Link to article
• Mansi BA, Clark J, David FS, et al. Ten recommendations for closing the credibility gap in reporting industry-sponsored clinical research: a joint journal and pharmaceutical industry perspective. Mayo Clin Proc. 2012;87(5):424–9. doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.02.009. Link to article
• Chipperfield L, Citrome L, Clark J, et al. Authors’ Submission Toolkit: a practical guide to getting your research published. Curr Med Res Opin. 2010;26(8):1967–82. doi:10.1185/03007995.2010.499344. Link to article
• Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research (EQUATOR Network). Essential resources for writing and publishing health research. Available at: http://www.equator-network.org/
• International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Recommendations for the conduct, reporting, editing, and publication of scholarly work in medical journals. 2016. Available at: http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/

Role of publication professionals

• Gattrell W, Hopewell S, Young K, et al. Professional medical writing support and the quality of randomised controlled trial reporting: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2016;6:e010329 doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010329. Link to article
• Camby I, Delpire V, Rouxhet L, et al. Publication practices and standards: recommendations from GSK Vaccines' author survey. Trials. 2014; 15:446. Link to article
• Manring MM, Panzo JA, Mayerson JL. A framework for improving resident research participation and scholarly output. J Surg Educ. 2014; 71(1):8-13. Link to abstract
• Marchington JM, Burd GP. Author attitudes to professional medical writing support. Curr Med Res Opin. 2014;30(10):2103–8. doi:10.1185/03007995.2014.939618. Link to article
• Marušić A, Hren D, Mansi B, et al. Five-step authorship framework to improve transparency in disclosing contributors to industry-sponsored clinical trial publications. BMC Med. 2014; 12197-206. Link to article
• Wager E, Woolley K, Adshead V, et al. Awareness and enforcement of guidelines for publishing industry-sponsored medical research among publication professionals: the Global Publication Survey. BMJ Open. 2014;4(4):e004780. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004780. Link to article
• Bailey M. Science editing and its effect on manuscript acceptance time. AMWA J. 2011; 26(4):147-52.
• Woolley KL, Lew RA, Stretton S, et al. Lack of involvement of medical writers and the pharmaceutical industry in publications retracted for misconduct: a systematic, controlled, retrospective study. Curr Med Res Opin. 2011; 27(6):1175-82. Link to abstract
• Jacobs A. Adherence to the CONSORT guideline in papers written by professional medical writers. Write Stuff. 2010; 19(3):196-200.
• Breugelmans R, Barron JP. The role of in-house medical communications centers in medical institutions in nonnative English-speaking countries. Chest. 2008; 134(4):883-5. Link to article
• Woolley K, Ely J, Woolley M, et al. Declaration of medical writing assistance in international, peer-reviewed publications and effect of pharmaceutical sponsorship (abstract). Fifth International Congress on Peer Review and Biomedical Publication. Chicago: JAMA and BMJ Publishing Group, 2005; 9 Link to preview
• Lang TA. Assessing the productivity and value of a hospital-based editing service. AMWA J. 1997; 12(1):6-14.

Relevant GAPP member publications

• Stretton S. Systematic review on the primary and secondary reporting of the prevalence of ghostwriting in the medical literature. BMJ Open. 2014; 4(7):e004777. Link to article
• Hamilton CW. Don't get spooked! How to collaborate with a professional medical communicator (and avoid ghostwriting). Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz). 2010; 58(4):255-61. Link to abstract
• Woolley KL. Goodbye Ghostwriters! How to work ethically and efficiently with professional medical writers. Chest. 2006; 130(3):921-3. Link to article