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• Date of publication Nov 24, 2025 Category: Book Review

  Review of the book: Medical Editing – A Guide to Learning the Craft and Building Your Career.

  by Mark Bos , Nathalie Kuijpers

  In Medical Editing – A Guide to Learning the Craft and Building Your Career, Barbara Gastel delivers exactly what the title promises. Moving from introductory overviews to practical insights to ethics and career advice, the book offers a nice entry point for those new to the field. While primarily focusing on medical editing, its insights make it a useful resource for most starting in scientific or academic communication. 

  Volume 24 • Issue 07 • 2025

• Date of publication Feb 05, 2024 Category: Article

  A comparative study of frames and narratives identified within scientific press releases on ocean climate change and ocean plastic

  by Aike N. Vonk , Mark Bos , Ionica Smeets , Erik van Sebille

  To understand how scientific institutions communicate about ocean climate change and ocean plastic research, 323 press releases published between 2017 and 2022 were analyzed. A clustering method revealed 4 ocean climate change and 5 ocean plastic frames that were analyzed qualitatively. Ocean plastic was presented as a biological and health issue, placing an emphasis on solutions and society's obligation to implement them. Ocean climate change was framed as environmental and socio-economic problem, highlighting politics' responsibility for mitigation. Narratives were only used to personify science and represent scientists, indicating that future press releases could include more social dimensions to engage audiences in ocean issues.

  Volume 23 • Issue 01 • 2024