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Scope of Magazine

Medical Device + Diagnostic Industry is a monthly magazine written exclusively for original equipment manufacturers of medical devices and in vitro diagnostic products. The goal of MD+DI is to help industry professionals develop, design, and manufacture medical products that comply with complex and demanding regulations and market requirements.

Readers are professional personnel in product R&D, design, manufacturing, quality assurance, regulatory affairs, and corporate management. Worldwide circulation is approximately 30,000. Subjects covered include the following:

  • Business & Marketing
  • Clean Manufacturing
  • Design
  • Diagnostics
  • Drug Delivery
  • Electronics
  • Human Factors
  • Labeling
  • Legal Affairs
  • Manufacturing/Production
  • Materials
  • New Technologies
  • Packaging
  • Plastics
  • Quality Control/Assurance
  • Regulatory Affairs
  • Research & Development
  • Site Selection
  • Software
  • Standards
  • Sterilization
  • Testing/Validation
  • Training
     

Requirements for Publication

  1. Articles must be exclusive to MD+DI, and we require authors to sign and return our contributor agreement with the first draft. We must have this in hand before we begin the editing process. 
     
  2. Articles must be nonpromotional. We can mention the author's company in the bio at the end (format is: Author is title at Company. Reach him/her at emailaddress@company.com).
     
  3. Word counts range from 400–800 words for a blog, and 800–1800 for longer articles. 
     
  4. Articles will be edited for style and content at MD+DI editors' discretion; however, bylined authors will be permitted to review the revised article prior to publication if substantial edits are made.
     
  5. Please send hi-res versions of any images to accompany the article (our specs are at least 3 in. wide at 300 dpi). 
     
  6. Everything we publish goes online, but we can’t guarantee articles will run in print.
     
  7. Articles are published solely at the discretion of MD+DI editors. MD+DI is under no obligation to publish the submissions it receives.

 

How to Submit Your Manuscript

Submissions may be e-mailed to mddi@ubm.com.

 

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