“Having worked in publishing for over 20 years, I have seen a massive shift towards open access publishing, making published research accessible to medical and scientific audiences. It therefore seems only natural to publish PLS to ensure all audiences, regardless of their scientific background, can understand the latest published literature.”

“It has been great to see the shift towards patient-centered healthcare over the years I have worked in medical publishing. Central to this is patients and other non-specialists being provided with the information they need to guide healthcare decisions and plain language summaries are a crucial part of this.”

“Making science accessible to all is key in advancing the healthcare field. Plain language summaries make science easy-to-digest in a simple, visual format and provide non-specialists with the information that they need to understand research and engage and empower patients in healthcare decisions.”

“Plain language summaries are an excellent and innovative tool to share information on important studies in a clear and easy-to-grasp manner to patients and laypeople. In this unprecedented time where the public is increasingly focused on clinical research and where dangerous misinformation abounds, plain language summaries are invaluable tools to ensure that the relevant information is disseminated to those who need it.”

“Communicating biomedical science visually is an essential part of disseminating vital information to the lay person. With a design-led layout featuring custom illustrations and graphics, our plain languages summaries ensure scientific and medical information is explained in a clear, easy-to-understand and aesthetically pleasing way. So even the most complex of scientific studies can be broken down and clearly understood.”