Clinical Standards Hub
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Call for Blog Articles

Share what you know with the clinical programming community.

Clinical Data Standards Hub is inviting practical blog articles, tutorials, explainers, implementation notes, and lessons learned from people working with clinical data, standards, regulatory submissions, AI, and open-source tools.

What We Are Looking For

Useful, practical, and community-minded writing.

Practical guidance
Mock-data examples
Clear standards thinking
Reusable lessons

Suggested Topics

Prompts to get ideas moving.

CDISC standards in practice: SDTM, ADaM, Define-XML, controlled terminology, CORE, or dataset validation
Clinical programming workflows: SAS, R, Python, SQL, automation, QC, TLFs, metadata, or reusable macros
Regulatory submission lessons: FDA study data standards, reviewer expectations, traceability, or documentation
AI in clinical development: safe prompting, validation workflows, code review, risk controls, and productivity lessons
Open-source tools and community projects that help statistical programmers work more reproducibly
Career notes for clinical programmers: mentoring, review habits, migration from SAS to R, or practical team practices

Publication Principles

A lightweight review standard for every submission.

Keep patient, study, sponsor, and proprietary information out of the article.
Make examples reproducible with mock data or clearly fictional scenarios.
Separate experience-based opinion from regulatory or standards requirements.
Disclose conflicts of interest when a tool, company, product, or service is discussed.
Validate technical claims, generated code, and standards references before submission.

FAQ for Contributors

A quick guide before you draft or submit.

Who can submit a blog article?

Clinical programmers, statisticians, data standards specialists, medical writers, regulatory professionals, students, tool builders, and community contributors are welcome. You do not need to be a frequent blogger. Practical field experience is enough.

What kind of articles are the best fit?

The strongest submissions teach something useful: a workflow, lesson learned, implementation pattern, standards explanation, tool walkthrough, validation approach, or thoughtful perspective on where clinical data standards are going.

How long should the article be?

A useful target is 800 to 1,800 words. Short practical notes are welcome when they are focused. Longer deep dives are also fine if the structure is clear and the examples help the reader.

Can I include code, tables, screenshots, or diagrams?

Yes. Code snippets, markdown-style tables, diagrams, and screenshots are encouraged when they clarify the lesson. Please use mock data only and remove any confidential or identifying details.

Can I submit something generated or assisted by AI?

AI-assisted drafting is acceptable, but the final article must be reviewed by the author. You are responsible for accuracy, originality, code behavior, citations, and any standards or regulatory statements.

Can I republish an article from my own site or LinkedIn?

Usually yes, if you own the content and disclose where it first appeared. The article may be lightly edited for formatting, clarity, and fit with the Hub audience.

What happens after I submit?

Submitted articles go into review. I may make minor edits for clarity, formatting, grammar, accessibility, and site consistency. If a bigger change is needed, I will reach out before publishing.

Can vendors or consultants contribute?

Yes, when the article is educational rather than promotional. Vendor-neutral lessons, implementation notes, and transparent case studies are welcome. Pure product marketing is not a fit.

Do I keep credit for my work?

Yes. Published posts display your name and, when provided, a short author bio. You can include a concise professional affiliation or disclosure when relevant.

What should I avoid submitting?

Avoid confidential sponsor or study details, patient data, copied copyrighted material, unsupported regulatory claims, unverifiable benchmarks, and articles whose main purpose is selling a product or service.

Ready to contribute?

Bring one useful lesson, one clear example, or one honest perspective. The community grows fastest when practitioners document what they are learning.

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