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How to Write a Paper, 4th Edition
Edited by George M. Hall
ISBN: 978-1-4051-6773-4
Paperback
168 pages
February 2008
US $41.95
This bestselling guide covers all aspects of writing each section of a structured paper and incorporates the latest information on open access, electronic publication, and submission.
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2010 Impact Factors Announced
The 2010 Journal Citation Report (JCR) was released in June by Thomson Reuters. Eight of the top 20 Nursing (Science) journals are published by Wiley-Blackwell. Ten titles saw an increase in their impact factor, including Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN), published on behalf of AWHONN. Journal of Advanced Nursing remains one of the most cited journals in the world and for the first time, the International Wound Journal is ranked in the JCR with a first impact factor of 1.427.
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New title for IJNTC in 2012
International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications will become The International Journal of Nursing Knowledge. This new title, the official journal of NANDA International will become official from January 2012 and while keeping the same number of pages the journal will be published three times a year in March, July and November.
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Congratulations to our award-winning authors that were recently recognized:
JMWH Best Article of the Year Award winner Leissa Roberts, CNM, DNP, Brenda Gulliver, RN, MS, Janet Fisher, RNC, BSN, and Kristin G. Cloyes, RN, PhD for her article entitled Coping with Labor Algorithm: An Alternate Pain Assessment Tool for the Laboring Woman
JMWH Mary Ann Shah New Author Award winner Jeremy Neal, CNM, PhD, RNC for his article Active Labor' Duration and Dilation Rates Among Low-Risk, Nulliparous Women With Spontaneous Labor Onset: A Systematic Review
AWHONN Awards two authors for excellence in writing
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Becoming an Editor by Roger Watson Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Clinical Nursing
I don't think that many people plan to become editors of academic journals; most arrive at it, if not by
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accident, then by ways they never expected. For a start, there is not really such a thing as a 'career' in this type of editing; we all start out on another path which is usually an academic or clinical career. Indeed, most editors maintain their academic or clinical careers while they are editors. The thing that is common to those who take up editing positions is that they will have had to publish at some point and for some reason and they will have 'got the bug' for writing and publishing. Really, the only prerequisite to becoming an editor is that you must have a track record of writing and publishing and also have a reputation as a reasonably good writer. Without this it is impossible to learn about the publishing process and, if you became an editor without it, then you would be a poor editor as you would have no understanding of those who write and submit to your journal.
In addition to being able to write you must also have an eye for detail and a desire to maintain and improve the quality of academic writing. These usually need to be developed in roles that are less than full editing positions and, in my case, I 'learned the ropes' by being a reviewer for several journals and a book reviews editor for several years.
Finally, you need the opportunity and this is something that comes either by luck or by you seeking positions where your editorial skills become apparent. In my case it was luck; Jim Smith—Founding Editor of Journal of Advanced Nursing— invited me to become an editorial board member of Journal of Advanced Nursing in 1994 and I have had a continuous involvement with Wiley-Blackwell (formerly Blackwell Publishing) ever since as a reviwer, board member, book reviews editor, editor and—finally—as an Editor-in-Chief. The job is thoroughly enjoyable; fun, even, but also highly responsible and privileged. My advice to anyone who thinks that they have the potential to be an editor is not to wait for such luck but to seek to get involved. Make your interest known and get your CV noticed by publishers and editors.
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Visit our Nursing landing page for links to all of our journals and from there, you can access each journal's author guidelines quickly and easily.
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