Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare (eBook)

Karen Holland is a Research Fellow in the School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work at the University of Salford. She is the Subject Chair for Nursing/Health Professions on the international Content Selection and Advisory Board (CSAB) of SCOPUS Elsevier and has a varied publishing background. She is Editor of Nurse Education in Practice journal and author /editor of published articles and books. Roger Watson is Professor of Nursing at the University of Sheffield. He is also Honorary Professor in the School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Adjunct Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Western Sydney, Australia, Visiting Professor in the Tzu-Chi College of Technology, Taiwan, and Honorary Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Queensland, Australia. He is editor-in-Chief of Journal of Advanced Nursing.

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare 3
Contents 7
List of Contributors 13
Foreword 17
Preface 19
Acknowledgements 21
Chapter 1Introduction: The Book, ItsPhilosophy and Its Focus 23
Introduction 23
Why publish what we write? 24
What are perceived barriers to successful writing? 26
How can we succeed? 26
Summary 27
References 28
Further reading 28
Websites 28
Chapter 2 The Basics of Writing for Publication and the Steps to Success: Getting Started 29
Introduction 29
Barriers to writing 29
Lack of time 30
Lack of ability 30
Not understanding the publishing process 30
Getting started 31
The ‘four rules’ of writing 32
The process of publishing 40
Aims and scope of journal 40
Editors and editorial board 41
Impact factor 42
What increases impact factor? 42
What happens next? 43
References 43
Chapter 3 Writing a Conference Abstract and Paper 45
Introduction 45
Section 1: How to write an abstract 46
What are the features of a good abstract? 46
What are some of the common pitfalls? 51
Summary 55
Section 2: How to write a conference presentation 55
Preparing your paper 56
Delivery of the conference paper 57
Delivering your paper 60
Delivery style 61
Summary 62
References 63
Further reading 63
Chapter 4 Writing for Publication: The Book Review 64
Introduction 64
Personal experience 64
What are the different types of media for review? 65
Does writing a review differ from other scholarly publications? 66
Why write book/media reviews? 67
Writing successful and effective book/media reviews 69
Tips for writing effective book/media reviews: avoiding the pitfalls 71
Dealing with Review Editors 72
Starting slow or ready to go? 74
Summary 77
References 77
Websites 79
Chapter 5 Writing for Publication: The Journal Article 81
Introduction 81
What message and to whom? 81
Targeting a journal 83
Read the guidelines 85
Section 1: Reading the guidelines 85
Section 2: Writing and organising the article 89
Organising a manuscript 89
Section 3: Writing the paper 104
Where to start 104
Distribution of contents 105
Tables and figures 106
The reference list 108
Appendices 109
Better writing 109
Submitting your manuscript 114
Conclusion 114
References 115
Chapter 6 Writing for Publication: The Book 116
Introduction 116
Why write a book? 116
Getting started 117
Contacting a publisher 118
Writing a book proposal 119
Writing on your own: key issues to consider 120
Writing with others: key issues to consider 120
The process of writing a book: key issues to consider 121
Tips for successful management of writing a book 121
Tips for being a book editor and author 123
What comes next? 124
Summary 125
References 125
Websites 125
Chapter 7 Writing for Publication: The Essential Literature Review 126
Introduction 126
Decide the question/aims/objectives 127
Identify the search strategy 129
Identifying bias in the literature 131
Critically evaluating the literature 133
Assessing quality issues in randomised controlled clinical trials 134
Randomisation 135
Allocation concealment 135
Baseline comparability 136
Blinding 136
Intention-to-treat 137
Assessing quality issues in qualitative studies 137
Write the review 139
Conclusion 140
References 140
Further reading 144
Websites 144
Chapter 8 Writing for Publication: Turning Assignments into Publishable Works 145
Introduction 145
Get advice on writing your work for publication 146
Role of supervisors/authorship 146
What type of publication? 147
Essays 147
Concept analysis or theoretical papers 149
Literature reviews and systematic reviews 150
Research studies 153
Editing research dissertations and theses for publication 153
Introduction and background/literature review 155
The methods section 156
Data collection methods and analysis 157
Presenting the findings 160
Rigour 161
Discussion section 162
Limitations 163
Article conclusion and recommendations for practice 163
The article abstract 163
Conclusion 166
References 166
Further reading 166
Chapter 9 Writing for Publication: Turning the Conference Paper into Publishable Work 167
Introduction 167
The benefits of turning a conference paper into a published work 169
Ethical considerations 170
The barriers to turning the conference paper into publishable work 170
Strategies for success 171
Start with the end in mind 172
The title 175
The introduction 176
Developing your presentation and manuscript concurrently 176
Writing the conclusion 179
Timeline 179
Conclusion 181
References 181
Further reading 182
Websites 183
Chapter 10 The Editorial Process 184
Introduction 184
Who are editors? 184
What is editing about? 185
Who else is involved? 186
The Editor-in-Chief 186
Editors 187
What do editors look for in an article? 188
Editorial boards 190
What happens to your manuscript? 191
Where is my manuscript? 193
Appealing against rejection 193
Dealing with reviewers’ comments 193
Production of the article 194
Digital object identifiers 195
Ethics 196
What action can be taken if plagiarism is detected? 196
Compiling issues of the journal 197
Media exposure 198
Conclusion 198
References 198
Further reading 199
Websites 199
Chapter 11 Being a Journal Reviewer: Good Practice in Reviewing 200
Introduction 200
What is peer review? 201
Types of peer review 201
The role of a reviewer 202
What do we look for in a reviewer? 202
What do we expect from reviewers? 203
To be constructive in their comments to authors 204
Be willing to help authors develop their papers for publication 209
Advise editors on the overall quality of the papers they review 209
Keep to deadlines for return of reviewed papers 209
Keep up to date with what is happening in nursing 210
Reviewing for an international nursing education/practice journal: additional issues 210
Take into account an author’s writing in English as a second language 210
Applicability of papers for different international and cultural contexts 211
What the editor and publisher can do for the reviewer? 211
Why become a reviewer? 212
Personal and professional development 212
Keeping abreast of developments in nurse education/nursing practice/research 213
Contributing to scholarship of others 213
Summary 213
References 213
Further reading 214
Websites 214
Chapter 12 Ethical and Legal Aspects of Publishing: Avoiding Plagiarism and Other Issues 215
Introduction 215
Dilemma of ethics in publishing 215
Conflict of interest or competing interests 216
Ghosts, guests and sponsors 217
Other cases of competing interests 219
Research misconduct 220
Fabrication or falsification of data 221
Image manipulation 224
Finding retracted papers 224
Plagiarism 226
Summary and conclusions 228
References 228
Websites 229
Chapter 13 The World Wide Web and Its Potential for Publication 231
Introduction to web publishing 231
Open access publishing and open access self-archiving 233
BioMed Central 235
Publication fees 236
Peer review, quality, timeliness and impact 237
Depositing in a repository 239
Funding bodies and open access mandates 241
Electronic theses and dissertations 242
Web publishing, patient information and best practice 242
Communities of interest 243
Conclusion 243
References 244
Further reading 245
Chapter 14 Dissemination of Published Work: The Process and Value 246
Chapter aim 246
Introduction 246
The value of disseminating your work 247
The process of disseminating the findings of your work and its outcomes 248
Publishing as dissemination of your work 249
The written format of the dissemination information 250
The problem of non-distribution of findings 251
Strategies for dissemination of findings 252
Disseminating results from a research degree 253
Journal articles and brief research reports 253
Targeting consumers 256
Other print-based material, DVDs, audio material and videos 256
Podcasting 256
Blogging 257
Press releases 257
Workshops and other group presentations 259
Social media 259
Evidence-based guidelines for clinical practice 259
Conclusion 260
References 260
Chapter 15 Other Forms of Writing: Letters, Commentaries and Editorials 262
Introduction 262
Good practice and ethics of critical commentary 262
Submission procedures for alternative publishing opportunities 263
Letters 264
Commentaries 265
Editorials 266
‘New generation’ commenting facilities 267
Submission process and good practice 268
Conclusion 269
References 269
Further reading 269
Website 270
Chapter 16 Where Do We Go from Here? Action Planning for Writing and Publishing 271
Introduction 271
What can we do? 271
Activities that will support your writing 272
Collaboration 273
Look for opportunities to write 274
Organising your life as a writerOrganising your life as a writer 276
White boards, organisers and efficient use of your computer 277
Managing your writing material and outputs 277
Conclusion 279
References 280
Bibliography 281
Index 283

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"This guide is easy to read and beautifully structured.Highly recommended." (Nursing Standard, 30July 2013)

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