Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Karen Holland is the Founding Editor of Nurse Education in Practice journal and Subject Chair for Nursing & Health Professions on the Scopus Content Selection and Advisory Board (CSAB), Elsevier. She is a Senior Lecturer (Honorary) in the School of Health and Society, University of Salford, Salford, UK. Roger Watson is Professor of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Hull, Hull, UK. He is a Registered Nurse and Editor-in-Chief of Nurse Education in Practice. Professor Watson was the Founding Chair of the Lancet Commission on Nursing, a founding member of the Global Advisory Group for the Future of Nursing, and is the current Vice President of the National Conference of University Professors (NCUP).

List of contributors ix

Foreword x

Preface xii

Acknowledgements xiv

1 Introduction: The Book, Its Philosophy and Its Focus 1
Karen Holland, and Roger Watson

Introduction 1

Why publish what we write? 2

What are perceived barriers to successful writing? 3

How can we succeed? 4

Summary 5

References 6

Internet resources 6

2 The Basics of Writing for Publication and the Steps to Success: Getting Started 7
Roger Watson

Introduction 7

Barriers to writing 7

Learning about the publishing process 9

Getting started 9

The ‘four rules’ of writing 10

How to fill a blank page 13

The process of publishing 18

What happens next? 21

References 21

Internet resources 22

3 Writing a Conference Abstract and Paper for Presentation 23
Jan Draper

Introduction 23

Section 1: How to write a conference abstract 23

Section 2: How to prepare for a conference presentation and paper 34

Conclusion 43

References 43

4 Writing for Publication: Blogs and Other Forms of Social Media 44
Roger Watson

Introduction 44

Writing for publication: the blog 45

Wikipedia® 54

Tracking your influence on social media* 57

Conclusion 60

References 60

Internet resources 61

5 Writing for Publication: The Journal Article 62
Roger Watson

Introduction 62

What message and to whom? 62

Targeting a journal 65

Read the guidelines 66

Section 1: Reading the guidelines 67

Section 2: Writing and organising the article 70

Section 3: Writing the paper 86

Better writing 91

Submitting your manuscript 96

Conclusion 96

References 97

Internet resources 97

6 Writing for Publication: The Book 98
Karen Holland

Introduction 98

Why write a book? 98

Getting started 99

Contacting a publisher 100

Writing a book proposal 101

Writing on your own: key issues to consider 103

Writing with others: key issues to consider 103

The process of writing a book: key issues to consider 104

Tips for successful management of writing a book 104

Tips for being a book editor and author 107

What comes next? 108

Summary 109

References 109

Internet resources 110

7 Writing for Publication: Reporting your Literature Review 111
Helen Aveyard and Caroline Bradbury-Jones

Introduction 111

What is a literature review? 111

Rationale for this chapter 113

Conclusion 119

References 120

Internet resources 121

8 Writing for Publication: Turning Assignments into Publishable Works 122
Mark Hayter

Introduction 122

Get advice on writing up your work for publication 123

Role of supervisors/authorship 123

What type of publication? 124

Editing research dissertations and theses for publication 130

Conclusion 142

References 143

Internet resources 143

9 The Editorial Process 144
Roger Watson

Introduction 144

Who are editors? 144

What is editing about? 145

Who else is involved? 146

What do editors look for in an article? 148

Editorial boards 150

What happens to your manuscript? 152

Digital object identifiers 155

Ethics 156

Corrigenda and errata 157

Compiling issues of the journal 158

Media exposure 158

Conclusion 159

References 159

Internet Resources 159

10 Being a Journal Reviewer: Good Practice in Reviewing 160
Karen Holland

Introduction 160

What is peer review? 161

Types of peer review 161

The role of a reviewer 162

What are the basic and specific guidelines the reviewer

may use in the review of an article? 167

Reviewing for an international nursing

education/practice journal: additional issues 171

What the editor and publisher can do for the reviewer 172

Why become a reviewer? 173

Summary 173

References 174

Internet resources 174

11 Ethical and Legal Aspects of Publishing: Avoiding Plagiarism and Other Issues 175
Charon A. Pierson

Introduction 175

Dilemma of ethics in publishing 175

Research misconduct 180

Summary and conclusions 187

References 188

Internet resources 189

12 Writing for Publication: Key Issues in Ethical Authorship and Dissemination 191
Roger Watson and Karen Holland

Introduction 191

The role of the editor in ethical challenges 192

How authors can check journals prior to submission of an article 192

Identification of unethical practice 193

The key ethical issues that editors identify in their work 194

Managing unethical issues 197

Errata and corrigenda 198

Retraction 199

Conclusion 200

References 200

Internet resources 201

13 Open Access and Open Science 202
Roger Watson

Introduction 202

What is open access? 202

Models of open access 205

Journal models 206

Creative commons licences 207

Ethics and open access 209

Deciding to publish open access 211

Open Science 213

Conclusion 214

References 215

Internet resources 215

Bibliography 216

Index 217