A few days ago we sent out an email giving the latest ANS ranking of 15th out of 85 nursing journals, with a new 5-year impact factor ranking of 1.587. Beverly Hall responded with congratulations and a story illustrating the lasting influence of her article published in ANS titled “An Essay on an Authentic Meaning of… [Read more…]
July 14, 2011
by peggychinn
In just the past few short years, the World Wide Web has become like a physical library. Academic libraries, to a significant degree, now provide journal articles to their constituents as PDF files, replacing the old, large, and very popular “copy machine” room housed in their physical spaces. A natural extension of this is the… [Read more…]
June 29, 2011
by peggychinn
Here is a topic that is not often discussed, but remains a persistent issue for many! ”What is the proper way to list my credentials? Which should come first, RN, PhD, MS?” Most folks have very strong opinions about this and will most certainly object if you list their credentials in an order other than… [Read more…]
June 2, 2011
by peggychinn
In August, the International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE) is holding our annual conference in San Francisco at the Sir Francis Drake hotel. Nursing journal editors worldwide attend this conference each year to discuss issues related to publishing nursing literature, to meet with other editors and publishers, and to learn the latest advances in publishing. Our… [Read more…]
May 23, 2011
by peggychinn
By now ANS readers are familiar with accessing articles online, either through the ANS web site, or the electronic collection provided by their organization’s library. The data on usage clearly documents the overwhelming preference that readers have for journal content online. Since all of the journal content is accessible online, you may not be aware… [Read more…]
May 16, 2011
by peggychinn
This is a terrific issue of ANS that you will not want to miss! The Table of Contents is on the ANS web site, where you can go directly to details about each article. This issue focuses on the topic “Practice-Based Evidence” but also features commentaries about two previously published articles that raised quite a bit… [Read more…]
May 4, 2011
by peggychinn
The groundbreaking report release last fall by the Institute of Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on the Future of Nursing. This report provides a blueprint for action to shape a stronger, more effective nursing presence in health care. It also opens doors of opportunity for nurse scholars. Nurse researchers played a key… [Read more…]
April 29, 2011
by peggychinn
“Your great attention to detail is both a blessing and a curse” - Chinese proverb This message, found in a fortune cookie, inspired the folks at Oxford University Press (the publishers of the AMA Manual of Style, used by ANS), to start a blog! The blog is the AMA Style Insider, and I highly recommend… [Read more…]
April 28, 2011
by Thomas Cox PhD RN
Just had my latest paper published in the Journal of Healthcare Risk Management: Cox, T. (2011), Exposing the true risks of capitation financed healthcare. Journal of Healthcare Risk Management, 30: 34–41. doi: 10.1002/jhrm.20066 The key points: Small insurers are inefficient insurers: They have lower probabilities of achieving modest profit goals, higher probabilities of incurring operating losses, and… [Read more…]
April 17, 2011
by peggychinn
Letters to the Editor are vital in achieving a primary purpose established early in the history of Advances in Nursing Science. The current issue (Vol. 34:1) contains two letters in response to the article titled “The Politics of Nursing Knowledge and Education: Critical Pedagogy in the Face of the Militarization of Nursing in the War… [Read more…]
August 1, 2011
by peggychinn
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