Biomaterial Database

The 'write advice' or 'how to get a journal article published'. 1998

J Greenwood

Western Sydney Area Health Service/University of Western Sydney, Nepean.

This paper was written in response to a perceived increase in nurses' interest in writing for publication in nursing journals. It provides essential information for inexperienced or 'beginning' writers. Who should write for publication, what should be written for publication and how it should be written are discussed. Practical details with respect to writing and rewriting are included.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010506	Periodicals as Topic	Works about publications issued at stated, more or less regular, intervals.	Journals as Topic,Magazines,Newsletters,Magazine,Newsletter
D011643	Publishing	"The business or profession of the commercial production and issuance of literature" (Webster's 3d). It includes the publisher, publication processes, editing and editors. Production may be by conventional printing methods or by electronic publishing.	Electronic Publishing,Publishing, Electronic,Electronic Publishings,Publishings, Electronic
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014956	Writing	The act or practice of literary composition, the occupation of writer, or producing or engaging in literary work as a profession.
D015399	Nursing Research	Research carried out by nurses, generally in clinical settings, in the areas of clinical practice, evaluation, nursing education, nursing administration, and methodology.	Research, Nursing