The document provides guidance on preparing for the publication process, emphasizing the importance of allowing new knowledge to improve patient care. It outlines the structure of a journal article, the selection of appropriate journals, and the peer review process, while cautioning against predatory publishers. Lastly, it highlights the need to understand contracts and copyright considerations regarding the dissemination of results.

1. PPP:
PREPARING FOR THE
PUBLICATION PROCESS
Tara Jankouskas Ph.D RNC
Beth M. Transue, MLS MET

2. Why Do You Want to Publish?
 Disseminate new
knowledge
 Add to the body of
evidence
 Improve patient care
beyond your
practice
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3. Writing a Journal Article
 Manage your
Resources BEFORE
They Manage You!!
 PS: This is A LOT
easier than it used
to be!
 Zotero
demonstration
 Structure*
 Introduction
 Literature Review
 Methods
 Results
 Discussion
 Conclusion
 Limitations
*depends on journal
instructions and type of
article

4. Choose a Journal
 Identify common journals from
citations
 Read scope and audience notes
 Ask the journal
 Read Instructions!

5. Would you use this journal article in your
research?

6. Avoid Predatory Publishers when
researching or publishing
"Predatory publishers often
have minimal to nonexistent
review processes, a
fabricated editorial board, and
journal titles and logos that
mimic legitimate ones."
(Carroll, 2015)
 Growth in past five years:
23 to 923 publishers
 140 nursing journals
 Found in Google Scholar
 Beall’s List
 CINAHL, Directory of
Nursing Journals
 Ask your librarian if
unsure
 Be wary of publication
invitations. It’s too good
to be true!!

7. Peer Review Process
 Outcome:
 Accepted with mild
revisions
 Accepted with major
revisions
 Rejected – WHY?
 Resubmit to another
journal with better
“fit”?

8. Peer Review Process
 Be ready for fast
turnaround!! Right,
Tara??!
 You can push back
if you disagree!

9. Choose Keywords
 Consider MeSH or
CINAHL Headings
 Use keywords from
similar articles
 Ask librarian

10. Contract Review
 Read the fine print
 Copyright
considerations
 Open access

11. Disseminating Results
 What does your
contract allow you to
do?
 Post pre-pub
version?
 Distribute X copies?
 DON’T
 Post article online
 Send to others
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12. Track Results!!!

13. References
Carroll, V. S. (2015). Watch out for the wolves: predatory Ppblishing.
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 47(1), 1–2.
https://doi.org/10.1097/JNN.0000000000000126
Huber, V. C., & Vogt, H. B. (2016). So you want to be an author: a
primer on writing for publication in the medical literature part I:
manuscript preparation. South Dakota Medicine: The Journal Of The
South Dakota State Medical Association, 69(4), 172–175. Retrieved
from:
https://www.sdsma.org/web/News___Publications/South_Dakota_Me
dicine/SDSMA/Publications/South_Dakota_Medicine.aspx
Oermann, M. H., Conklin, J. L., Nicoll, L. H., Chinn, P. L., Ashton, K.
S., Edie, A. H., … Budinger, S. C. (2016). Study of predatory open
access nursing journals. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 48(6), 624–
632. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12248
Shah, J. (2015). Some rules for writing medical articles for peer-
reviewed journals. Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of
England, 97(4), 252–254.
https://doi.org/10.1308/003588415X14181254790167

14. Questions/Discussions