Call for Articles
CALL FOR ARTICLES
PENNSYLVANIA NURSE
THE DO ' s AND DO NOT ' s
DO prepare your article focused on the audience of Pennsylvania Nurse .
• Our audience spans three to four generations .
• Our audience works in practice , education , research , and administrative settings or are retired .
DO be clear about what readers must be able to identify , describe , or explain after reading your article .
• State the purpose of the article early in the manuscript .
• Keep in mind that your article is a strategy for “ teaching ” to a wide audience .
DO write simply and directly .
• Ask someone to read your article before submitting it .
• Choose someone who has experience writing for publication in professional texts and / or journals .
DON ’ T send in a course paper simply because your professor said it should be published .
• Articles for journals are different from course papers . Certainly revise a paper for Pennsylvania Nurse .
• Work with your professor so that your course paper can be in the format of a journal article .
DON ’ T send a “ stream of consciousness .”
• Subdivide your article into an introduction , followed by specific sections .
• Remain true to the purpose ( and title ) of your article .
DON ’ T wander from your topic . Stay focused .
SUBMITTING YOUR ARTICLE
Please submit using APA format . The length should fall between 2,000 to 2,500 words . Pennsylvania Nurse accepts full-color images and tables . To ensure high quality of published material , we utilize a double-blind peer-review process by a group of experts to review submissions . The final decision to publish will be based upon the comments of the reviewers . Submissions should be sent to jneidig @ psna . org .
Winter 2016 Pennsylvania Nurse 18