The Editorial Board of Orthopaedic Nursing would like to help you reach your professional goals. Primarily, this is done by providing quality manuscripts that helps keep you up-to-date so that you can keep your clinical practice current. The manuscripts that are published in the journal have been peer reviewed to be sure that the content is correct and timely. Orthopaedic nurses in practice are one of our best sources of information; therefore, we are reaching out to you to help us publish valuable information for our readers.
An easy way to become an author would be to start simply. In the January-February 2018 issue of the journal, we started a new column, titled "What's Wrong With This Picture?" How many times have you seen something in clinical practice that was very obvious to you that there was a problem? Would your colleagues know the issue? Now you have an opportunity to submit a photograph of the problem and a correct photograph with a brief discussion of the problem. Kujath (2018) demonstrated the improper use of a sling and the correct application.
Case studies are also a good way to begin your publishing career. Each one of us has cared for an interesting case that would provide a good learning experience for others. Chicoski (p. 106) in her article in this issue of Orthopaedic Nursing, titled "Caring for the Orthopaedic Patient With a History of Bariatric Surgery," effectively used a case study to demonstrate the issues associated with this patient population. This is often a very good way to begin publishing.
Most important is the willingness of the members of the Editorial Board of Orthopaedic Nursing to help you through the process to achieve your goal. You could be assigned an Editorial Board member to help you from selecting a topic to reviewing an outline to reading your final manuscript. If you would just like to discuss a topic, we are happy to have that discussion too.
For authors who have successfully published his or her very first manuscript, it is often a feeling of great accomplishment. Most often, having that first manuscript published leads to a life of authorship. It did for me! Let's start the conversation. E-mail Mary Rodts, Editor, at mailto:[email protected]. On behalf of the Editorial Board of Orthopaedic Nursing, we look forward to working with you and helping you achieve your professional goals.
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