Publishing Part 1: Getting Started with a Topic and Selected Journal
Webinar Details
This is the first webinar in a six-part series that address how to successfully publish in professional journals. Faculty often have the desire to publish in professional journals but may wonder “Why bother?” “Is writing worth my time?” This webinar focuses on reasons for integrating writing into your career and facing the excuses often given for not writing. The speaker will address the criteria for selecting an appropriate topic for an article and the importance of matching the topic with the targeted audience and the best journal.
Objectives:
- Explain the pros and cons of publishing during one’s career.
- Analyze criteria for a publishable topic in a professional nursing journal.
- Explain the importance of matching the topic with the journal and intended audience.
This webinar is part of a six-part series addressing how to publish in professional journals successfully. For additional webinars in this series, see the links below.
Publishing Part 1: Getting Started with a Topic and Selected Journal
Publishing Part 2: Deciding Authorship, Overcoming Writer’s Block, and Selecting Format
Publishing Part 3: Writing the First Draft and Completing the Final Version
Publishing Part 4: Responding to the Editor’s Decision
Publishing Part 5: Helping Grad Students Turn a Paper into a Publishable Manuscript
Publishing Part 6: The Key to a Successful Manuscript Review
Speakers
Patricia Morton, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FAAN
Editor of the Journal of Professional Nursing
Dean Emeritus
University of Utah
Patricia G. Morton is Dean Emeritus, University of Utah College of Nursing. Dr. Morton has authored three textbooks, numerous book chapters, and over 60 journal articles. She has served on the editorial board of six nursing journals and for seven years was the editor of a clinical journal sponsored by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Currently, Dr. Morton is the editor of AACN’s Journal of Professional Nursing. She is a certified acute care nurse practitioner. Dr. Morton was inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing in 1999.
Pricing and CE Credit
This webinar is free to deans, faculty, staff and students from AACN member schools of nursing. All non-member audiences will be required to pay a $59 webinar fee.
Continuing Education Credits
Eligible attendees may receive one continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hour for participating in this webinar. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is an accredited CNE-provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.