Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, is the Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing at Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina. She is the author or coauthor of 35 books and many articles on evaluation, teaching in nursing, and studies of the nursing literature. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Nurse Educator. Dr. Oermann received the National League for Nursing (NLN) Award for Excellence in Nursing Education Research, the Sigma Theta Tau International Elizabeth Russell Belford Award for Excellence in Education, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Excellence Award, the Margaret Comerford Freda Award for Editorial Leadership in Nursing from the International Academy of Nursing Editors, and the NLN President’s Award. The NLN established an award in her honor, the Marilyn H. Oermann Award for Distinguished Research in Nursing Education, to recognize an individual or team who has generated an evidentiary base for the science of nursing education.

Writing for publication is essential for disseminating nursing knowledge, and this book will surely prepare budding authors and serve as a resource for experienced authors. It is a great reference for authors at all levels."Score: 100, Five Stars–Doody's Medical Reviews"Teaching writing is the biggest challenge when teaching these courses including the mechanics of writing and how to organize…manuscripts. Manuscript writing is so much different than writing a paper for a grade. Students don't always appreciate the amount of time and attention to detail that a manuscript takes. [This book is] excellent. Gives the students a broad overview of writing yet includes specifics, such as how to create tables."–Kimberly Whiteman, DNP, MSNWaynesburg UniversityPraise for previous edition

• Contributors to the Fifth EditionContributors to Prior Editions PrefaceSECTION I: PREPARING TO WRITEChapter 1. Getting StartedChapter 2. Selecting a Journal for Submission of a ManuscriptChapter 3. Authorship and Preparing to WriteChapter 4. Reviewing the LiteratureSECTION II: WRITING RESEARCH, EVIDENCE SYNTHESES, CLINICAL PRACTICE, AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ARTICLESChapter 5. Research ReportsChapter 6. Evidence Syntheses: Conducting and Reporting ReviewsChapter 7. Clinical Practice ArticlesChapter 8. Articles Reporting Quality ImprovementSECTION III: CHAPTERS, BOOKS, AND OTHER FORMS OF WRITINGChapter 9. Other Types of WritingChapter 10. Books and Book ChaptersSECTION IV: THE WRITING PROCESSChapter 11. Writing ProcessChapter 12.  ReferencesChapter 13. Tables and FiguresSECTION V: FINAL PAPER THROUGH PUBLICATIONChapter 14. Final Paper and Submission to JournalChapter 15. Editorial Review ProcessChapter 16. Publishing ProcessChapter 17. Open Access JournalsAPPENDICIESAppendix A: Selected Statistical Symbols and AbbreviationsAppendix B: Web Resources for Authors, Editors, and ReviewersIndex

Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, is the Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing at Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina. She is the author or coauthor of 35 books and many articles on evaluation, teaching in nursing, and studies of the nursing literature. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Nurse Educator. Dr. Oermann received the National League for Nursing (NLN) Award for Excellence in Nursing Education Research, the Sigma Theta Tau International Elizabeth Russell Belford Award for Excellence in Education, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Excellence Award, the Margaret Comerford Freda Award for Editorial Leadership in Nursing from the International Academy of Nursing Editors, and the NLN President’s Award. The NLN established an award in her honor, the Marilyn H. Oermann Award for Distinguished Research in Nursing Education, to recognize an individual or team who has generated an evidentiary base for the science of nursing education.

Writing for publication is essential for disseminating nursing knowledge, and this book will surely prepare budding authors and serve as a resource for experienced authors. It is a great reference for authors at all levels."Score: 100, Five Stars–Doody's Medical Reviews"Teaching writing is the biggest challenge when teaching these courses including the mechanics of writing and how to organize…manuscripts. Manuscript writing is so much different than writing a paper for a grade. Students don't always appreciate the amount of time and attention to detail that a manuscript takes. [This book is] excellent. Gives the students a broad overview of writing yet includes specifics, such as how to create tables."–Kimberly Whiteman, DNP, MSNWaynesburg UniversityPraise for previous edition

• Contributors to the Fifth EditionContributors to Prior Editions PrefaceSECTION I: PREPARING TO WRITEChapter 1. Getting StartedChapter 2. Selecting a Journal for Submission of a ManuscriptChapter 3. Authorship and Preparing to WriteChapter 4. Reviewing the LiteratureSECTION II: WRITING RESEARCH, EVIDENCE SYNTHESES, CLINICAL PRACTICE, AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ARTICLESChapter 5. Research ReportsChapter 6. Evidence Syntheses: Conducting and Reporting ReviewsChapter 7. Clinical Practice ArticlesChapter 8. Articles Reporting Quality ImprovementSECTION III: CHAPTERS, BOOKS, AND OTHER FORMS OF WRITINGChapter 9. Other Types of WritingChapter 10. Books and Book ChaptersSECTION IV: THE WRITING PROCESSChapter 11. Writing ProcessChapter 12.  ReferencesChapter 13. Tables and FiguresSECTION V: FINAL PAPER THROUGH PUBLICATIONChapter 14. Final Paper and Submission to JournalChapter 15. Editorial Review ProcessChapter 16. Publishing ProcessChapter 17. Open Access JournalsAPPENDICIESAppendix A: Selected Statistical Symbols and AbbreviationsAppendix B: Web Resources for Authors, Editors, and ReviewersIndex

Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, is the Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing at Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina. She is the author or coauthor of 35 books and many articles on evaluation, teaching in nursing, and studies of the nursing literature. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Nurse Educator. Dr. Oermann received the National League for Nursing (NLN) Award for Excellence in Nursing Education Research, the Sigma Theta Tau International Elizabeth Russell Belford Award for Excellence in Education, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Excellence Award, the Margaret Comerford Freda Award for Editorial Leadership in Nursing from the International Academy of Nursing Editors, and the NLN President’s Award. The NLN established an award in her honor, the Marilyn H. Oermann Award for Distinguished Research in Nursing Education, to recognize an individual or team who has generated an evidentiary base for the science of nursing education.

Writing for publication is essential for disseminating nursing knowledge, and this book will surely prepare budding authors and serve as a resource for experienced authors. It is a great reference for authors at all levels."Score: 100, Five Stars–Doody's Medical Reviews"Teaching writing is the biggest challenge when teaching these courses including the mechanics of writing and how to organize…manuscripts. Manuscript writing is so much different than writing a paper for a grade. Students don't always appreciate the amount of time and attention to detail that a manuscript takes. [This book is] excellent. Gives the students a broad overview of writing yet includes specifics, such as how to create tables."–Kimberly Whiteman, DNP, MSNWaynesburg UniversityPraise for previous edition

• Contributors to the Fifth EditionContributors to Prior Editions PrefaceSECTION I: PREPARING TO WRITEChapter 1. Getting StartedChapter 2. Selecting a Journal for Submission of a ManuscriptChapter 3. Authorship and Preparing to WriteChapter 4. Reviewing the LiteratureSECTION II: WRITING RESEARCH, EVIDENCE SYNTHESES, CLINICAL PRACTICE, AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ARTICLESChapter 5. Research ReportsChapter 6. Evidence Syntheses: Conducting and Reporting ReviewsChapter 7. Clinical Practice ArticlesChapter 8. Articles Reporting Quality ImprovementSECTION III: CHAPTERS, BOOKS, AND OTHER FORMS OF WRITINGChapter 9. Other Types of WritingChapter 10. Books and Book ChaptersSECTION IV: THE WRITING PROCESSChapter 11. Writing ProcessChapter 12.  ReferencesChapter 13. Tables and FiguresSECTION V: FINAL PAPER THROUGH PUBLICATIONChapter 14. Final Paper and Submission to JournalChapter 15. Editorial Review ProcessChapter 16. Publishing ProcessChapter 17. Open Access JournalsAPPENDICIESAppendix A: Selected Statistical Symbols and AbbreviationsAppendix B: Web Resources for Authors, Editors, and ReviewersIndex