Year: 2012
Type: editorial
Abstract: In market-based economies, there is an unspoken assumption across all sectors that innovation is not only desirable but essential.The private sector believes it must innovate not only to grow but simply to retain its market share.The public sector increasingly argues that innovation is imperative not only to improve public health, but also to improve productivity.For example, last year the Chief Executive of the National Health Service in England called for evidence and ideas about how the adoption and diffusion of innovations could be accelerated across the NHS.The call argued that 'unless innovations spread beyond pockets of excellence and into everyday practice, the NHS will struggle to produce the improvements in quality and productivity it requires' (Young Foundation, 2011).It is with that insight that the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Nursing have introduced a couple of innovations in the first year since the retirement of the Journals founding editor.Our ambition has been unequivocally to retain the mission and purpose of the journal, to populate the territory that makes the links between nursing research and health and social care policy explicit, as well as inform the practices of clinical nursing, education and management.Our innovations have therefore been 'incremental' rather than 'disruptive' (Buchanan, 2003).Under the guidance of our publishers, we are utilising the potential of information technology to speed up and streamline our reviewing processes and the publication process.Papers are submitted via Sagetrack and subject to double-blind peer review via the online system.Once accepted for publication and a review for publication has been secured, the paper and the review are published Online first.This online publication provides the author with a timely, citable reference and the editorial team the opportunity to group uncommissioned papers into themed, in-print editions.This, we believe, is good for the authors, good for our editors and most importantly good for our readership.We anticipate that by theming the publication in-print of our uncommissioned papers we will increase the impact of these papers by targeting specific audiences.Another innovation we have piloted this year has been to invite a leader in their field to guest edit a focus edition of the Journal of Research in Nursing in partnership with members of the Editorial Board.This edition of the journal is a result of this initiative.Dr Cheryll Adams is a leading international voice in Health Visiting and we have been delighted to work with Dr Adams over the last 12 months on this edition.In particular, we have appreciated
Source: Journal of research in nursing
Authors: Ann McMahon, Julienne Meyer
Language: English
Subfield: Library and Information Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4252828316