Scholarship and Relevance: How to Write for Nurse Executives and Nurse Leadership

Frequently, journal editors and editorial board members are asked by potential authors whether their idea for an article or manuscript activities would work well with the journal in question. A simple answer is not easy to access because there is a range of variables influencing where a particular idea or manuscript should be directed. A number of factors influence the direction a potential manuscript might take. When considering writing for a journal directed toward nurse executive/leaders, there are 5 factors authors should keep in mind as they consider preparing a manuscript. These considerations are the particular audience to which the journal is directed; the related topical focus of the journal; the style, writing characteristics, linguistics, and readability framework of the journal; the balance between scholarship, translation, and application promulgated by the journal; and the general timeliness and appropriateness of the issues of interest to the journal's readers.1