Publication syndicates: in support of nursing scholarship.
BACKGROUND
Within the university sector, one's corporate worth is, to a great extent, measured by research output, including refereed publications. Currently, only 7% of nurse academics publish each year. If nurses are to be competitive in the university arena and close the research-practice gap, they must be encouraged to publish.


METHODS
This article examines publication rates within nursing, explores the role publication syndicates can play in supporting manuscript development, and offers a case study on the development of a publication syndicate within a School of Nursing at Griffith University, Australia.


RESULTS
Syndicate members increased their publication rates two-fold, engaged in additional collaborative ventures, and demonstrated a renewed interest in writing for publication.


CONCLUSIONS
Case study results confirmed that publication syndicates can decrease manuscript development time, increase the quality of work, influence productivity, and support collaborative faculty activities.
Mcveigh
Carol
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Griffith University School of Nursing, Meadowbrook, Queensland, Australia.
Moyle
Kadie
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Forrester
Kim
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Chaboyer
Wendy
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Patterson
Elizabeth
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John Winsome
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D001315:Australia; D001319:Authorship; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014956:Writing