title: Publication syndicates: in support of nursing scholarship.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Griffith University School of Nursing, Meadowbrook, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mcveigh
authors.forename: Kadie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moyle
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Forrester
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chaboyer
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: John Winsome
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: St
mesh_terms: 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