title: Ten steps to getting your paper published in a professional journal.
abstract: There is an increasing expectation that nurses, whether they work in clinical practice management, education or research, will publish. At the same time there remains a mystique about the best way to go about this. This article provides a simple commentary suggesting ten steps to help you publish in a professional journal.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Child and Adolescent Health, School of Nursing, University of Bristol.
authors.forename: Patric
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Devitt
authors.forename: Jayne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hardicre
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coad
mesh_terms: D003309:Copyright; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods; D017712:Peer Review, Research / Q000379:methods; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014956:Writing