title: Journal editor survey: information to help authors publish.
abstract: Faculty are expected to publish but often do not know how to write a manuscript that avoids major reasons for subsequent rejection. The authors share the results of a survey of 63 journal editors who reported journal characteristics and reasons for rejection of manuscripts. Suggestions to improve the acceptance rate of faculty publications are offered.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing and Health Sciences, The University of Texas at Tyler, 3900 University Blvd, Tyler, TX 75799, USA. snortham@uttyler.edu
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Northam
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yarbrough
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Duke
mesh_terms: D001319:Authorship; D003625:Data Collection; D035081:Editorial Policies; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008373:Manuscripts as Topic; D015399:Nursing Research; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011643:Publishing