title: The language of scholarship for novice writers.
abstract: This article is an introduction to the language that is required to convey nursing knowledge through essays, dissertations, and articles in peer-reviewed journals. The tentative style of scholarly language is explored. Key elements of the uniform structure of headings, citations, and references are considered. Guidelines for reviewing one's own paper using computer-processing strategies are shared.
authors.forename: Wyona M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Freysteinson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000592:standards*; D017712:Peer Review, Research / Q000592:standards*; D011643:Publishing / Q000592:standards*; D012984:Software; D014956:Writing / Q000592:standards*