1026-18: Reviewing Scholarly Manuscripts Submitted for Journal Publication 

This interactive presentation presents the opportunity for participants to learn and refine their skills as a peer reviewer for a scholarly journal. All will be encouraged to become peer reviewers and to use the resources available to further this process.

Presenters:  Geraldine S. Pearson, PhD, APRN, FAAN; Janice H. Goodman, PhD, PMHCNS-CS, PMHNP-BC

Disclosures:  The presenters and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose.  Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  39 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Identify the process of reviewing a peer reviewed manuscript while defining writing and content flaws that might influence reviewer recommendations.

Keywords:  Writing, Reviewing, Research

Continuing Nursing Education:
0.5 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 32nd Annual Conference
Columbus, Ohio
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
10:15am - 12:15pm

The contact hours for this session expire:  January 1, 2022