Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), one of the country's leading publishers of medical and health journals, today announced the release of "The Editors Handbook: An Online Resource and CE Course," providing expertise in healthcare journal editing, with a particular emphasis on nursing journal content. LWW is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for practitioners, students, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy.
"The Editors Handbook is a natural extension of the Lippincott Williams & Wilkins medical publishing resources. Our teams are constantly developing strategies for enhancing impact factors and ensuring compliance with the ethical standards of our journals, and we're able to tap into our expertise and strength in publishing to provide nursing and healthcare practitioners with best practices in developing editorial content," according to Jennifer Brogan, Vice President of Publishing for Lippincott's nursing program.
The Editor's Handbook covers critical topics for journal editors, including impact factors, journal indexing, budgeting, journal development, editorial board composition, and the peer review process. This resource is available online exclusively at Lippincott's NursingCenter.com, LWW's premier nursing website for clinical and professional information needs. The new online publication is available for download and purchase in full or on a per-chapter basis. To purchase and download, go to www.nursingcenter.com/editorshandbook .