Letter to the Editor

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To the editor:

Dr. Mohr's letter to the editor commenting on nursing journal reviews (Nursing Outlook, September/October 2009) is timely. She asks if there are editor's handbooks or a similar resource. As a matter of fact, as we read the letter, we were putting the finishing touches on “The Editor's Handbook: An Online Resource and CE Course” which we have co-authored. It is being published by Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins and will be available online at www.nursingcenter.com in the fourth quarter of 2009. The online book is meant to help editors in exactly the manner suggested by Dr. Mohr. We would also point those interested in the topic of journals and reviews to the recent group of articles published in the nursing literature by Baggs, Broome, Dougherty, Kearney, and Freda detailing results from a survey of international nursing peer reviewers, their views, interests, and desire for training.