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  1. Hotta, Tracey A. RN, BScN, CPSN, CANS

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The editorial board of the Plastic Surgical Nursing (PSN) journal held its executive board meeting during the annual American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses (ASPSN) convention on October 20, 2015, in Boston, MA.

  
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The board meets annually to discuss the data received through our publisher, Wolters Kluwer. Kathleen Phelan, senior publisher for Health Learning, Research and Practice, was present to share how the journal is doing in comparison with other journals under its umbrella.

 

Ovid Technologies, Inc. (or just Ovid for short), is part of the Wolters Kluwer group of companies. Ovid provides access to online bibliographic databases, academic journals, and other products, chiefly in the area of health sciences. Ovid is a key component to increasing PSN's global reach. In 2015, there were 3,962 institutional sites with access to PSN, which was an 18.7% increase since 2014. This is very positive news for the journal, as it is continuing to receive international visibility.

 

Ovid is available in 142 countries and in five different languages, which is more than any other institutional platform. PSN is available in 49 of the 142 countries. See Table 1.

  
Table 1 - Click to enlarge in new windowTABLE 1. Number of Sites Accessing Ovid in the Top 10 Countries (January-August 2015)

Our goal is to increase this number by attracting more international authors and a broader range of plastic surgical topics.

 

Another interesting statistic was determining the interest of the readership by ranking the top 10 read articles. This information, along with a list of the top search terms on the journal Web site, helps guide the editorial board to focus the journal articles on the readerships area of interest. See Table 2.

  
Table 2 - Click to enlarge in new windowTABLE 2. Top 2015 Articles Web Site Versus Ovid (January-August)

The ongoing struggle with PSN is securing authors to write and submit articles relevant to plastic surgical nursing. The board identified several articles and hot topics that we would like to see published. The following is a list of a few topics that we would like published for the 2016 issues of PSN. If you have a special interest in any of these topics, we would love to hear from you.

  

* Leech Therapy

 

* Nutrition and Supplementation

 

* Nutrition and Wound Healing

 

* Nutrition and Skin Health

 

* Kybella/Deoxycholine Treatments

 

* Facial Trauma

 

* Burns

 

* Gender Reassignment

 

* Cosmetic Surgery and Adolescents

 

* Pain Management

 

* Free Flaps

 

We are aware that it is stressful, though extremely rewarding, to submit an article. The Editorial Manager online submission site has a wealth of information on how to write and submit an article. These can be found under the headings of Instructions for Authors, 5 Steps to Creating Digital Artwork, and Author Tutorial. See Figure 1 (http://www.editorialmanager.com/psn). You will receive guidance during the writing process to make sure you are comfortable with the writing standards according to the APA format 6 and the submission process.

  
Figure 1 - Click to enlarge in new windowFIGURE 1. Editorial Manager Online Submission and Review Site.

If you are interested in writing an article, these are the submission deadline dates for 2016 issues of PSN Journal.

  

36:1 (January-March)-December 11, 2015

 

36:2 (April-June)-March 17, 2016

 

36:3 (July-September)-June 14, 2016

 

36:4 (October-December)-September 12, 2016

 

YOUR 2016 PSN EDITORIAL TEAM

I would like to introduce the following ASPSN members as your 2016 PSN editorial team. The team consists of the editorial board, department chairs, and the manuscript reviewers. These nurses are dedicated and committed to ensure that your PSN journal continues to be the "go to" journal for surgical or nonsurgical plastic surgical nurses. I am honored to be working alongside side such a talented group of professional nurses.

 

EDITORIAL BOARD FOR 2016

 

Tracey Hotta, BScN, RN, CPSN, CANS

 

Marcia Spear, DNP, ACNP-BC, CWS, CPSN, CANS

 

Connie Brennan, RN, CPSN, CANS, CPC

 

Lesley Coots, MSN, APRN, NP-C, FNP-BC, CCRN

 

Linda Duffy, RN, CPSN, CPN

 

Julie Kaplan, MSN, RN, CPSN, CANS, HCMT, PHN

 

Susan Lamp, BSN, RN, CPSN

 

Valentina Lucas, PhD, RN, ANP-BC

 

Hermine Warren, DNP, APRN, CANS, CNM

 

Role of the Editorial Board Member

Editorial board members must have experience in writing and publishing, expertise in an area of interest to the journal, and a commitment to developing and promoting PSN as nursing's preeminent broad-based journal.

 

The composition of the editorial board is designed to reflect diversity in geography, position, education, ethnicity, and areas of expertise.

 

Editorial Board members are appointed for a 2-year term and report to the editor of PSN.

 

Qualifications

 

1. Registered professional nurse-Master's degree in nursing preferred.

 

2. Experience: Considerable expertise in plastic surgical nursing including reconstructive and/or aesthetic nursing.

 

3. Writing: Documented writing ability as evidenced by publication.

 

4. ASPSN involvement: Membership for a minimum of 1 year.

 

Responsibilities

 

1. Providing feedback and recommending changes for improving the journal.

 

2. Consulting with the editor on the direction and focus of the journal.

 

3. Reviewing manuscripts when asked.

 

4. Submitting one article per year.

 

5. Soliciting one manuscript per issue or contributing to a quarterly department topic per issue.

 

6. Promoting PSN as a vehicle for publishing to colleagues.

 

7. Promoting PSN to the nursing, health care, and public communities.

 

8. Advising on marketing opportunities and ideas for special editorial projects.

 

9. Required to attend an editorial board meeting at the annual fall convention.

 

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS FOR 2016

 

Aesthetic Department

 

Connie Brennan, RN, CPSN, CANS, CPC

 

Hermine Warren, DNP, APRN, CANS, CNM

 

Pediatric Department

 

Linda Duffy, RN, CPSN, CPN

 

Skin Care Department

 

Kathy Mortl, RN, CPSN

 

Reconstruction Department

 

Valentina Lucas, PhD, RN, ANP-BC

 

Wound Care

 

Marcia Spear, DNP, ACNP-BC, CWS, CPSN, CANS

 

Role of Department Chair Member

The department chair member is an ASPSN member who has experience in writing and expertise in a specific area of plastic surgical nursing. The composition of PSN is designed to reflect diversity in geography, position, education, ethnicity, and expertise.

 

This appointment would be a 2-year term and would report to the editor of PSN.

 

Qualifications

 

1. Registered professional nurse.

 

2. Member of ASPSN.

 

3. Experience: Considerable expertise in plastic surgical nursing with a focus in the department she/he will be responsible for.

 

4. Writing: Documented writing ability as evidenced by publication

 

Responsibilities

 

1. Writing/coauthoring or soliciting one department article per issue.

 

2. Promoting PSN as a vehicle for publishing to colleagues.

 

3. Promoting PSN to the nursing, health care, and public community.

 

The role of a journal reviewer is a recognized and critical component to the journal submission process. Without skilled and knowledgeable reviewers, our journal would not be able to maintain the high standards that have set forth by ASPSN. As the editor, I am very grateful of the knowledge, professionalism, and dedication that have been displayed by our review board.

 

MANUSCRIPT REVIEW PANEL FOR 2016

 

Connie Brennan, RN, CPSN, CANS, CPC (aesthetic injectable, management, education)

 

Marilyn Cassetta, BScN, RN, CPSN, CANS (aesthetic procedures, education)

 

Michelle Cluff, BScN, RN (aesthetic plastic surgery)

 

Lesley Coots, MSN, APRN, NP-C, FNP-BC, CCRN

 

Linda Duffy, RN, CPSN, CPN (pediatrics)

 

Susan Lamp, BSN, RN, CPSN (reconstruction)

 

Valentina Lucas, PhD, RN, ANP-BC (reconstruction, wound care)

 

Sharon Matz, BSN, CPSN (aesthetic surgery)

 

Jenna Ryan, MSN, RN (pediatrics, vascular anomalies, wound care)

 

Marcia Spear, DNP, ACNP-BC, CWS, CPSN, CANS (aesthetics, wound care, management)

 

Shelley Springer, MS, ARNP, CS, CPSN, LHCRM (patient safety, emergency preparedness, risk management topics/legal, medications, psychology, infection control)

 

Pat Terrell, MSN, CPNP, CPSN, CNOR (pediatrics)

 

Sharon Ann Van Wicklin, MSN, RN (perioperative)

 

Role of Manuscript Reviewer

The role of the reviewer is to be responsible for critiquing submitted articles for grammar, consistency, conflict of interest, and references. The nurse must have experience in writing and publishing, as well as expertise in an area of interest to the journal.

 

This appointment would be a 2-year term and would report to the editor of PSN.

 

Qualifications

 

1. Registered professional nurse.

 

2. Member of ASPSN.

 

3. Experience: Considerable expertise in plastic surgical nursing.

 

4. Writing: Documented writing ability as evidenced by publication.

 

Responsibilities

 

1. Reviewing articles.

 

2. Promoting PSN as a vehicle for publishing to colleagues.

 

3. Promoting PSN to the nursing, health care, and public community.

 

Discussed changing the format of the journal to having focused issues but decided to keep the departments as we have done for the last 4 years. The departments allow having shorter articles that are easy to read.

 

If any members of ASPSN are interested in joining the editorial board, becoming a department chair, or manuscript reviewer, do not hesitate to contact me at mailto:[email protected].

 

This is your journal. Let's increase the visibility and content by asking our work colleagues to consider writing an article and reaching out through social media. We all have an abundance of knowledge in our brains that, may seem basic to us, but would be extremely beneficial to others in our field. Let's share this information through our journal.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Tracey A. Hotta, RN, BScN, CPSN, CANS