Dr. Wilson is the editor of the
journal: International Journal of
Childbirth Education
1.
Please briefly describe your journal for which you are the editor.
This journal is a practice based
journal disseminating evidence based research and literature reviews with an
eye to implications to practice. Our members/readers are not scholars, so the
journal must be able to be understood by nurses, doulas (lay people who help
women in labor), and those who teach prenatal classes.
2
How did you come to be an editor for this journal?
I was a member of this
organization for more than 20 years and the journal quality was deteriorating
and becoming less and less useful to practice. When the position came up, I
offered to step up into the position and was accepted. It was important to them
that the new editor have published in journals before, have international
contacts for new articles, research, and ideas.
3.
What do like best about being an editor?
I like proof reading the final
product. I like contacting colleagues and asking them for an article specific
to their area of expertise.
4.
What do you dislike the most about being an editor?
This work takes about 30 hours a
month, and it is an unpaid position.
I don’t like having to outright
reject articles, writers are usually quite insulted… but those are usually
non-evidenced based articles and the writer thinks we are a newsletter or a
magazine.
5.
Advice for new researchers who would like to be published?
Contact the editor directly. Ask
what they are looking for, are there any upcoming themes that you can write an
article for…
If you are looking to publish
your research, find a journal that specifically deals with that subject matter,
then contact the editor and ask if your research will fit….
Follow the writer’s guidelines
exactly, don’t just think you know
what they might want. Keep it below the maximum number of pages (the delete key
is your friend).
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