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Nursing e-journals: are current models using the web's potential?
1School of Health & Social Welfare, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK. p.j.murray@open.ac.uk
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|June 29, 1999
Summary
The landscape of nursing and health electronic journals (e-journals) is evolving with diverse models. To thrive, future nursing e-journals should embrace innovation and interactivity, potentially focusing on specialized content for broader appeal.
Area of Science:
- Digital Health Information
- Nursing Informatics
- Scholarly Communication
Background:
- The proliferation of online resources has led to varied models for nursing and health electronic journals (e-journals).
- Challenges exist in publishing high-quality content within the current electronic publication framework.
- Understanding these models is crucial for the advancement of digital health scholarship.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a taxonomy of current nursing e-journal models.
- To discuss challenges impacting the electronic publication of high-quality nursing content.
- To explore innovative models for future nursing e-journals.
Main Methods:
- A review and classification of existing nursing e-journal models.
- Detailed examination of the model and usage of 'Nursing Standard Online'.
- Analysis of factors constraining electronic publication quality.
Main Results:
- A presented taxonomy categorizes current nursing e-journal models.
- Identified constraints hinder the electronic publication of high-quality content.
- 'Nursing Standard Online' serves as a case study for model analysis.
Conclusions:
- Innovative and interactive nursing e-journals are advocated for future development.
- Specialization may be necessary for nursing e-journals to capture wider audiences.
- The discussed models offer potential pathways for enhanced digital scholarly communication.