STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced a new partnership with the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL). Under the deal, Elsevier will publish the latter's official online journal - Clinical Simulation in Nursing - beginning with Volume 4:2 (July 2008).
An online only journal, Clinical Simulation in Nursing provides information on the development and advancement of nursing and health care through clinical simulation and educational technology as well as teaching strategies to promote excellence in clinical practice and education. The journal is designed to meet the needs of the entire scope of nursing and health care educators and clinicians involved with developing and implementing educational programmes that use clinical simulation and technology. Among its primary objectives are enhancing patient-centered care and evidence-based practice and disseminating updated knowledge, guidelines, regulations, and legislative policies that impact nursing and health care education and practice.
The new partnership with Elsevier has resulted in a number of important enhancements to the journal. The publication schedule has increased to six issues per year. The publishing process has been streamlined using Elsevier's article submission system and circulation of electronic proofs for review. Articles, both in HTML and PDF formats, are now enhanced with hyperlinked URLs and references. The electronic format enables content like videos to be included.
The global publisher hopes that Clinical Simulation in Nursing will be included in major medical and nursing abstracting and indexing services in the near future, including Mosby's Nursing Index. Further, access to the journal will be opened up to non-members of the Association and libraries and online availability of the journal will be extended via placement on Elsevier's full-text platforms, ScienceDirect and Journals Consult.
In fall 2008, Elsevier will launch the Simulation Learning System (SLS) that provides step-by-step instruction for integrating simulation technology in your nursing curriculum. The SLS includes 30 scenarios that correspond to an Elsevier textbook and can be integrated into any simulator.
