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The Title of Your Article Matters: Here's Why.

The article focuses on the importance of the editor screen in the manuscript submission process, where journal editors conduct an initial review to assess relevance, novelty, and adherence to journal style before deciding if a paper proceeds to peer review or is desk rejected. It emphasizes that aut...

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Published in:Nurse Educator Vol. 51; no. 4; pp. 227 - 229
Main Author: Oermann, Marilyn H.
Format: editorial Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Jul2026
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          Information Retrieval
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