Leslie H. Nicoll, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN has been appointed as Editor of Visions: Science of Rogerian Nursing Scholarship, effective January 1, 2025. Dr. Nicoll brings a wealth of editorial experience to the role, having served as Editor-in-Chief of CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing (30 years); Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing (10 years); and Nurse Author & Editor (9 years). Dr. Nicoll has provided leadership and vision to the International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE). She has led the Planning Committee for the Annual Conference for over 10 years, created the Nursing Journal Hall of Fame, and developed and implemented the Mentoring Editors Awards, now known as the Suzanne Smith Editor Fellowship. In addition, she has overseen the establishment of the Suzanne Smith Development fund, a philanthropic endeavor which financially supports many INANE initiatives.

Visions is published quarterly within the pages of Advances in Nursing Science. This publishing innovation expands the readership of Visions to a broader audience of nurses interested in theory, knowledge development, and scholarly research dissemination. In addition, being published within ANS provides Visions with an Impact Factor and indexing in MEDLINE, Scopus, and CINAHL. However, Visions remains its own unique publication with an Editor, Editorial Board, and panel of peer reviewers. This allows the publication to focus on innovations and developments in the Science of Unitary Human Beings, as it has since it was founded in 1993.

President of the Society of Rogerian Scholars (SRS), Dr. Richard Cowling says, “We are excited to have Dr. Nicoll take the reins of Visions as we begin 2025. Her vast editorial experience, along with her creativity and leadership will situate the publication to grow in the coming years. In addition, I am grateful to Dr. Jane Flanagan who served as interim Editor for the past two years and helped to develop Visions within this new and exciting publication model.”

Dr. Nicoll is an active member of SRS and has supported the annual conference as a member of the planning committee, providing technical support and assistance. She is also a key planner for the Virtual Nursing Theory Week, held annually in March. Her interest in nursing theory was sparked during her undergraduate education at Russell Sage College in Troy, NY (1977) and continued in her Master’s program (University of Illinois, 1980) and doctoral study at Case Western Reserve University (1988). She was the Editor of Perspectives in Nursing Theory for four editions, first published in 1986.

Dr. Nicoll welcomes manuscripts for Visions as well as qualified individuals to serve as peer reviewers. To learn more, please contact Dr. Nicoll directly at Leslie@medesk.com or by phone at 207-415-1590.