If you are confused about the differences between blogs and journal articles, you are not alone! To the rescue – the recent article in Writer’s Camp titled “Blog Post, Journal Article, or Both?” This article explains the distinctions, and also introduces the ‘hybrid” concept that is being used for “Writer’s Camp”!

Writer’s Camp has very quickly emerged as a vital resource for nursologists seeking to share ideas and accomplishments in the nursing literature, on nursing websites, and beyond! In this digital age, the resources on the internet and in print have seemed to merged, but there remain distinctions that are important to understand. “Print” journals are now accessed almost exclusively online, yet they maintain an important and distinct identity as scholarly journals. Most “print” journals also have online blogs, which serve to enhance the visibility of information and resources published in the journal. The American Journal of Nursing‘s blog, for example, is “Off the Charts.” Many, perhaps most of us, read articles from our favorite professional, news and social publications online. We rely on social media to point to the more extensive reports and descriptions that appear online as articles, in what at one time, were newspapers or journals or even books. Many of those print resources are still available, but many have migrated to online-only availability.

There is one important thing that blogs and journal articles have in common – the content must be apropriate for the particular blog or journal that you are interested in for your own publications! Every website and journal provides information for authors, and typically the first point of informaion has to do with the mission or purpose of the website or publication! Here is what we note as the first guideline on Nursology.net – A connection to Nursology.net content, including links to relevant resources on this site, is required for all posts.

So head on over to “Writer’s Camp” and check out the guidance provided in this article and in many more! Then sharpen your “pencil” and start drafting!