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COLLEGIAN

ISSN 1322 7696
Journal of Royal College of Nursing Australia

© Royal College of Nursing, Australia 2008

Australia's most dynamic influential nursing journal read by professional nurses within Australia and overseas, Collegian is the official journal of the Royal College of Nursing, Australia. Collegian aims to reflect the broad interests of nurses and the nursing profession, and to challenge nurses to emerging areas of interest. It publishes articles on professional, policy and practice issues. The College is the peak national professional organisation for nurses in Australia. Its mission is to benefit the health of the community through promotion and recognition of professional excellence in nursing.

Commencing 2008 Collegian is published by Elsevier Australia (a division of Reed International Books Australia Pty Ltd).

JOURNAL INFORMATION 
- About Collegian
- Aim & Scope
- Advertising Information
- Copyright
- Disclaimer

JOURNAL LISTING
If you are a member of Royal College of Nursing, Australia, you can read Collegian online. MEMBERS: CLICK HERE TO ACCESS TO THE MEMBERS LOUNGE

If you are not member, click HERE so that you can view the table of contents to see what is in each issue of Collegian.

EDITORIAL BOARD
Includes contact details of the Collegian Editor, Sub-editors and Editorial Assistant.

GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS
Collegian is a refereed journal with an Editorial Panel that meets high standards of academic and clinical expertise. Collegian reflects the broad interests of nurses and the nursing profession. We invite papers that report original clinical and education research, scholarly critique of policy and nursing issues and clinical case reports. In addition, Collegian seeks to promote nursing through publication of reviews and nursing commentaries.

Most papers published in Collegian are peer reviewed by a double blind process using reviewers who meet high standards of academic and clinical expertise. Other papers are published at the discretion of the Editor if they contribute to nursing knowledge and debate. Collegian is distributed to members of the College and is available by separate subscription.  The Guidelines for Authors can be viewed on the Elsevier website at www.elsevier.com.

ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS: All submissions for Collegian are to be lodged via the Elsevier website at http://ees.elsevier.com/coll/default.asp. You will find the Guidelines for Contributors and additional information via the following link: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/713759/auth

Author enquiries: For enquiries relating to the submission of articles please visit the journal’s EES page ees.elsevier.com/coll. The Corporate website (www.elsevier.com/authors) also provides the facility to track accepted articles and set up e-mail alerts to inform you of when an article’s status has changed, as well as detailed artwork guidelines, copyright information, frequently asked questions and more.

Contact details for questions arising after acceptance of an article, especially those relating to proofs, are provided after registration of an article for publication.

SUBSCRIBE
Collegian is published by Elsevier for Royal College of Nursing, Australia four times each year and is posted to members of Royal College of Nursing, Australia.

To subscribe to Collegian you will need to contact Elsevier at www.elsevier.com. There is an online subscription form available for Collegian at this link. Note that prices quoted are in US dollars.

Institutional Price: 
EUR 165 for European countries and Iran
JPY 26,200 for Japan
USD 225 for all countries except Europe, Japan and Iran

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Publication information: Collegian (ISSN 1322-7696). For 2008, volume 15 is scheduled for publication. Issues are sent by Priority Air. Claims for missing issues should be made within six months of the date of dispatch.