Choosing a Professional Journal for Manuscript Submission

(Choosing a Professional Journal for Manuscript Submission)

The article explores identifying mTBI after a concussive event among athletes. Early identification of mTBI is critical to avoid progression to persistent post-concussion systems and long-term disability by intervening early. Athletes often experience concussive events like knocking heads against each other during a tackle, falling to the ground, hitting sporting equipment like goalposts, and other scenarios. A symptom-based procedure is often undertaken after a knock on the head, but it is primarily based on subjective data. Most athletes also fail to report in case of progression and often perceive it as a mere headache. This paper explores strategies to enhance mTBI identification after a concussive event to help with early intervention and treatment and avoid disease progression into severe states. The Journal of Academic of Pas (JAAPA) and the Clinical Advisor are selected to publish this article and share it with the wider health fraternity. (Choosing a Professional Journal for Manuscript Submission)

Journal of the Academy of PAs (JAAPA)

JAAPA is peer-reviewed and belongs to the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA). It has existed for over 25 years, guided by the primary mission of supporting physician associates/physician assistants’ ongoing learning and advancement by offering current information and evidence-based research on clinical, health policy, and professional problems (JAAPA, n.d.). With JAAPA, providers can obtain editorials on clinical review articles, case reports, clinical departments, original health service research, and articles that address professional issues of interest to PAs (JAAPA, n.d.). Pas can also obtain other online resources shared through blogs and links in the journal website, including instructions for authors, drug information, currently active CME, and current medical news. However, the information and full articles are available only to registered users and members of AAPA.

The article is well-known, widely used, and available to over 131,000 certified Pas in the US, making it suitable for publishing this article. One of my writing goals is to publish in JAAPA to address the wider PA audience (JAAPA, n.d.). Another factor considered is the high relative impact factor, which would help raise the article’s profile if published. The journal is also known for its social capital and acknowledged and respected for high quality and authority, with the ability to impact a wider audience and a wide range of articles that extend beyond clinical research topics (JAAPA, n.d.). To publish an article, an individual needs to be an AAPA member or a registered user and write an article that fits the journal, including the scope and audience. Recommendations on strategies and procedures for identifying mTBI after a concussive event fall within the journal’s scope and is of interest to Pas, making the journal suitable for the topic. The specific article is submitted using the Editorial Manager, a portal that handles submission that requires the creation of an account if not a member or registered before. (Choosing a Professional Journal for Manuscript Submission)

The Clinical Advisor

The Clinical Advisor addresses therapeutic areas of general medicine, nursing, and primary care, with the primary readership consisting of clinicians, family practice physicians, general practitioners, nurse practitioners, nurse practitioners/physician assistants, nurses, physician assistants, physicians, physicians – medicine, and primary care physicians. It is a bimonthly journal for nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) operating in primary care (Clinical Advisor, n.d.). It is guided by the primary mission of keeping practitioners updated with current information regarding diagnosing, treating, managing, and preventing medical or health conditions observed in a normal office-based primary-care setting. NPs and PAs can also access web-only content, including interactive polls, quizzes, contests, exclusive news updates, medical slideshows, expert commentary, live clinical meeting coverage, comprehensive information on particular medical conditions, and career resources (Clinical Advisor, n.d.). Haymarket Media is the publisher, offering practitioners a broad range of authoritative publications and services. One has to register with the Clinical Advisor to publish and access premium features. This journal has a wide audience of over 70,000 NPs and 30,000 Pas in the US, making it suitable for publishing the article (Clinical Advisor, n.d.). The editorial content or clinical question is submitted on the Submissions page on the Clinical Advisor website. (Choosing a Professional Journal for Manuscript Submission)

References

Clinical Advisor. (n.d.). About Us. https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/home/about/

JAAPA. (n.d.). About the Journal. https://journals.lww.com/jaapa/pages/aboutthejournal.aspx

Choosing a Professional Journal for Manuscript Submission