Leslie H. Nicoll, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN
At the Trailhead
- Why this matters: Authors see only a small portion of the editorial works that moves a manuscript through a journal.
- What judgment this supports: Editors make continuous decisions that balance scholarly merit, reviewer labor, and journal capacity.
- How an editor might use this: Many of the most important editorial judgments remain invisible to authors because they concern the functioning of the journal system itself.
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