CFS: Gender/Sex, Mixed Methods (J of Multiple Res Approaches)

Journal of Multiple Research Approaches Special issue on: Mixed Methods in Genders & Sexualities Research Deadline for Papers: 1st March 2013 Over the past three decades, the international explosion of scholarship in the areas of gender, sex and sexuality has created new fields of inquiry and approaches in the cross-disciplinary fields of the humanities, social, …

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“Nurse writer” on Wikipedia

A new article, "Nurse writer," has been added to Wikipedia, a companion to the article "Physician writer" that was created in 2008. As a wiki, this reference allows any registered reader to revise the entry.

CFS: HIV and Sex Work

Call for submissions: HIV and Sex Work Research for Sex Work is seeking contributions for its next issue: HIV and Sex Work. This international journal provides a platform for the exchange of ideas, experiences and research results on the subject of sex work in a framework of health and human rights. We give priority to …

Narrative Writing Weekend

The Center for Health Media & Policy (CHMP) at Hunter College in New York City is offering, as a part of its program in Narrative Writing for Health Care Professionals, TELLING STORIES, DISCOVERING VOICE: A Writing Weekend for Nurses, July 20-22, 2012, in New York City. Cosponsored with the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, the conference will …

Assessing Journal Quality

An increasingly important and ever more vexing challenge for the academic writer is determining the quality or ranking of a journal. At some universities or in some schools and departments considerations of tenure and promotion are made not simply on the fact of getting your manuscripts published but also in which journals (and the rank …

CFP: Health, Illness, Culture (Taipei Forum)

Call for Proposals: Health and Illness in Culture, Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures (CSLC), Taipei Medical University (TMU), Taiwan, TMU Language and Culture Forum 2012: Health and Illness in Culture, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan Friday, December 21, 2012 http://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/46431 The "TMU Language and Culture Forum 2012: Health and Illness in Culture" invites …

CFS: Health & Identity (Hlth, Culture, & Soc)

CALL FOR PAPERS: HEALTH & IDENTITY (a special issue of Health, Culture, and Society [HCS]) AREAS: anthropology; social and community development; regional health research; national and global health awareness; mental health; quality of life issues; health legislation; health research, training and education; the social history of medicine; philosophies of health. Since the inaugural issue of …

For the Love of Writing

Writing for the Chronicle of Higher Education, Marybeth Gasman observes in "For the Love of Writing" that summer is a season for many faculty members to conduct scholarship and produce manuscripts, free from the demands of teaching and committees. Gasman discusses her own behaviors conducive of productivity: Constantly reading and absorbing new ideas and information. Dedicating large …

CFP: Am Assembly Men in Nursing

Call for Presentations: American Assembly for Men in Nursing 37th Annual Conference Men in Nursing: Partners and Leaders in Nursing's Future http://www.aamn.org/ The American Assembly for Men in Nursing has extended the deadline for abstract and presentation submissions to June 30, 2012. Submissions are being accepted for oral and poster presentations; panel and round table …

CFP: Western Schools Publishing

Western Schools is a publisher and nationally recognized accredited provider of peer-reviewed continuing nursing education home study courses. We are presently seeking authors and content editors to write articles and books for publication. Those contracted will receive financial compensation. We have writing opportunities in the following nursing topics. Additional topics not listed may also be …