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Nurse editor is a critical leadership role for the nursing profession that requires expertise in nursing and other skills. Nurse editors shoulder a great deal of responsibility and work, and they should be compensated adequately. Updated and expanded information about nurse editors' compensation is presented. Data were collected via an anonymous sectional survey. The number of hours journal editors worked and their compensation varied widely.
Information about compensation is vital for individuals as they evaluate and negotiate the financial remuneration and benefits offered for a position. Nurses who are journal editors are not only experts in nursing. They must also be skilled in writing, editing, and other responsibilities required to bring each journal issue to fruition. The multiple areas of expertise necessary for the unique role of nurse editors should be considered when discussing compensation for these positions.
To date, there has only been one study examining the compensation of nurse editors, which was conducted in early 2003 by Freda and Kearney (2007). That study focused solely on nurse editors' financial remuneration: the amount of money for their editorial duties. The purpose of this study was to provide updated and expanded information about nurse editors' compensation. Financial remuneration and other benefits were assessed to obtain a complete picture of the total compensation nurse editors receive.
Methods
Data for this study were collected as part of an anonymous cross-sectional Internet survey of nurse editors about their roles, practices, and compensation. Details of the survey development and deployment are reported elsewhere (Waldrop & Likis, 2021). In short, the authors developed the survey with assistance from 10 nursing editors active in the International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE). A 2003 survey of nurse editors (Freda & Kearney, 2005a, 2005b, 2007; Kearney & Freda, 2005, 2006) was used as a basis for the current survey, which was pilot tested by four nursing editors. The final survey had 43 questions for editors and coeditors and 35 questions for other levels of editors (e.g., associate or assistant editor). An invitation to participate in the survey was sent to all individuals on the INANE mailing list who identified as editors (N=351). The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Institutional Review Board approved the study.
Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics....