Digital technology offers the chance to get peer-reviewed information out to professionals much more quickly, writes Sandra Campbell-Crofts.

Publication of contemporary nursing knowledge is important for the translation of this material to the clinical arena. The speed of access and digital functionality is an important issue within the context of our rapidly changing technological environment. The number of scientific journals worldwide is increasing with nursing journals playing an increasingly important role in the dissemination of contemporary nursing education knowledge. However, nursing journal editors face challenges in adhering to the traditional views of journal based publications while embracing the technological...