RGN's Commitment to Moving Intervention Science Forward: Specifying Targets, Mechanisms of Action, and Outcomes

Recently, there has been an increase in the number of gerontological research journals being published and a concomitant increase in the number of articles published on aging. On the face of it, more science and more publication in gerontology sound good for the field. But more is not necessarily better. As Editor of Research in Gerontological Nursing (RGN), I have a responsibility to publish articles that are notable for making a contribution to science. Replication studies contribute to science, but only up to a certain saturation point. Researchers also need to use published data as the

Source: Research in gerontological nursing - March 27, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Christine R. Kovach, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA Source Type: research