CLIENT:
Clinical Leadership & Management Review

SERVICES:
Internal Communications

BACKGROUND:
The Clinical Leadership & Management Review (CLMR) is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed journal of Clinical Leadership & Management Association, an international association of more than 5,000 clinical laboratory professionals. The purpose of CLMR is to increase awareness among readers about the concepts and techniques of management and the broad issues and trends in health care that have an impact on the clinical laboratory.

CHALLENGE:
Oversee all editorial development and production of three issues of the publication while the editor was on a leave of absence. Duties included: soliciting authors to submit articles and columns on agreed-upon topics; editing all manuscripts, conducting a peer-review process of each submission, notifying authors of acceptance or rejection of articles; providing content for an editorial as well as “Books in Brief” and “Management Hotline” sections of the publication; scheduling all articles for publication with the publisher; and editing and coordinating author reviews of all page proofs.

RESULTS:
Despite having no former experience in the health care clinical lab arena, for nearly six months, M. NICHOLS took over all duties associated with content development, editing and publication of this journal, now in its 19th year. During this period, we oversaw production of three issues of the publication, meeting the publication’s editorial and scientific standards, as well as deadlines and budget requirements.