Authors should be sure to make the article's applicability to primary health care providers immediately apparent. The journal also publishes articles that focus on primary care practice and ways to advance the nurse practitioner's role. Such articles may include critical national, political, legal, economic, ethical, and social issues that affect primary care clinicians. Announcements of general interest to our readers will be published on a space-available basis. NPJ also welcomes letters to the editor.
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Acknowledgments Short Communications Review Process NPJ is a refereed journal. Submitted manuscripts considered as potential feature articles are reviewed by the editorial staff for originality, timeliness, validity, and interest to the readers. Some degree of revision is almost always required. Material selected for Letters to the Editor or Short Communications is not refereed by the Editorial Board. Prior to submitting an article and during the revision process, the author can expedite review by having the manuscript reviewed by colleagues and at least two peers who are experts on the article topic.