The American Journal of Nursing is the oldest and most respected broad-based nursing journal in the world. Peer-reviewed and evidence-based, it is regarded as the premier journal in the nursing profession. AJN adheres to journalistic standards that require transparency regarding real and potential conflicts of interest that authors, editors, and reviewers may have. It follows the publishing standards set by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). AJN welcomes submissions of evidence-based clinical application papers, descriptions of best clinical practices, original research and quality improvement reports, case studies, narratives, commentaries, and other manuscripts on a variety of clinical and professional topics. The journal also invites submissions for its various departments and columns, including artwork and poetry relevant to nursing or health care. Guidelines for writing for specific departments—Art of Nursing, Viewpoint, Policy and Politics, and Reflections—are available at http://AJN.edmgr.com. AJN's mission is to promote excellence in nursing and health care through the dissemination of evidence-based, peer-reviewed clinical information and original research, discussion of relevant and controversial professional issues, adherence to the standards of journalistic integrity and excellence, and the promotion of nursing perspectives to the health care community and the public.