Dr. Amy Abbott has been appointed to the editorial review board for a new journal, the Journal of Nursing Education and Practice (JNEP). JNEP is an "international, open access, peer-reviewed, scientific journal providing a forum for original articles and new ideas on clinical nursing, midwifery practice and nursing education. JNEP's primary aim is to promote a high standard of clinically related scholarship which supports the practice and education of nursing. The Journal also aims to promote the international exchange of ideas and experience that draws from the different cultures in which practice takes place."