Abstract
With the publication of this volume and issue, Nursing Science Quarterly (NSQ) will “just keep moving on,” carving out its place for the enhancement of the nursing discipline, while seeking innovative ways to expand knowledge development in the health sciences.
Editorial: “Move On”—Beginning Anew
Stop worrying where you’re going-
Move on
If you can know where you’re going
You’ve gone
Just keep moving on
Sondheim and Lapine’s (1984) lyrics, from the song “Move On,” serve as “an anthem encouraging progression and change” (Ellis, 2023, para. 8). To “Move on” with starting something new, whether it be a new job, a new place to live, or a new role, is filled with nervous excitement, where the fragility of success lingers. It is with great honor that I was asked to be and accepted the role as the new editor of Nursing Science Quarterly (NSQ), one of nursing’s most well-respected and unique journals. I have been associated with the journal in some way for over 30 years: first as an undergraduate nursing student, a graduate student, an author, a reviewer, an editorial board member, and a contributing editor. As can be imagined, every new role takes time to “fit” and find one’s “pattern and rhythm.” So, I look forward to working with the authors and researchers, the reviewers, the editorial board members, and the SAGE production team to continue the success of NSQ and to shape the journal in ways that will expand its scope and purpose.
I must thank the tireless efforts of Dr. Rosemarie Rizzo Parse, the founding editor and creator of NSQ. Dr. Parse spent almost four decades at the helm of the journal: servings as a mentor and leader to budding and seasoned scholars, refining and editing their ideas with her keen eye and sharp intellect. The vision for a journal like NSQ was born out of Dr. Parse’s belief that nursing is a unique discipline that is housed in its extant and emerging theories, models, and frameworks (Parse, 2012). Through NSQ, Dr. Parse provided a scholarly venue for qualitative researchers to publish their studies, at a time when other journals would not publish such studies. Dr. Parse has been a kind, insightful sage as I transition into this new role.
With the publication of this volume and issue, NSQ will “just keep moving on,” carving out its place for the enhancement of the nursing discipline, while seeking innovative ways to expand knowledge development in the health sciences.
