Why We Peer Review: A Shared Stewardship in Nursing.

Keywords

peer review, stewardship, scholarship, peer support, nursing, professional generosity, academic research, academic publishing, inquiry, professionalism

Abstract

Peer review is both an inheritance and a responsibility. Though often perceived as an individual act of service, it is, in truth, a collective movement that shapes the intellectual, ethical, and political future of the profession. Each review participates in the ongoing conversation through which nursing defines what counts as knowledge, whose voices are amplified, and how care is understood in both theory and practice. When we engage in review with curiosity, fairness, and compassion, we reaffirm that nursing knowledge is not built through competition but through contribution. In doing so, we exercise the political and clinical power of conversation; the capacity to shape meaning, influence practice, and sustain the moral life of the discipline. Through this shared dialogue, we create the discourse of what is and what will be.

Original Publication Citation

Watson, A. L. (2025). Why We Peer Review: A Shared Stewardship in Nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.70402

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2025-11-17

Publisher

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Language

English

College

Nursing

University Standing at Time of Publication

Assistant Professor

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