Abstract
Publishing qualitative research in nursing and other health disciplines requires the skilful articulation of context, methodology, and relevance to practice. This workshop is tailored for nursing and other health academics, practitioners and postgraduate students seeking to better understand the complexities of getting qualitative studies published. Participants will explore strategies for selecting suitable journals, framing research questions that align with the research design, and presenting findings with clarity and rigor. The session will address common challenges in qualitative manuscript preparation, including methodological transparency, theoretical alignment, and responding to reviewer feedback. Through practical and ‘real life’ examples, attendees will gain insights into enhancing the scholarly impact of their work. Whether you are preparing a piece of work for publication, or refining your publication strategy, this workshop offers useful guidance to support your success in getting your qualitative manuscript published.  

Bio
As Discipline Lead for Nursing, Professor Neville is responsible for the strategic, academic and operational leadership and management of the discipline, and is tasked with advancing nursing at a local, national and international level. He is committed to developing research capability and capacity in nursing with a particular focus on early and midcareer researchers. His research platform focuses on ensuring communities promote healthy ageing and are appropriate places for older citizens to age in. Professor Neville is an executive member of the University of the Sunshine Coast Healthy Ageing Cluster where he leads a programme of research on age-friendly communities utilising authentic co-design principles. His latest work is a co-design project that validated the ‘Age Friendly Cities and Communities Questionnaire’. A key output from this research was the development of a protocol for government and councils to utilise when assessing the age friendliness of their communities. Professor Neville’s work influences policy, practice and education and has resulted in the development of publicly available resources for communities to use to support being accredited by the World Health Organisation as an Age Friendly Community. His reputation as a nurse and gerontological researcher has resulted in a number of local, national and international appointments, including as a Fellow and life member of the College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ).  Professor Neville is also an Editor for the Journal of Clinical Nursing and an Associate Editor for the Australasian Journal on Ageing, where he manages manuscript submissions through the review process to publication. He is also a strategic advisory board member for the Minister for Seniors Age-Friendly Communities Taskforce, as well as a member of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Grant Assessment Committee. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Nursing at the Western Sydney University and Edith Cowan University and a Research Associate at the Auckland University of Technology Centre for Active Ageing.