W. Richard Cowling III, RN, PhD, APRN-BC
Journal of Holistic Nursing

Editor, Journal of Holistic Nursing

Years as Editor: Since 2005

Years in INANE: Since 2006

Other Position: Professor and Director, PhD Program in Nursing University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Accomplishment: Launching a new format that includes research, practice, education and aesthetics and the creation of online submission and tracking system.

Best: Exposure to cutting edge, scholarly work

Worst: Dealing with manuscripts that are on the border of acceptability

3 words: Enthusiastic, caring, intelligent

Strangest request: A very young author emailed me to ask why I could not include information about her limitations as a beginning author with her manuscript before it was submitted for reviews.

If not editor?: Take more vacations.Relax?: Play with my grandchildren.