New York, NY — (July 13, 2011) – Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, is pleased to announce that the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) has been awarded three Magnum Opus Awards recognizing excellence among industry writers, editors, designers and communication managers for their work in print, online, traditional and social media.
Sponsored by ContentWise, a Magnum Opus Award is a strong indicator of a journal’s leadership position. The 2011 judges for the Magnum Opus Awards recognized AJN in these categories:
- Silver – Best Signed Editorial or Essay: No Time for Complacency, written by Shawn Kennedy, MA, RN, Editor-in-Chief
- Honorable Mention – Best Sidebar: Men Get Breast Cancer Too, written by Amy Collins, Associate Editor
- Gold – Best Blog Entry: No Country for Old Women, written by Amy Collins, Associate Editor
“The American Journal of Nursing has been the leading voice of nursing since 1900 and is the most recognized nursing journal in the world. In fact, AJN has won more awards for editorial excellence and dissemination of information than any other nursing publication,” said Karen Abramson, President and CEO, Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research. “It is especially noteworthy that AJN was recognized by the esteemed Magnum Opus judges for multiple awards across all publication venues — not just healthcare publishing. We applaud the editorial team at AJN and are proud of their accomplishments.”
LWW is the gold standard for nursing information used in education, practice, and at the point-of-care. In addition to AJN, trusted nursing resources published by LWW include Nursing2010, Nursing Management, The Nurse Practitioner and Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! journal, NursingCenter.com online resource for the latest news and continuing education information, as well as the highly regarded reference books, Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!, Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice, and Nursing Drug Handbook, among many others.
Each year, the competition receives hundreds of entries in categories that encompass every meaningful area of content-delivery excellence, from illustrations to typography, and from podcasts to webzines. Entrants are judged by leading industry professionals, including the faculty at the prestigious Missouri School of Journalism, which has been turning out the best journalists and advertising people for 100 years.
About the ContentWise Magnum Opus Awards
The ContentWise Magnum Opus Awards are the leading custom media awards program recognizing excellence in editorial, design and strategy for organizations using print and online publications as well as social media in their content marketing efforts. In 2011, judges considered 560 entries in 217 categories, including 18 interactive product categories for videos, blogs, podcasts, and use of social media. Entrants were eligible to win Gold, Silver, Bronze, or Honorable Mention awards in 198 categories. Click here to download a PDF of the full list of 2011 Magnum Opus Awards winners in all categories.
About Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) is a leading international publisher for healthcare professionals and students with nearly 300 periodicals and 1,500 books in more than 100 disciplines publishing under the LWW brand, as well as content-based sites and online corporate and customer services.
LWW is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry. Wolters Kluwer Health is part of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company with 2010 annual revenues of €3.6 billion ($4.7 billion).
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