International, collaborative nursing

It is a truism that nursing has become more and more international in its scope and inter-relationships. This is one of the great benefits of the globalisation of the world economy, together with electronic communication and ease of air travel. Every time I put together a new collection of articles for publication in INR, I am amazed at the range of countries represented. In this issue for example there are authors from Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, Israel, Jordan, Nigeria, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, Uganda and the USA. Not only are authors from individual countries represented, but also at least five of the articles in the current issue represent collaborations between nurses from different countries. If we were also to include the nationalities of the reviewers of all these articles, the list would be even longer. Adapted from the source document.