Vol. 9 No. 2 (2022): Online First

OnlineFirst is a feature offered by JSAN. It allows final revision articles (completed articles in queue for assignment to an upcoming issue) to be hosted online prior to their inclusion in the final online journal issue. This feature is commonly referred to as publish ahead of print, publish before print, continuous publishing, and P>P.

OnlineFirst provides clear benefits to all researchers and users of the journal's online content. The feature allows readers to access the very latest papers in the field. Authors also benefit from greatly reduced lead times between submission and publication of articles . Without OnlineFirst, an author's work would only appear online once a finalized issue was sent to print. However, with OnlineFirst, manuscripts can appear online while other articles are being completed for an upcoming issue. An author's research will therefore reach its audience more quickly, enabling an article to receive greater usage and exposure, including earlier citation opportunities by related work.