Comments by SPR members on the production and appearance of the journal are welcome. New submissions were down in North America in 1999 but up in Europe, so that the overall flow of manuscripts was about the same as in 1998. The time from final acceptance to publication is now about 7-9 months, an appropriate lag. However, this lag has been gradually falling for several years, while the overall rate of new submissions has been steady. If the rate of new submissions does not increase, the number of pages per issue may have to be reduced.
Editorial standards remain high.
The co-editors encourage SPR members to submit papers to the Journal, especially reports of new and interesting research. Research on Psychotherapy dealing with Violence and Trauma . We welcome proposals for other special sections. The suggestions may include books you have written and any other books that might be interesting to SPR members. The journal web pages include abstracts of articles in four languages, as well as instructions to authors and other information.