Writing as the current editor of the BJP, I respond to the research challenge Bob Hinshelwood has identified for the Journal. I explore the history of research publishing in the BJP, noting the evolution of the Journal's Aims and Scope statement, and the wide range of research methodologies and topics that have been represented. I trace the evolution of Hinshelwood's views on research, making use of Edward Said's work on late style in drawing a contrast between the views expressed in Hinshelwood's ‘Psychoanalytic research: Personal reflections’, and views expressed in earlier years.