Editorial

As this first issue of the sixth volume of the Journal appears, it seems appropriate to appraise what the Academy has so far accomplished with this publication. This also seems a good time for a tentative look at our expectations for the years ahead.

Before making such an attempt I personally wish to express my appreciation to the Executive Council of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis for having reappointed me to a second five-year term as Editor of the Journal. Unless unforeseeable circumstances prevent me from doing so, I intend, to the best of my ability, to serve this full term, which will be my last. This tribute of confidence by the Academy must be interpreted as extending to the whole Editorial Staff, and in particular to the Assistant Editors, Drs. Morton Cantor, Victor Teichner, and Jules Bemporad. Without the help of these people, who have freely devoted their time and energy, this project could not have achieved such a successful actualization.

When we came out with the first issue in January 1973, many people were pleased with the quality of the material presented and the excellence of such authors as Harry Guntrip, Kenneth Keniston, Irving Bieber, Lionel Ovesey, and Victor Frankl. Yet many experienced a sense of anxiety about maintaining such a high level in subsequent issues. Of course, no all articles that have been published in the last five years can be considered equal in merit, but we can certainly state that the overall content has been more than satisfactory. No matter what the specific interest of a particular reader is, he is likely to find in each issue at least one article which deals effectively with one of his major professional concerns. Our number of pages has increased by 50 percent, and the number of paid subscriptions has enlarged considerably. A great number of our articles has been reviewed in other media, and requests for reprints have been received by the authors from all over the world.

The great influence that we have already