Editorial

I have just completed a five year tenure as Editor-in-Chief and Founder, of the Journal of Psychological Therapies, previously under the title Psychotherapy and Counselling Psychology Reflections, launched in 2015. Professor Martin Milton was initially involved in the design and structure of the journal. I am immensely grateful to him for his incredible knowledge and sound advice, that made it possible to develop the journal. Professor John Nuttall, as the Head of RSPP, supported the journal throughout, not only by reviewing relevant manuscripts but more importantly by making it possible for alumni to receive copies.

I hope my replacement will soon be recruited to continue the important editorial activity. During this period I have managed the review process of ten issues each containing six to eight manuscripts. Over that time the Managing Editor Professor Helen Cowie, the Editorial Assistant Shirley Paul, and myself increased both the international and national membership of the editorial board whose advice and assistance in the review process has been significantly helpful in increasing academic standards. As an editor I am grateful to reviewers who dedicated so much of their time, who have worked tirelessly to the task, meeting deadlines and enabling the journal to be published in a timely fashion. I would like to thank all reviewers for taking the task seriously and for your support. Over the years I have read peer reviewers' reports at times highlighting similar strengths and weaknesses in manuscripts, whereas other times holding contradictory views. Being an editor requires reviewing reviews that are contradictory and making difficult decisions.

My experience as an editor has enhanced my own research, although I had less time to do research. I wish the new editor and the editorial board well. I shall certainly miss being involved in the journal and hope the journal will go from strength to strength.

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