Editors' Introduction

This issue represents a new beginning for our journal. For the past five years the journal has been published by International Universities Press. Given the unusual format and content of the journal, teething problems inevitably arose. These problems were compounded by serious disagreements between the editors and the publishers. Without specifying these problems in detail, it has been clear for some time that it would be in the best interests of the journal that it be produced by another publisher.

Neuro-psychoanalysis will henceforth be published by  Karnac Books—a subsidiary of Other Press. The present issue of the journal (2002:  1) represents the first realization of that new relationship. The transfer has a few implications for readers that should be explained. Readers will be aware that, for reasons alluded to above, neither of the 2002 issues of the journal were published during 2002. We strongly wish to publish future issues of the journal on time—so that the 2003 issues, for example, must appear during 2003! This means that we have to publish four issues of the journal during 2003, twice as many as usual, in order to put us back on track. In order to deliver the 2002 issues to the readership as rapidly as possible, we have therefore chosen to publish issues 2002: 1 and 2002: 2 (i.e., the issue in which this editorial appears) within a single cover. The 2003: 1 issue should be delivered by July this year, and the 2003: 2 issue by November or December. From 2004 onward, issues should arrive every June and December.

We would like to thank our readership for their patience and loyalty to the journal throughout what has been a difficult period. We feel confident that things will run much more smoothly with the new publishers.

The Editorial Committee

For the past five years the Editorial duties of the journal have been performed by Edward Nersessian and Mark Solms, as Co-Editors. For various reasons, it is now necessary for the journal to have additiona