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This Issue marks the transition of the USA Editorship from Larry Gould, who is standing down from this role after an exceptional period which has seen Organisational & Social Dynamics grow from its launch to being a highly respected and valued Journal with a large subscription base and growing prospects. It is important, therefore, that we take this opportunity to say thank you.
Contributors in the USA and beyond will be well aware of Larry as a highly professional, competent, and helpful Editor who has continually responded to their needs for the past seven years. From a publishing perspective, he will be appreciated for his understanding and knowledge of the intricacies of the processes that have resulted in him being regarded as a conscientious Editor: one who ensured that things were done in an appropriate manner and with an eye on future developments. And from a management perspective, as a thoughtful, determined, but ever amicable colleague who could be relied upon to ensure that the best needs of the Journal were always in the forefront of his thinking when it came to matters of policy and procedure; and as someone with a wonderful sense of humour that constantly made it a great pleasure to work with him. However, this Journal owes considerably more to Larry than is apparent from the above. As will be shown below, his involvement started well before the Journal was published and we benefited greatly from the skill and knowledge that he contributed, which helped us to meet the challenges that arose at each new stage of its development.
In August 1998, Larry accepted an invitation from OPUS to be a joint Editor of an OPUS Journal that was, at that time, without a formal name or a publisher. Part of the brief was to prepare a proposal to send to prospective publishers. Over the next few years Larry worked closely with the OPUS Management Group as we all began to learn about the realities and difficulties of journal publication. Much hard work went into the process