Editorial

In completing my first year as editor of Psychoanalytic Psychology, I would like to take the opportunity to share some thoughts about where the journal is heading under my direction.

Let me begin by thanking all the authors and reviewers whose collective effort has contributed to giving the journal a new status. Psychoanalytic Psychology is now the second most cited psychoanalytic journal in the world, an honor that means that we are having an impact beyond our circulation numbers. For this I am proud and hopeful that the journal will continue to grow as a publication that gives more depth and power to the field of psychoanalysis.

As is apparent, no doubt, the journal is changing—in appearance and, notably, in the number of articles it publishes. My goal is to elevate the overall standard of the journal by nurturing the quality of what we publish; it is now common, for example, for authors to be asked to undertake several rounds of revisions before publication. I intend to publish scholarly articles, in particular, research articles that exemplify that psychoanalysis is not an isolated field, but one that is evolving in sophistication and is both influenced by and aims to influence other fields.

In addition, I do see a place for other kinds of contributions to the journal besides research. This year we will begin a series of probing interviews with leading figures in the field about the future of psychoanalysis, edited by Jeremy Safran and myself. Book reviews are welcome, especially review articles that discuss new books on related topics. I would be interested in receiving review articles on film, art exhibits, and new cultural phenomena. In the intent of expanding the journal's scope, I would also like to consider articles and reviews on subjects that may not be obviously psychoanalytic but that include, implicitly or explicitly, psychoanalytic perspectives.

So, the journal is a work in progress, and I look forward to the ongoing challenge of developing a lively and