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The first issue of The Scandinavian Psychoanalytic Review was published in Spring 1978, which means that with this issue, The Review enters its 10th volume.
Although 10 years is not a very long time, it may be appropriate to briefly recall for our readers the pre-history of our journal. Formally, it was Bo Larsson, Stockholm, who made the definitive proposal at the Salt-sjöbaden Conference in 1976 to issue a Nordic psychoanalytic journal in the English language. The proposal was accepted from all four psychoanalytic societies and an editorial board was founded with Bo Larsson as chief editor, and with editors from the three other Nordic Countries: Matti Tuovinen, Finland; Randolf Alnæes, Norway; Henning Paikin, Denmark.
The practical and technical-administrative problems connected with the establishment of a scientific journal, and the start-up of publishing it were much more difficult than had been foreseen. The project was finally realized, but the first issue became the target for heavy criticism, and it is a fact that after volume 2, the editorial board seriously discussed the possibility of cessation of further publication. However, we decided to continue and are therefore very proud that we are now able to publish volume 10, and that indeed The Scandinavian Psychoanalytic Review is well established.
We have been told that it was Annastina Rilton, Stockholm, who first had the idea of establishing a Nordic journal in the English language. Her idea was that the Nordic analysts needed a journal where they could bring forward their ideas, test hypotheses, and by publishing, be forced to make their thinking clearer.
At the time the idea occurred to Annastina Rilton, the biannual Nordic Psychoanalytical Congresses were well-established and had contributed to a common Nordic psychoanalytic identity. This was, of course, helped by