Editorial

Dear readers,

The current issue of the Scandinavian Psychoanalytic Review that you hold in your hands marks a reboot. A new team of editors took over during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the chief editorship has now switched to Stockholm, Sweden which underlines the rolling responsibility we all have for the journal. The situation we found ourselves in was quite problematic. There had been a long delay in the production of new issues and the communication structures had to be rebuilt; for instance, a lot of virtual editor meetings took place to speed up the entire production process, from reviewing manuscripts to production.

At the same time, we also started discussing how to expand and make the journal more attractive to psychoanalytically affiliated readers. We were motivated in our work by the statistics of downloads, and indications are that they are stable and even increasing, with new interest in the journal!

We were also confronted with organizational changes on the publisher’s side, as Taylor & Francis had not only moved the entire publishing house to the United States but also made significant changes per points of contact, and more.

Nevertheless, we think that we have come quite a way back to a regular publication ‘rhythm.’ Bear with us. This issue will be followed shortly by a second issue for 2022, and for the fall we hope to release the first 2023 issue. By 2024 we plan to be fully on track again.

As the new Editor-in-Chief I ‘thank you’ for your continued support. At the same time, I ask for your understanding about our recent publication delays. Please support our journal going forward by either proposing to publish your manuscripts in our journal and/or joining our editorial review board! Also, please spread the information about this journal and specific articles in your networks and to your colleagues!

In this issue you will find a variety of what we consider very interesting articles. The spectrum is covered with articles on theoretical psychoanalytic prob