Editorial

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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy is growing

There has been a steady increase in the flow of manuscripts to this journal, and I'm glad to say that the quality of submissions has commensurately improved. However, these trends have obviously created a problem, which is that there was simply not enough space for the range of excellent articles we have been receiving. The Association has therefore decided to increase the size of the journal by 25%. This should allow us to sustain a relatively short publication lag, and to maintain the mix of high quality clinical, theoretical and research material that has been the hallmark of the journal. Thanks to Cambridge University Press, particularly Janet Miles, for continued support and in making the transition to the larger size so straightforward. Of course, one of the reasons that we receive so many manuscripts is the fact that we are now one of the largest circulation journals in the field.

As ever, there are other changes in the journal. Nick Tarrier leaves us after a very long and distinguished period as assistant editor. Thanks to you Nick (but don't assume that this means that you won't get more manuscripts!) Within the editorial office during 2000 we have had additional assistance from Patrick McKnight, who has now moved on, and we would like to thank him for the excellent work he put in. Caroline Bradley has retired from the post of assistant editor; we are grateful to her for her work in this capacity. By way of consolation for our editorial losses, Hermine Graham and Elizabeth Kuipers have joined the editorial team as assistant editors. I'm looking forward to working with them over the coming years.