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EDITORIAL
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in Full Flight
It has been almost three years since we switched
our name from Scandinavian Journal of Beha-
viour Therapy to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.
We stated at the outset of that change that we
were marking a new era for a journal with a 30-
year history and very impressive series of
previous editors-in-chief – lofty goals and big
shoes for us to fill. We promised several things in
our inaugural editorial. These included more
articles on a broad scope of issues, contributors
from a wide range of international locations, and
timely editorial feedback and publication. In
2003 we further promised the publication of
special issues dealing with focused topics rele-
vant to cognitive behaviour therapists and
researchers and, unbeknownst to readers, kept a
major goal to ourselves.
So, how are we doing? Well, the simple answer
is that looking back over the past three years
brings us a sense of pride. We have now
published 11 issues of Cognitive Behaviour
Therapy, with 59 scholarly articles from clin-
icians and researchers from around the globe, two
issues on special topics, and 19 book reviews.
You may have also noticed that several issues are
longer, at 64 pages rather than the regular 48.
This longer format will continue from this point
forward, allowing us to publish a greater number
of high quality papers. It is also noteworthy that,
despite having an increase in the volume of
submissions to consider, we have been able to
keep most initial feedback editorial decisions on
manuscripts to about 6 weeks. The downside of
an increased submission rate is an increased
rejection rate. While this is unfortunate, we are
confident that our editorial board and reviewers
are giving us feedback that allows us to provide
you with the highest quality articles possible.
We are now pleased to let you in on that goal
we had been keeping to ourselves. Realizing this
goal – something accomplished in the spring of
2004 – validates the pride we feel in helping
produce this journal for you. So what is it? Unless
you read the inside front cover you may have
missed that in addition to Psychological Ab-
stracts/PsychINFO and several other databases
listed under Indexed/abstracted, Cognitive Beha-
viour Therapy is now also referenced in Index
Medicus/MEDLINE. This referencing includes
all articles published since our inaugural issue in
2002. This means several things for our journal.
Articles will likely be sought by a broader
readership and, in turn, will be referenced more
often in related literature. This will increase the
likelihood that the work published in Cognitive
Behaviour Therapy will have a far reaching
impact on subsequent research and practice and,
ultimately, this is what motivates us to do what
we do.
While we never expect to fill the shoes of our
editorial predecessors, we do hope to contribute
to their legacy. To this end, we renew the
promises set forth in our first editorial. In
addition, we add to those promises the pledge
that we will work toward increasing the impact
that our journal has on the field. We have now
taken full flight and hope we continue to serve
you well.
Gordon J. G. Asmundson
Gerhard Andersson
Per Carlbring
Ata Ghaderi
Stefan G. Hofmann
Sherry H. Stewart
Editors
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Vol 33, No 3, pp. 113, 2004
#2004 Taylor & Francis ISSN 1650-6073
DOI 10.1080/16506070310000992