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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access originally published online on December 11, 2007
Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2007 32(10):1165-1178; doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsm111
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© The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Journal of Pediatric Psychology (JPP), 2003–2007: Editor's Vale Dictum

Ronald T. Brown, PhD ABPP

Temple University, Department of Public Health

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Ronald T. Brown, PHD, ABPP, Temple University, 3307 North Broad Street, 300 Jones Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. E-mail: rtbrown@temple.edu.

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As I come to the end of my term as editor of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, I am pleased to report that our publication continues to improve. As the official record of an academically young field, issue by issue the Journal demonstrates that pediatric psychology is maturing into a most productive field.

It has been an honor to edit the Journal. As the previous editors did (Kazak, 2002Go; La Greca, 1997Go; Roberts, 1992Go), I have prepared this summary of the Journal's status from 2002 through 2007 (Volumes 28–32). I will review significant activities and the process by which manuscripts are chosen and prepared for inclusion. I will describe in broad strokes the authors and their research, and areas in which the field should increase coverage. I will also look at the way in which content reflects larger forces influencing pediatric psychology, and what . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   Overview
 

   Significant Activities
 
Increased Size
Expanding Contributor Pool
Increased Flexibility
Special Issues
Bold Editorial Policies
Electronic Production

   Manuscript Reviewing
 
Acceptance Rate
Editorial/Publication Lag
Impact Factor

   Trends in Published Articles
 
Author Demographics
Population Demographics
Grant Support
Article Types
Research Purpose
Ethical Regulatory Trends

   What JPP Reflects About Pediatric Psychology
 
Clinical Practice
Scientific Research
Professional Issues

   Concluding Comments
 

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