Reflections and Perspectives on Pediatric Psychology: Editor's

Reviews major activities of the Editor and changes in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology (JPP)for issues published in 1993 through 1997. Significant trends and accomplishments are reviewed, including the increased use of Special Issues and Special Sections to highlight current pediatric psychological research. Arti-cles published during the term are analyzed in terms of article type and popula-tion type. Comparisons are made to earlier trends in JPP publications, as report-ed by Roberts (1992). KEY WORDS: pediatric psychology; editing; professional issues; science; clinical practice. With this issue of JPP, I officially complete my term as Editor. The past 6 years3 have been challenging, rewarding, and demanding—but most of all, "fun. " One aspect of the editorial process that I have especially enjoyed is the formal and informal contacts with many distinguished, as well as up-and-coming, pediatric psychologists. Throughout my term, I have been impressed with the considerable energy, scholarship, enthusiasm, and interest of the many authors and reviewers I have encountered. These contacts made me feel "connected " to the pulse of pediatric psychology, and challenged me to think about the field, and about 'The author thanks Donald Routh, Anne Kazak, and Kathleen Lemanek for providing helpful and detailed comments on an earlier draft of this paper