Editorial

As one well known popular psychologist stated, 'change is difficult'. Over the past 18 months or so the Forensic Science Society has been in negotiations to outsource the production of the journal and I am delighted to be in a position to report that these negotiations have now been successfully completed. As of next year, the publication of the Journal will be undertaken by the very well respected publishing house Elsevier Ltd. This development will bring with it some changes to both the production mechanism and the delivery of the Journal. It will move us as a Society further forward in the delivery of services to our members as the professional body for Forensic Science.

This is one of the most important developments in the Journal's almost 50 year history and will produce a top level publication for the Global Forensic Science community. Science and Justice will still be available as a paper copy, though the publication will now also be available to all members and to

Plus Ga change.. . . . Dr N Nic Dabid

other subscribers over the World Wide Web as downloadable files. Furthermore, the agreement with Elsevier involves full digitisation of the back issue of the journal so that all papers will be available to members of the society through a specially designed web page on Elsevier's website. Corrected proofs of accepted papers will also be available as they progress through the editorial process before their official publication date, thus greatly reducing the time to press of articles submitted to the Journal for publication.

This very positive outcome for the journal has been a long time in coming. We are now in a position to move forward with confidence and develop Science and Justice into the future. For those of you who have submitted articles for publication over the past 12 months I thank you for your support and patience in a difficult year. I look forward to receiving more papers and articles from members of the Society in the future.

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