The success of a journal rests on the quantity and quality of submissions. Infant and Child Development has witnessed significant gains in both respects over the last couple of years. In order to maintain and improve standards yet further, we have felt it necessary to broaden the available editorial expertise. With this in mind, we invited Mark Bennett to become the third chief editor for the journal. Formerly an outstanding book editor for the journal, we are pleased to announce that Mark accepted our invitation.
Mark Bennett gained his PhD in 1982 at the London School of Economics. Since then he has held appointments at the Universities of Durham and Dundee. He is currently a Reader in Developmental Psychology at Dundee and has research interests which lie at the intersection of developmental and social psychology. His recent research has addressed the development of social identity and processes involved in social categorisation. He has published widely on aspects of children's social cognition and served as Chair of the Developmental Section of the British Psychology Society from1996 to 1998.
Delighted as we are with Mark becoming one of the chief editors for the journal, we were then left with the problem of finding someone to take over his role as book editor. We are equally delighted to report that Adina (Dina) Lew agreed to become the new book editor. Dina gained her PhD in 1992 at the University of Stirling. Since then she has held appointments at Nene College,