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6 Homicide Stud. 3 (2002)

handle is hein.journals/homcst6 and id is 1 raw text is: Editors' Introduction The publication of this issue marks the first change in editorship in the history of Homicide Studies. After spending more than 5 years in organizing, launching, and then nurturing the early development of the journal, Dwayne Smith has turned over the editorial duties of Homicide Studies to us. However, the old adage the more things change, the more they stay the same seems appropriate in this case because the editorial philosophy will remain fundamentally the same under our editorship. Since its debut in 1997, Homicide Studies has proven to be a high-quality outlet for homicide research. This is, in part, an outcome of what was described in the inaugural issue as a rigorous but fair peer review process. As the new editors of this journal, we maintain a commitment to the standards for review established by Dwayne. At the same time, Homicide Studies has never avoided controver- sial topics, most notably in several articles on the relationship between firearms and homicide. This is largely due to Dwayne's efforts to ensure that the journal was not ideologically bound. Again, we remain committed to that standard. There are other points of continuity as well. One feature of Homicide Studies that we plan to continue is the periodic use of special issues of the journal devoted to timely, relevant topics. In that regard, Karen Parker of the University of Florida has accepted our offer to guest edit a special issue on the regional sub- culture of violence, tentatively planned for Volume 7. Neverthe- less, there will be some noticeable changes in Homicide Studies under our editorship. For one thing, we have made several changes to the editorial board. During Dwayne's tenure as editor, the only editorial board change came with the death of Marvin Wolfgang (his position was not replaced). With Dwayne's encour- agement, we have revised the board to reflect the current state of homicide research and the composition of the Homicide Research Working Group. Dwayne has also agreed to remain an integral part of the journal by serving as an associate editor. We wish to HOMICIDE STUDIES, Vol. 6 No. 1, February 2002 3-5 @ 2002 Sage Publications 3

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