title: JCPP--The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry: a history from the inside.
abstract: As the JCPP marks its 50th year of publication, this paper revisits the founding philosophy and traces the journey from the first issue through to the present. The history of the JCPP reflects the many changes that have come about in the fields of developmental psychology and child and adolescent psychiatry and the changes introduced both to meet the needs and shape the practices of clinicians and researchers. It documents the achievements of the Journal and the contributions made by many in enabling its success. As the JCPP moves forward it will enjoy the benefits of the major technological and other advances being made in research, in the evolving and expanding knowledge base, and in the modes of publication, as well as needing to manage the associated challenges that will inevitably impact on its future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. m.berger@rhul.ac.uk
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: Lionel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hersov
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D002666:Psychology, Child / Q000266:history*; D011643:Publishing / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom