The Editors of the JCPP have decided to initiate a series of Special Issues on topics for which there is a particularly high level of research activity. Topics have been selected where findings are published in a wide range of journals and where there would be special benefit from publishing a collection of high-quality empirical papers in one issue of the Journal.

The first topic selected is that of Social Cognition and will be edited by Jim Stevenson. The Editors request the submission of empirical and theoretical papers on this topic applied both to normally developing children and to clinical populations. The papers will be subjected to the normal refereeing process and if accepted for publication will appear together in one special issue of the Journal. The usual guidance on manuscript preparation should be followed—see Instructions for Contributors at:

http://www.cup.cam.ac.uk/journals/cpp/cppifc.htm

Manuscripts should be submitted by 31 March 2001 and should be marked “For consideration for Special Issue on Social Cognition”.