editorial

People and concepts behind the Journal of Gambling Issues

Readers go to journals for their contents, but in this editorial we invite you to see what lies behind those contents. We ask our readers—if they have not done so—to read the important information that we publish in each issue of the Journal of Gambling Issues (JGI) on our statement of purpose, the ethical and accountability code that we seek to follow, along with the names of the members of our international Advisory board, Editorial board, and the valuable reviewers who help us to publish this journal. You'll find these by scrolling down through either this editorial or the first editorial in any issue.

Statement of purpose. We conclude by saying that "...our aim is to help make sense of how gambling affects us all" and we strive to do that by providing original papers on gambling research, treatment, policy, and opinion essays. Reviews of books, videos, DVDs, educational materials, and movies can inform us of the state of knowledge and of new developments in the gambling field.

Ethics and accountability. The International Society of Addiction Journal Editors (ISAJE) developed the ethical and accountability code that we strive to follow. It represents conservative and long-established practices in publishing peer-reviewed social science. We are proud to belong to this society. A constant over the last few decades in publishing health-related research and treatment papers is to require increasing transparency and accountability by authors. As other journals and the ISAJE develop new standards we will evaluate them to see if they are appropriate for the JGI.

International Advisory board. This volunteer group has counselled us on matters of publishing policy and we are always grateful for their input.

Editorial board. Like other editorial boards, this group aids the editor in decision-making on day-to-day matters and long-term planning. They sometimes carry a heavy load of time and responsibilities.

Peer reviewers. It is a commonplace in scholarly publishing to say that the peer reviewers make a journal and this is true for the JGI. Our reviewers offer their spare time and bring so many helpful qualities: wise judgement and counsel, expertise in their specialties, a keen sense of the standards for a scholarly paper, and their desire to treat authors fairly. Without these qualities the JGI would be the poorer. An editor is in the fortunate position to see how papers are improved by wise and thoughtful input from peer reviewers. Authors are sincere when they thank the anonymous reviewers who helped them develop their papers during peer review.

We are grateful to all for their contributions to the Journal of Gambling Issues. For more detailed information, please scroll down.

We welcome your comments.

Phil Lange

Phil Lange, editor, Journal of Gambling Issues
E-mail: Phil_Lange@camh.net

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Statement of purpose

The Journal of Gambling Issues (JGI) offers an Internet-based forum for developments in gambling-related research, policy and treatment as well as personal accounts about gambling and gambling behaviour. Through publishing peer-reviewed articles about gambling as a social phenomenon and the prevention and treatment of gambling problems, it is our aim is to help make sense of how gambling affects us all.

The JGI is published by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and is fully funded by the Ontario Substance Abuse Bureau of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. We welcome manuscripts submitted by researchers and clinicians, people involved in gambling as players, and family and friends of gamblers.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this journal do not necessarily reflect those of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

Ethics and accountability

The Journal of Gambling Issues is a member of the International Society of Addiction Journal Editors and supports the Farmington Consensus statement on ethical standards in publishing:
http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~sjp22/isaje/farmington.htm

Editor
Phil Lange

Editorial Board

Bruce Ballon, Peter Ferentzy, Nina Littman-Sharp, Robert Murray, Wayne Skinner, Tony Toneatto, Nigel E. Turner, and Martin Zack, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 

Advisory Board

Peter Adams, Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioural Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
 

Will Bennis, Max Planck Institute, Berlin, Germany
 

Alex Blaszczynski, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
 

Jeffrey L. Derevensky, International Center for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
 

Mark Griffiths, Psychology Division, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, U.K.
 

David C. Hodgins, Dept. of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
 

Edward Kwan, Independent practice, Hong Kong, China
 

Ray McNeil, Nova Scotia Department of Health, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
 

Lia Nower, School of Social Welfare, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, Misouri, U.S.A.
 

Nancy Petry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, U.S.A.
 

María Prieto, Dept. of Psychological Intervention, University P. Comillas, Madrid, Spain
 

Lusanda U.Z. Rataemane, National Gambling Board, Hatfield, Pretoria, South Africa
 

Gerda Reith, Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology and Applied Social Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
 

Cesar A. Sanchez-Bello, Pathological Gambling Section of Latin-American Psychiatric Association, Isla de Margarita, Venezuela
 

Målfrid Todal, Division of Psychiatry, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
 

Rachel A. Volberg, Gemini Research, Ltd., Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
 

Monica L. Zilberman, Institute of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
 

Reviewers

Peter Adams, Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioural Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
 

Alex Blaszczynski, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
 

Linda Chamberlain, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
 

Gerry Cooper, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
 

Jeff Derevensky, Youth Gambling Research & Treatment Clinic, Dept of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
 

William Eadington, Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming, University of Nevada at Reno, Reno, Nevada, U.S.A.
 

Pat Erickson, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 

Jackie Ferris, Ferris Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 

G. Ron Frisch, Problem Gambling Research Group, Dept of Psychology, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada
 

Richard Govoni, Problem Gambling Research Group, Dept of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
 

Mark Griffiths, Psychology Division, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, U.K.
 

Rina Gupta, Youth Gambling Research & Treatment Clinic, Dept of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
 

David C. Hodgins, Addiction Centre, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
 

Roger Horbay, Game Planit Interactive Corp., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 

Alun C. Jackson, School of Social Work, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, New South Wales, Australia
 

Durand Jacobs, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, U.S.A.
 

Jeffrey Kassinove, Dept of Psychology, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.A.
 

David Korn, Dept. of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 

Igor Kusyszyn, Dept. of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 

Robert Ladouceur, École de Psychologie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
 

Samuel Law, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 

Henry Lesieur, Dept of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
 

Vanessa López-Viets, Dept of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.
 

Ray MacNeil, Nova Scotia Department of Health, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
 

Virginia McGowan, Addictions Counselling Program, The University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
 

Goldie Millar, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 

Daniela Penickova, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, U.S.A.
 

María Prieto, Dept. of Psychological Intervention, University P. Comillas, Madrid, Spain
 

Gerda Reith, Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
 

Robin Room, Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs, University of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
 

Lisa Root, The Niagara Alcohol and Drug Assessment Service, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada
 

Richard J. Rosenthal, UCLA Gambling Studies Program, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
 

Loreen Rugle, Clinical and Research Services, Trimeridian, Inc., Carmel, Indiana, U.S.A.
 

Randy Stinchfield, University of Minnesota Medical School, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.
 

David Streiner, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 

William Thompson, Dept. of Public Administration, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
 

Marianna Toce-Gerstein, NORC at the University of Chicago, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
 

Lisa Vig, Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.A.
 

Rachel Volberg, Gemini Research, Ltd., Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
 

Keith Whyte, National Council on Problem Gambling, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
 

Jamie Wiebe, Responsible Gambling Council (Ontario), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 

Robert J. Williams, School of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
 

Harold Wynne, Wynne Resources Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
 

Reviews editor

Marianna Toce Gerstein, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
 

Design staff

Graphic designer: Mara Korkola, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada