Hello all,

Behavior Analysis Online (www.behavior-analyst-online.org )has now
entered into a new phase in its evolution and growth. We have moved
from a small but visible website to becoming a key special interest
group within the Association for Behavior Analysis International.
With this, we plan to continue our focus on clinical behavior
analysis in general and want to stregthen the number of ACT articles
that we receive.

In addition to the above in 2008, we will be releasing two new
journals. They are The Journal of Behavior Analysis in Health,
Sports, Fitness, and Medicine and The Journal of Behavior Analysis
of Offender and Victim - Treatment and Prevention. We are currently
seeking articles to fill these new journals. The mission of the
journals are as stated below:

The Journal of Behavioral Analysis in Health, Sports, Fitness and
Medicine will be appearing in 2008. Behavioral Analysis in Health,
Sports, Fitness, and Medicine (BAHSFM) is a journal for those
interested in the application of behavioral principles for promoting
wellness, enhancing fitness, and sports skills development, and
ameliorating disease. The bi-directional interaction between
physiology and behavior can be effectively mediated through the
application of elementary principles of behavior. Behavior analysis
has thereby exerted its influence in the fields of health and
medicine, as well as in the enhancement of the safe and skillful
performance that in turn facilitates well-being. Examples include
but are not limited to the areas of exercise and dietary compliance,
smoking cessation, stress reduction, diabetes management, obesity
treatment, and the development of sport performance and safety skills
that bring about healthy reinforcement-rich lifestyles less
vulnerable to disease. This journal aims to foster a greater
understanding of the impact of behavior analysis on health, sports,
fitness, and behavioral medicine and seeks to publish conceptual and
research articles in these areas. In addition, we seek to publish
literature reviews and articles focused on behavior analytic
contributions to health policy and problem reduction.

The Journal of Behavior Analysis of Offender and Victim - Treatment
and Prevention (JBA-OVTP) "The mission of this new journal will be
to highlight the role of behavior analysis in adult and juvenile
crime prevention, assessment of offenders including risk assessment,
and treatment programs from a behavioral orientation including but
not limited to the use of behavioral counseling, collaborative goal
setting, contingency management, functional assessment, functionally
based interventions, respondent conditioning and counter conditioning
procedures, functional analytic psychotherapy and acceptance and
commitment therapy. The journal will also place a major focus
articles on that present behavior analytic and social learning models
of the development of criminal behavior, the behavioral treatment of
victims, victimology from a behavior analytic perspective, behavioral
interventions for violent crime, functional assessment of offender
motivation, and other types of criminal activity, including
behavioral approaches to the reduction of terrorism and insurgency
reduction. We see all of these topics as suitable for publication in
this journal. In addition, the journal will publish articles on
behavior analysis in the treatment of the offender that are policy
oriented. Articles on forensic behavior analysis, testifying, due
process, and behavioral profiling of criminal behavior will be
considered. Finally, organizational behavior management and positive
behavioral support articles dealing with system change issues in
schools and criminal institutions will also be considered.


So if you have something that you think is appropriate please feel
free to send it our way.

Joe