Editorial.

The author reflects on the extensive changes that have been made to the journal as of 1999. She talks about the success achieved by one of the journal's member of the editorial board, Jon Davidson, after being awarded the IAVCEI Wager Medal for outstanding contributions to the field of petrology. She mentions the continued advancement of the journal through its electronic publishing. She also notes the return of Kurt Bucher to the editorial board after his year long sabbatical in the U.S.