This August issue begins with a follow-up on July’s special issue. The July special issue, entitled “Genetic Influences on Peer and Family Relationships across Development,” was co-edited by Lisabeth F. DiLalla and Paula Y. Mullineaux. Both focus on the role of genetic influences on adolescent and child development. Their expertise is what led them to develop the outstanding special issue published in July. Regrettably, the lead co-editor’s own contribution to the special issue was inadvertently excluded.

There are no good remedies for addressing publishing errors, even in the age of online publishing. The best that we could do was to publish her piece in the following issue. As a result, this issue begins with my sincere apologies for the error and with her article: “Peer Victimization and DRD4 Genotype Influence Problem Behaviors in Young Children” by Lisabeth Fisher DiLalla, Kyle Bersted and Sufna Gheyara John.

While we were thinking through how to remedy the failure to include a manuscript in the hard copy version of the special issue, we realized another omission. Although it is not customary to do so, we found it incumbent on us to publically extend our appreciation to the reviewers who helped develop the special issue. As a look at the special issue reveals, the special issue editors and reviewers upheld the journal’s standards and furthered its mission of supporting cutting-edge multidisciplinary work. For that, we are very grateful to the following researchers:

Kevin Beaver

Sara Biebl

Marieke Buil

Alex Burt

Kit Elam

Sufna Gheyara John

Tina Kretschmer

Kelly Klump

Alison Pike

Michael Pogue-Geile

Soo Rhee

Erica Spotts

Pol Van Lier

Frank Vitaro

The above reviewers are part of a select group of contributors to our field. Developmentalists all know that reviewers play an indispensable role in shaping manuscripts and the field itself. Yet, their contributions are rarely acknowledged and even more rarely rewarded, which may explain why few are willing to do it and do it well.

On behalf of the Journal, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the special issue editors who reviewed each manuscript as well as their colleagues who provided exceptionally strong reviews. The result of their efforts was a very important special issue that breaks new ground in the study of genetic and peer influences on adolescence.