 He has been succeeded by Gareth Leng, University of Edinburgh (from 1997 to 2004), Julia Buckingham Imperial College (2005-2008), London, Dave Grattan University of Otago (2009-2013) and the present Editor-in-chief, Julian Mercer of the University of Aberdeen (2014- ).Customary peer-review policies for scientific journals are followed.When a manuscript is submitted to The Journal, it sent for review to two or three independent experts, often including members of the editorial board.