In last year's annual report I indicated that the flow of manuscripts had begun to taper off midway through 2021. In 2022 this trend continued. As I reflect on my own scholarly productivity at the University of Minnesota, I know that the COVID-19 years took a toll on me and my energy for work. It is almost as if working non-stop for 2 years wore me down…go figure. I'm assuming that the restricted flow of manuscripts that we experienced in 2022 was a reflection of many of us feeling low energy for work and needing a bit of a break from having our laptops opened 24/7. Despite the challenges we've all faced in 2022 and in previous years, JMFT continues to be a go-to journal for the authors and readers of some of the best relationally-oriented clinical research that is being conducted around the world. I am happy to report that overall, the numbers that reflect the health and vitality of the Journal are still in good shape.

Perhaps the most significant thing that happened within the pages of JMFT in 2022 was the continuation of the trend set by my predecessors, to do a decade-review of all the systemic family therapy outcome research. These magnificent and informative articles are in the January 2022 issue of the Journal. I would like to thank each contributing author for their high-quality work that serves to advance the field. Additionally, I'd like to thank Drs. Kendal Holtrop and Andrea Wittenborn of Michigan State University as guest editors for this January issue. Their leadership was unparalleled in helping get authors engaged and producing the final product. I encourage each reader of this report to review the contents of this issue and see where these manuscripts can inform your practice, research, or teaching.

In 2022 (January 1st - December 31st) we received 150 total original submissions, a 16% decrease from the previous year's 179 submissions which was a decrease from 200 in 2020. In my mind, I still attribute these decreases to the after-effects of the pandemic. Despite the overall numbers being down a bit, I believe the quality of the manuscripts we have received is just as high as in previous years. Additionally, I have noticed a marked increase in the number of manuscripts that center the experiences of marginalized populations in family therapy, from both a therapist and client vantage point. I think the George Floyd murder and other such police-lead injustices, the country's current immigration crisis, and the country's political bifurcation all contribute to a social environment that has social justice-oriented MFTs generating more content on populations that have been less represented in our research. I am hopeful that this trend will continue well into the future.

Our acceptance rate in 2022 was 29.2%. This represents a decrease as the acceptance rate in 2021 was 34.33%. Our submissions came from 27 different countries, an increase of 8% from last year's 25 countries. Seeing more international representation means more readers of JMFT and more researchers thinking of JMFT as an appropriate outlet for their work. The time from initial processing by the editorial assistant to a first decision was about 31 days, with approximately half of all submitted manuscripts receiving an initial decision in less than 30 days. I continue to be hopeful that our quick turnaround time will help make JMFT a desirable outlet for those who have previously published with us. JMFT prioritizes manuscripts that focus on both processes and outcomes associated with relationship-oriented clinical approaches. This has become my “elevator speech” when I tell others about the scope and focus of JMFT. We are encouraged to see that more manuscripts are being submitted from outside the United States. We welcome increased submissions from outside of North America and have taken extra steps to work with authors whose native language is not English. Additionally, we are in a continued process of adding more international scholars, who share a systemic outlook on mental health, to the editorial board. If you are one of these scholars please contact the current editor to see how you might qualify for board membership.

The JMFT Doctoral Apprentice Reviewer Program that was instituted by my predecessor, Fred Piercy, has continued. This program plays an important role in socializing the next generation of family therapy scholars. In the last year, 20 graduate students from 11 COAMFTE-accredited doctoral programs provided 27 reviews. Faculty members mentor these apprentice reviewers and provide feedback on the reviewer portion of the peer review process. In addition to this program, the efforts of a very deep and knowledgeable ad hoc reviewer panel help sustain our Journal. There were 59 scholars who agreed to review JMFT manuscripts this past year who are not on the editorial board but provided a total of 90 reviews in 2022. I am grateful for these many unsung professionals who volunteer their time in the peer review process and thereby help to guard the fidelity and trustworthiness of our research base.

我在去年的年度报告中指出，稿件流量在 2021 年中开始逐渐减少。2022 年，这一趋势仍在继续。当我反思自己在明尼苏达大学的学术生产力时，我知道 COVID-19 时期对我和我的工作精力造成了损害。两年不间断的工作几乎让我疲惫不堪……想想吧。我认为，我们在 2022 年经历的手稿流通受限反映了我们许多人对工作缺乏精力，需要在 24/7 打开笔记本电脑后稍微休息一下。尽管我们在 2022 年和前几年都面临着挑战，但 JMFT 仍然是世界各地正在进行的一些最佳关系型临床研究的作者和读者的首选期刊。我很高兴地向大家报告，总体而言，反映《华尔街日报》健康和活力的数字仍然保持良好状态。

也许 2022 年 JMFT 版面中发生的最重要的事情是我的前任所设定的趋势的延续，即对所有系统性家庭治疗结果研究进行十年回顾。这些精彩而内容丰富的文章发表在该杂志 2022 年 1 月号上。我要感谢每位撰稿人为推动该领域的发展所做的高质量工作。此外，我还要感谢Drs。密歇根州立大学的 Kendal Holtrop 和 Andrea Wittenborn 担任本期 1 月号的客座编辑。他们在帮助作者参与和制作最终产品方面的领导力是无与伦比的。我鼓励本报告的每位读者回顾本期的内容，看看这些手稿可以为您的实践、研究或教学提供哪些信息。

2022 年（1 月 1 日 - 12 月 31 日），我们总共收到了 150 篇原创投稿，比上一年的 179 篇投稿减少了 16%，比 2020 年的 200 篇减少了。在我看来，这些减少仍然归因于大流行。尽管总体数量有所下降，但我相信我们收到的稿件质量与往年一样高。此外，我还注意到，从治疗师和客户的角度来看，以家庭治疗中边缘人群的经历为中心的手稿数量显着增加。我认为乔治·弗洛伊德谋杀案和其他此类警察主导的不公正行为、该国当前的移民危机以及该国的政治分歧都促成了一种社会环境，即以社会正义为导向的 MFT 为我们中代表性较低的人群生成了更多内容。研究。我希望这种趋势在未来能够持续下去。

2022 年我们的录取率为 29.2%。这意味着 2021 年的录取率为 34.33%，有所下降。我们提交的作品来自 27 个不同的国家，比去年的 25 个国家增加了 8%。看到更多的国际代表性意味着更多的 JMFT 读者和更多的研究人员将 JMFT 视为他们工作的合适渠道。从编辑助理初步处理到初步决定的时间约为 31 天，所有提交的稿件中约有一半在不到 30 天的时间内收到初步决定。我仍然希望我们的快速周转时间将有助于使 JMFT 成为那些以前在我们这里发表过文章的人理想的渠道。JMFT 优先考虑关注与面向关系的临床方法相关的过程和结果的稿件。当我向别人介绍 JMFT 的范围和重点时，这已成为我的“电梯演讲”。我们很高兴看到有更多的手稿从美国境外提交。我们欢迎来自北美以外地区的更多投稿，并采取了额外措施与母语非英语的作者合作。此外，我们正在不断吸纳更多对心理健康有系统性看法的国际学者加入编委会。如果您是这些学者之一，请联系现任编辑，了解您如何有资格成为董事会成员。

由我的前任 Fred Piercy 发起的 JMFT 博士学徒评审员计划仍在继续。该项目在下一代家庭治疗学者的社交方面发挥着重要作用。去年，来自 11 个 COAMFTE 认证博士项目的 20 名研究生提供了 27 条评论。教职人员指导这些见习审稿人，并就同行评审过程中的审稿人部分提供反馈。除了该计划之外，一个非常深入且知识渊博的特设审稿小组的努力也有助于维持我们的期刊。去年有 59 名学者同意评审 JMFT 手稿，他们虽然不是编委会成员，但在 2022 年总共提供了 90 篇评审意见。我很感谢这些无名专业人士自愿参与同行评审过程，从而为他们提供了帮助维护我们研究基地的忠诚和可信度。