It is gratifying to see the first issue of the Journal of Forensic Accounting Research (JFAR) appear, and to know that we have a number of other promising papers under review. The initial call for papers went out in March 2015, following many months of work by the Publications Committee and other thought leaders of the Forensic Accounting Section. I share their vision of a publication that is both high in quality and inclusive of the broad area of forensic accounting. Eight associate editors and 79 editorial review board members provide considerable breadth and depth, and their work has been crucial to the early success of the journal. One of our objectives is to help authors bring all substantial papers to a state consistent with AAA journal quality.
I extend my thanks to the authors who have submitted to JFAR. For those whose papers were not accepted,...