PsychNology (ISSN 1720-7525) is an international, peer-reviewed electronic journal about the relationship between humans and technology; it is the product of an expanding community with a theoretical and practical interest in this topic, willing to experiment with ideas and methods. The journal intends to offer a place to publish new elaborations and give them wide visibility. We invite you to leaf through the first issue of the journal, which hosts a special section on ‘Usability in electronic environments’(http://www.psychnology.org/number01.htm), and to find out more details on the whole project (http:// www.psychnology.org).

   Contributions are welcome to the next issue to come, which will have (but will be not restricted to) ‘Body in cyberspace’ as a target theme. Members of the PsychNology community have met this issue in their own work, such as in computer applications for health and therapy, and have experienced the need for sophisticated models and sensitive methods. Body in cyberspace hits the relationship among humans and technology at its core, forcing to problematize given for granted definitions of bodily functionalities and to avoid simplistic depictions of cyberspace as a purely symbolic realm. Submissions on this theme or other themes of general relevance to the journal are accepted until December, 15, 2002.

  Submission guidelines are specified on the web site (http://www.psychnology.org/contribute.htm for the standard journal, http://www.psychnology.org/ssubm.htm, for the graduate student section); an indicative list of themes of relevance to the journal is available at http://www.psychnology.org/topics.htm. Submissions may be sent with full contact details to the following addresses:

psychnology@hotmail.com (senior section), psychnologystudent@yahoo.it. (student section)