JWBH: Letter from the editors

Abstract

As we look back on 2020, the tumultuous beginning of a new decade, we recognize the stress and trauma faced by workplaces and working adults and their families throughout the world. In some ways, 2020 has sped by quickly, given all that we have experienced. Yet, simultaneously, the accumulated trauma contributes to a sense of a very slow-moving year. Either way, we cannot minimize the impact on the ever-changing world of work and on workplace behavioral health and well-being. The Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health has always held a special place in its mission and core publishing goals to highlight and bring empirical attention to the work being conducted in global workplaces and the translation of research into practice in diverse workplace settings. In 2020, the Journal continued to grow as we received 136 manuscripts, which is nearly double that of our previous year. We also experienced a dramatic increase in articles written by scholars from around the globe, which provided many useful and diverse perspectives on our field and the practice of workplace behavioral health. The Journal published four issues in 2020, which comprised 16 articles altogether. We wish to express our gratitude to all of the peer reviewers for the Journal who are listed on the following pages. This year has been especially challenging for scholars and practitioners given the additional factors of a global pandemic, political and social unrest, and continued stressors exacerbated by climate change. We are very grateful of our reviewers’ and Editorial Board members’ time and efforts as they help safeguard the scholarly integrity of our publication by helping us make informed decisions about manuscripts, ensuring that our journal meets high-quality scientific standards. Thank you to the following professionals who provided reviews in 2020: