EDITORIAL

It is with great pleasure that we are able to recognize the dedication and 
hard work of the outgoing Co-Editor in Chief from the University of Nebraska 
at Kearney, USA, Dr.    Max McFarland, and the Co-Associate Editor from the 
University of Nebraska at Kearney, USA, Dr.    Teara Archwamety. Dr.    McFar-
land and Dr.    Archwamety have been involved with the International Jour-
nal of Psychology: A Biopsychosocial Approach since its inception. The many 
hours spent by Dr.  McFarland and Dr.  Archwamety in conjunction with the 
Co-Editors from Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania, Aukse Endriulaitiene 
and Loreta Gustainiene led to the first publication of the journal in 2008.  
The efforts of the founding editors of the journal have invested much time 
and energy into ensuring this journal is of high quality. The journal is peer-
reviewed, published twice a year and can be found in the Ulrich’s Periodicals 
Directory, the Index Copernicus database, in EBSCO Academic Search Com-
plete database, LITUANISTICA databases, and in the PsycINFO Journal Cover-
age List. Dr.    McFarland and Dr.    Archwamety were instrumental in making 
the life of this journal a success. 

Dr.    McFarland and Dr.    Archwamety recently retired from the Univer-
sity of Nebraska at Kearney and their roles as co-editors of the journal have 
shifted to other faculty within the UNK Counseling and School Psychology de-
partment. Dr.  Tammi Ohmstede is the new Co-Editor in Chief from UNK and 
Dr.    Carmelo Callueng is the new Co-Associate Editor from UNK. On behalf  
of the faculty in the Counseling and School Psychology department at UNK, 
we want to thank Dr.    McFarland and Dr.    Archwamety for having the fore-
sight, knowledge and drive to work with their counterparts in Lithuania to 
develop the ideas, create the possibilities, and continue the work necessary to 
publish a successful journal. 

Ph.D., NCSP Tammi B. Ohmstede,
Co-editor-in-chief

Issue 17 of the Journal was funded by a grant (No. LEI-15042)  
from the Research Council of Lithuania.