Editorial; a special issue on fluency disorders, H.H. Gregory; improving the effectiveness of stuttering intervention - the journey continues, J.F. Watson; of what value is a measure of the stutterer's fluency?, R.M. Lees; rise and fall of operant programs for the treatment of stammering, A. Kuhr; stuttering in childhood - a 5-year longitudinal study in progress, H.S. Johannsen et al; a case of acquired stuttering, H. Bijleveld et al; stuttering therapy in 1837 and a young boy's dramatic experience, A. Preus; IALP news; forthcoming papers.