The Future of Verbal Behavior: Together Is Better.

Rosales (2018) is not a research study. It is the new editor’s welcome letter.

She tells readers how The Analysis of Verbal Behavior will pick papers from now on.

The key rule: every verbal-behavior article must link its findings to real practice.

There are no data or graphs.

The editor simply states the journal will turn away pure theory that cannot be used.

She wants studies that show teachers, parents, or clinicians exactly what to do.

Hagopian et al. (2000) counted every paper published from 1982-1998. They found only 27% were experiments and most used college students. The new editor is reacting to that history.

Jarrold et al. (1994) gave clinicians ACT, a ready-to-use verbal intervention for adults. Rosales (2018) wants more contributions like that—tools you can take straight to session.

Cameron et al. (1996) explained how naming creates symbolic language. The editorial says such basic work is still welcome, but authors must now spell out how it helps a child learn to mand or tact next week.

If you submit to TAVB, add a paragraph that starts with “Here is how a practitioner can use this tomorrow.” If you read TAVB, expect every article to include a clear takeaway box. The shift nudges our field from ivory-tower talk to kitchen-table action.