WASTP Conference Proceedings 2024: Journal Report

Editor's Commentary

Linda E. Homeyer
U.S.A.

https://doi.org/10.58997/wjstp.v2i2.88

During the conference, WASTP held its Annual Meeting. I provided a requested report regarding the World Journal for Sand Therapy Practice as part of that meeting. The journal has been published for 17 months; the first issue of its inaugural year was in January 2023. During 2023, an issue will be published online each month to develop awareness. In 2024, the journal moved to quarterly issues.

Here are some highlights of that report:

There have been 12,849 visits to the journal's landing page, https://wjstp-ojs-txstate.tdl.org/wjstp/index.
These visitors logged on from 49 various countries. Australia, Chile, China, Spain, United Kingdon, and the United States were among the primary home countries. Others included Greece, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Ireland, Malaysia, etc.

The top ten (10) articles views (PDF and HTML over the 17 months are):

Kottman, Adlerian Applications of Sandtray Play Therapy, 962
Fraser, Grief Walking in the Sandtrays, 769
Remey, Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy in the Sand, 608
Homeyer & Stone, Sand Therapy Standards, 586
Gil, Clinical Work with Sandtrays, 565
Herce, Ochoa de Alda, & Marrodán, La Caja De Arena En El Tratamiento Del Trauma Con Niños/As Y Adolescentes: Una Revisión Sistemática, 536
Hartwig, Homeyer, & Stone, Sand Therapy Competencies, 505
Foster, Humanistic Sandtray Therapy: Theoretical Underpinnings and Practical Applications, 418
Fraser, Focus on Miniatures: Trees, 378
10. Herce, Ochoa de Alda, & Marrodán, Sandtray and Sandplay in the Treatment of Trauma with Children and Adolescents: A Systemic Review, 262 (note with the above Spanish version, this dual-language publication has a total of 798 views)

The primary goal for 2024 and going forward is to increase the number of dual-language articles. Finally, I reminded everyone that we are always looking for manuscripts and encouraged everyone to do so: book reviews, case studies, research, literature reviews, case studies, theoretical perspectives, and more.

WJSTP also gratefully thanked the Texas State University of the Texas State University Library System, which hosts the Open Access online journal. And to Kristin Van Diest, Digital Publishing Librarian, for her ongoing support.

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