As we begin the fourth volume of the Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, we are pleased that the Journal has begun to achieve important parts of its mission of being an influential contributor to the debate on pension provision. The Journal is now in about half of the top US academic libraries and is also indexed by EconLit and AgeLine. Pension and social security issues continue to be on top of the policy and research agenda in most major countries. As the first and only academic journal focusing entirely on pension economics and finance, the Journal of Pension Economics and Finance has been in a unique position to contribute to the public debate.