I began as editor-in-chief of the Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde in 2009, and the current issue is the last to be produced under my aegis. It is time to step aside before the journal has remained in the same hands for too long. Being the editor of a journal that has appeared since 1853 has been a privilege, an honour, and quite a responsibility as well. The journal has been guided by such a long series of editors—many of them quite famous scholars—and I was determined that it would not deteriorate, or even disappear, on
The Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde (BKI) has been published since 1853. It has reached this respectable age by keeping tradition in high regard, yet changing with the times, remaining fully current through successive editorial changes. The Bijdragen is currently going through a series of new changes that will allow it to remain a truly up-to-date interdisciplinary journal on Southeast Asia, appealing for a broad readership. The latest important change, which is also the reason for this Editorial, is in publisher. From this issue on, Bijdragen will leave KITLV and be published
