Following the demise of Cryptozoology (published by the now-defunct International Society of Cryptozoology) there has been no peer-reviewed scientific journal devoted to cryptozoology for quite some time. Consequently the Journal of Cryptozoology has been launched to remedy this situation and fill a notable gap in the literature of cryptids and their investigation. For although some mainstream zoological journals are beginning to show slightly less reluctance than before to publish papers with a cryptozoological theme it is still by no means an easy task for such papers to gain acceptance and as a result potentially significant serious contributions to the subject are not receiving the scientific attention that they deserve. Now however they have a journal of their own once again and one that adheres to the same high standards for publication as mainstream zoological periodicals.