Editor Scott A. McLean has a PhD in Scottish History and is presently living in Owen Sound, Ontario. Scott has been teaching in the Scottish Studies Department of the University of Guelph and, recently, has taught at Queen's International Study Centre at Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex, England. He served as General Editor of the journal Scottish Tradition (1991-1998) and acted as Coordinator of the Office of Scottish Studies at the University of Guelph. He has published a variety of articles on Medieval and Modern Scotland and is presently researching works on the Scottish periodical press and Scottish emigration to Upper Canada.