New Issue of the International Journal of Forecasting

A new issue of the International Journal of Forecasting (IJF) is out now. Hard copies will be posted soon. This is a special issue on US presidential election forecasting with guest editors James Campbell and Michael Lewis-Beck.

	1.	Editorial Board Page iii
	2.	US presidential election forecasting: An introduction Pages 189-192 James E. Campbell and Michael S. Lewis-Beck
	3.	Forecasting the presidential primary vote: Viability, ideology and momentum Pages 193-208 Wayne P. Steger
	4.	It's about time: Forecasting the 2008 presidential election with the time-for-change model Pages 209-217 Alan I. Abramowitz
	5.	The economy and the presidential vote: What leading indicators reveal well in advance Pages 218-226 Robert S. Erikson and Christopher Wlezien
	6.	Forecasting presidential elections: When to change the model Pages 227-236 Michael S. Lewis-Beck and Charles Tien
	7.	Forecasting non-incumbent presidential elections: Lessons learned from the 2000 election Pages 237-256 Andrew H. Sidman, Maxwell Mak and Matthew J. Lebo
	8.	Evaluating U.S. presidential election forecasts and forecasting equations Pages 257-269 James E. Campbell
	9.	Campaign trial heats as election forecasts: Measurement error and bias in 2004 presidential campaign polls Pages 270-282 Mark Pickup and Richard Johnston
	10.	Prediction market accuracy in the long run Pages 283-298 Joyce E. Berg, Forrest D. Nelson and Thomas A. Rietz
	11.	The keys to the white house: An index forecast for 2008 Pages 299-307 Allan J. Lichtman
	12.	The state of presidential election forecasting: The 2004 experience Pages 308-319 Randall J. Jones Jr.

Read more on the IJF at http://www.forecasters.org/ijf/