ðə dʒˈɜːnəl wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks baɪ dˈʌɡləz dˈiː. ɹˈɪtʃmən jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə, sˌæn dɪˈeɪɡoʊ ænd dʒˈoʊp ˈɛm.ˈeɪ. lˈændʒ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈæmstɚdˌæm, hˌuː stˈɪl æz ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn sˈɜːv æz ðə dʒˈɔɪnt ˈɛdɪɾɚzɪntʃˈiːf.
The journal was established in 1996 by Douglas D. Richman (University of California, San Diego) and Joep M.A. Lange (University of Amsterdam), who still as of 2013 serve as the joint editors-in-chief.