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After issue 22, Paul Sawyer left the magazine and became the editor of ''White Dwarf''. With issue 23, the magazine was passed down to the newly formed [[Black Library (BL Publishing)|Black Library]] and for a while it had no particular editor, only production staff and various names filled the gap, such as [[Rick Priestley]], [[Nigel Stillman]], [[Andy Chambers]], [[Andy Jones]] and [[Jervis Johnson]]. The magazine continued the way it had since issue 18 until [[Steve Hambrook]] took over from issue 30 to 42.
Hambrook, who had been a contributer since issue 21 chanced changed the philosophy of ''The Citadel Journal''. More room was given to the readers and the tagline "by gamers for gamers!" was added. Studio miniatures and terrain were banished from the magazine as the Journal was tasked with "keeping it real": Games were represented the way hobbyists actually experienced them, as opposed to the glossy and inspirational approach of ''White Dwarf'' and the studio. Room was given to games clubs with contact addresses as well as the (rather unsuccessful) "Trading Post" column in which gamers could adverise, sell and buy second-hand miniatures and games.
With issue 38 the newly formed [[Specialist Games|Fanatic Games]] took over. Since Fanatic Press had begun to cover games other than ''Warhammer'' and ''Warhammer 40,000'' in their own magazines (such as the ''[[Epic 40,000 Magazine]]'' and ''[[Battlefleet Gothic Magazine]]''), ''The Citadel Journal'' was now focusing on the two main games. Articles were now geared towards "veteran" gamers, and frequently featured updates for older miniatures that were not included in newer codices and armybooks, as well as variants for regular army lists.
