Top reviewers for Annals of Palliative Medicine for 2021
As part of this issue of Annals of Palliative Medicine, we are honored to take the time to acknowledge all of those who have served in the peer review process for the journal.
Peer review is perhaps the most fundamental aspect of publishing in respected medical journals, and it helps to ensure the integrity and quality of the work being published. Specific to Annals of Palliative Medicine, those volunteers who have reviewed articles have included leading experts in their palliative medicine fields across all multidisciplinary aspects, including oncology, psychology, surgery, nursing, public health, education, nutrition, sociology, ethics, and policy (1). These reviewers have served to enhance the articles ultimately accepted for publication, which has allowed readers and clinicians to learn from the top articles in our field. These reviewers have also served as gatekeepers of lesser quality article, which has ensured high standards for acceptance for articles in Annals of Palliative Medicine.
The enhanced review process was one of the primary improvements for Annals of Palliative Medicine in recent years (2), with the journal transitioning to a more transparent peer review process to promote increased research integrity and reproducibility and allow readers to gain more insights into the merits of a study by being able to see the information on which the editorial office bases its decisions to publish papers, as well as partnering with Publons to further increase the recognition of the contributions of our expert peer reviewers and increase engagement by reviewers.
Below is the list of the top 10 Annals of Palliative Medicine reviewers for 2021 (Table 1). Each of these reviewers accepted and completed assignments of multiple articles, and they provided high quality reviews that were completed in a timely manner.
Table 1
| Reviewer | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Tony Ryan | University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| Meda E. Pavkov | Department of Clinical Diabetes and Epidemiology, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia; Chronic Kidney Disease Section, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ, USA; and Division of Diabetes Translation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Takayuki Takeda | Department of Respiratory Medicine, Uji-Tokushukai Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan |
| Siok Siong Ching | Changi General Hospital, Singapore |
| Anna Oriani | Department of Palliative Care, Oncological Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland |
| Kwok Ying Chan | Chief, Palliative Medical Unit, Grantham Hospital, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong, China |
| Szymon Skoczynski | Department of Pneumology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland |
| Mandeep Singh Rahi | Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine, Yale-New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, USA |
| Kyung Soo Kim | Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Mary’s Hospital, Seoul, Korea |
| Kazuto Tajiri | Department of Gastroenterology, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama, Japan |
Please join me in congratulating and showing your appreciation to the below reviewers, as well as everyone who has reviewed an article for Annals of Palliative Medicine in 2021. I also extend warm appreciation for the entire Editorial Board and Editorial Staff of Annals of Palliative Medicine, whose tireless work has served to secure Annals of Palliative Medicine as one of the top journals in the fields of palliative care and palliative medicine. We always welcome new reviewers to join our team, and if you are interested in becoming a reviewer, please contact us at apm@amepc.org.
Acknowledgments
Funding: None.
Footnote
Provenance and Peer Review: This article was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine. The article did not undergo external peer review.
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