IOP Publishing (IOPP) is delighted to announce the recipients of its Outstanding Reviewer Awards 2024. These annual awards recognise reviewers whose peer review reports have been exceptional over the past year and acknowledge the crucial role of peer review in maintaining the quality and integrity of research.
The outstanding reviewers were chosen from over 35,000 who had submitted peer review reports for IOPP journals in 2024. The selection was made by IOPP’s journal editors based on the number, timeliness, and quality of the reports.
Miriam Maus, Chief Publishing officer at IOP Publishing said: “Peer review is a critical component of scholarly communication, safeguarding the quality, validity and rigour of academic work. Thank you to all the dedicated and competent reviewers providing this valuable service, and congratulations to this year’s award winners.”
The awards are part of IOPP’s commitment to recognising and rewarding peer reviewers for the work that they do. Over 5,000 reviewers have now boosted their peer review competency through IOPP’s Peer Review Excellencecertification program, the world’s first free peer review training and certification initiative dedicated to the physical sciences. The program offers a blend of digital and in-person learning with the opportunity to review a manuscript in real time, under the tutelage of experienced editors and reviewers of IOPP journals. More than 16,000 reviewers have earned ‘IOP Trusted Reviewer’ status, a distinction reserved for the top 15% of reviewers who demonstrate exceptional diligence and excellence in their work.
