Note: PLOS issued the following press release on Monday, August 26, 2024 SAN FRANCISCO — The University of South Carolina and the…
PLOS 2015 Reviewer Thank You
2016 is shaping up to be a notable year for PLOS; it’s the organization’s 15th Anniversary of its founding as a nonprofit and the 10th Anniversary of the groundbreaking journal PLOS ONE. Before looking too far ahead though, it’s important to reflect on the previous year and thank the enormous pool of reviewers who do the work of ensuring that every manuscript submitted to PLOS receives an unbiased and constructive review.
In 2015, PLOS published more than 31,000 articles; each one required participation from at least one of the 85,000+ contributors involved in the peer review process across the PLOS suite of journals. This reviewer community plays an integral role in advancing science by providing trusted, quality contributions to the publication process through expert evaluation of submitted work and productive feedback to authors.
Each journal editorial team—PLOS ONE, PLOS Biology, PLOS Medicine, PLOS Computational Biology, PLOS Genetics, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases and PLOS Pathogens—has published a Thank You, together with a list of reviewers in a Supporting Information file as a citable article for reviewers to include in their CVs. We value the time, expertise and insight of reviewers, the essential role they play in the scientific community and their commitment to bring trusted scientific research to the public.
These citable items are part of our efforts to improve recognition and credit for substantial contributions to the scientific enterprise. It is our hope that reviewers will include these citations on their CVs and resumes, and that those responsible for tenure, promotion and hiring decisions will acknowledge and value this credit.
This coming year PLOS will bring additional improvements to the way authors, reviewers and staff work together, leveraging advances in digital technologies that continue to alter the way people work, communicate and cooperate. With the diligence and dedication of the entire PLOS Contributor Community—from authors and funders to editors and reviewers—we can accelerate the time from discovery to publication and extend the means by which scientists share their ideas.
To each and every one of our more than 85,000 reviewers who make this possible, thank you for all you do.
Sincerely,
Véronique Kiermer, Executive Editor