#DearReviewer: Authors' notes of appreciation for peer reviewers

#DearReviewer… Notes of appreciation from authors to peer reviewersCompiled by Editage Insights for Peer Review Week 2016

#DearReviewer Hats off to you! Thank you for your time Peer reviewers spend a lot of time analyzing I wish I could say I'd submitted the work of intellectuals, professionals, and something for which I'd received peer other high-esteemed writers. This is because review. Hope to this year! Thanks in they provide insights into their work to advance to all those who volunteer indicate the positives and the negatives. their time to be peer reviewers! Writers could be opinionated or averse to criticism. Peer reviewers, by not thinking - Bonita Steele - about the identity of either party, give unbiased views about the text as they follow You help me develop further a strict code to comment on manuscripts. I really appreciate the work of peer I really thank reviewers and reviewers for this reason. Hats off to them! experts. With limited data, they make me stand tall and look - Aarushi Gupta - further for the science in myOwner: Shri Aarushi; Director: Pulse Care field! This aids my personal advancement! - Zhang Weiqiang -

#DearReviewer You are #myrealsuperhero You are an expert!Where do I begin? probably there is In the process of paperno word to describe a reviewer. publication, peer reviewers areThis might be unorthodox, but in area experts and play anmy opinion, most of the reviewers important role in order toare like BATMAN. You don't know represent the content in a wellwho they are but they make a big mannered way. Sometimes theychange in the academic world. To help to author to identifyall of you - thank you for spending overlooked ideas which can beyour personal time to make the incorporated in the text to makeworld a better place. it more easily accessible and re- presentable. Reviewers help#my real superhero authors revise text by way of corrections and suggestions, - Ebrahim Mahmoudi – which make the content strongDepartment of Chemical and Process Engineering, and precise. Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, - Shefali Agarwal – Universit Kebangsaan Malaysia

#DearReviewerThank you for the 4-page report You made me a better medical writerI would like to thank the lovely reviewerwho has sent me a 4 page report, As a published author and peer reviewercomments, questions, andrecommendations when rejecting my myself, I do appreciate the work of peermanuscript. I appreciate the valuable times/he spent while assessing my work. I am reviewers in reaching a decision regardinggrateful for the work they do; nevertheless,I am terrified of them as I am coming to a manuscript, even if it recommendsthe end of my PhD and I have yet topublish my work thanks to a very strict rejection of the manuscript. Thank you,and harsh assessment..... please be morekind when you next assess my manuscript reviewers, for reviewing my manuscriptsplease! and helping me become a better medical - Dastan Khalid - Department of Physics, College of Education, writer. Old Campus, University of Sulaiman, Iraq - Farooq Rathore -

#DearReviewerWhere would science be without you?I would like to take the opportunity to thank all the peer-reviewers fortheir hard work. I have done some peer reviews myself and it is always agreat challenge to undertake. It implies giving time away that can reduceyour productivity; nevertheless, it is an essential activity for science. Youdon't get recognition and you don't get paid, and it seems like it is prettymuch a bad deal for the reviewer! Nevertheless, where would science bewithout it? It is the commitment from the reviewers that keep sciencegoing! I really want to thank all peer reviewers for their hard andunconditional work! We may get frustrated when we get the reviews, but Idoubt that anyone can say that the reviews have not contributed to maketheir research better... well, Einstein did it, and many years later heregretted it and apologized for it, since he recognized that the peer reviewhe despised was correct. Thanks to all the peer reviewers!!! - Christian M. Appendini – Institute of Engineering of UNAM in Sisal, Yucatan, Mexico

#DearReviewer You add value! I thank every reviewer I thank each every reviewers Perhaps the thoughts of rejected manuscripts come who reviewed my paper. I hope scientific system will be more quickly to mind when peer reviewers are and more structured and mentioned; but that's not all they do. Peer everyone's scientific output get better and better! reviewing is about ensuring/adding value. As skilled gate-keepers, peer reviewers hold researchers - Zhang Weiqiang - accountable to high ideals; bringing their findings to I respect you detailed scrutiny. This they do without much I hold high respect for reward, ensuring the public is offered what is reviewer as well as peer reliable and valid. There is no doubt a need to review. Hope we can keep improving with their improve the peer reviewing process and perhaps, notice. relax the gate keeping process. However, there are - Anonymous author - gains we have achieved through this process. These we can choose to celebrate. - Kenneth Yakubu - Consultant Family Physician, Jos UniversityTeaching Hospital, and Lecturer, Department of Family Medicine , University of Jos, Nigeria

#DearReviewer I respect you We love youI respect peer-reviewers and Dear reviewers, thank you forthank their indispensable being selfless and committedcollaboration in the enough to spend time helping toadvancement of good science verify the public research record.writing. We love you!\" - Helena Filipe - - Jon Tennant – Imperial College London You sacrificed your time You encouraged me for me The peer reviewer’s commentI appreciate the sacrifices you encouraged me and gave me a deep insight. Thank you!make to give authors time- - Anonymous author -consuming and honestfeedback. - Anonymous author -

#DearReviewer You are great! Yours is a priceless job A tough job needs great people to Peer reviewing is a paid less and priceless job. make a great job! Thank you very much indeed! I am thankful to reviewers for spending their - Sandra Bastos - valuable time and resources for reviewingTanit Ganz Sanchez, Instituto Ganz research papers. I am grateful to them for up Sanchez de Otorrinolaringologia, São Paulo, Brazil keeping the standards of science. Though we I acknowledge your work are disappointed at times, we come back withI acknowledge and appreciate your better outcomes always. The reviewers trulywork as a reviewer. I can mentionthree or four reviewers who deserve acknowledgement and gratitude fromreviewed my papers! the scientific community. - Mrs. Chand.C.G.Devadason - Senior Lecturer in Zoology, - Dr KBRS Visarada – ICAR, Indian Institute of Millets Research, Eastern University, Sri Lanka Hyderabad, India

#DearReviewer Your perspectives help! Everyone has their own little ways of life, sometimes right, sometimes wrong. I thank you all for taking time off and reviewing all of my views. Because sometimes, a dual perspective in life helps like nothing else - Anonymous author -

#DearReviewer Your job is very important Really, the job you do is of great importance since it is the base to make a quality journals, so all writers and researchers are grateful to you. Thank you for you cooperation. - Dr. Carlos Eróstegu –

#DearReviewer Where is your enthusiasm coming from?Thank you very much for putting my priorities before yours or yourfamily’s! Why do you even engage in practice that is unpaid and inmany instances not properly recognised towards your promotion ortenure? Where is your enthusiasm coming from? What feeds yourmotivation? How do you find time in your busy academic research lifeto devote it to reviewing my manuscript?Peer review has its flaws and limitations, however it truly is in the heart ofscholarly communication and peer-reviewers are the vessels delivering vital supplyfor research to live and prosper! Acknowledging your invaluable contribution to thequality of research, I – the writer, promise be attentive to detail in mymanuscripts, never cross ethical boundaries and respond positively to yourcomments and suggestions! - Dr Elena Danilova –Manager, Scholarly Publishing, Scholarly Communication and Repository Services, Learning & Research Services, The University of Queensland Library, Australia

#DearReviewer You helped me during my PhDI believe the reviewers do a commendable but thankless job. I have a personalexperience of my own research papers. As these research papers were part ofmy PhD research, the critical evaluation by reviewers helped a great deal toimprove my PhD thesis ultimately. Thus, I really appreciate the role andimpact reviewers have on published research. - Tahir Mahmood - PhD, Animal Nutrition

#DearReviewer You bring pain, training, and joy!I appreciate peer reviews, they bring pain, training and joy. It's all a mixture ofwhat life truly is. This training is only possible because of the efforts of somepeople. We just say 'reviewers', yet these are individuals with life responsibilitiesand demands, who go out of their way to make publishing worthwhile. Andwhat's more, they are mostly not rewarded for this noble cause!I just want to say thank you to all peer reviewers out there...even thoughauthors do not always agree with you! And yes, we know that you, too, areindividuals with your own opinions! The academic publishing world needs youmore than ever before! Thank you! - Olubusola Johnson - Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

#DearReviewerYou read my paper more carefully than I ever did! Thank you for the silent effortsWhen I first submitted to Nuclear Engineering andTechnology, the reviewer comments were totally I thank all reviewers foe theirbeyond my expectations. They were so detail, fromword spelling to the exact meaning of some technical silent efforts. Please considerterms, paper title, sentence structure and even theimportant observation as well as supporting our feelings too. Yourmaterial, reviewers gave very object and professionalcomments. Revision not only make the paper quality comments can be direct, butimproved, but also benefited my writing skill in thefuture. I sincerely thank reviewers. How carefully not attacking.they read our paper is probably more than myself. Ireply their comments in detail and learn from it. I - Anonymous author -think I will keep improving my research andwriting skill to contribute to science I wish you all the bestprogress. This may be the best return forthem. I think that to be a peer reviewer it`s a great honor - Guo Haibing – and they really worth to be congratulated. I highly appreciate the work they do and wish to them all the best. - Vladyslav Kravchuk - Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine

#DearReviewer Endless thanks to you I do sincerely appreciate the constructive comments given by all of the scientific article journal reviewers for their invaluable patience, ideas sharing, cooperative facilitation, continuous support and guidance throughout my entire journey of academic writing. Once again, a big shout out and endless thanks to all the unbiased, noble and diligent work of reviewers. - CHUCK CHUAN, NG -Lecturer and Head of Programme, School of Green Science and Engineering, Greencity International College (KAGC), Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA A big applause to youThank you for your endless support and effort to thepeer review process. It is a great appreciation toknowing that the research works are beingrecognized. Your instructive comments make acrucial difference in the career of researcher. - Syaliza Omar, RPh, PhD - Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, University Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia

#DearReviewer Your comments are valuable God bless youI completely agree that the academic I realize your remarks have been made topublishing system wouldn’t even exist help me improve this study. Thank youwithout our dear reviewers. The for taking your time to help me doingcomments that they give are only for this with despite your busy timetable. Thethe betterment of the manuscripts and remarks and corrections you made are inI personally feel that they play a great the sense to make this study more clearrole in raising the standard of the and more precise for the future readerssubmitted manuscript. I really thank that may not like to waste their time. Ithem for all their efforts, patience and will work to improve this writing andthe time they spend to read our make the most comprehensible. Realmanuscripts. Their comments are thanks for the job you do for science toundoubtedly valuable. go ahead.Best wishes to all the reviewers! - Komla S AMOUZOU – - Sonali Mohapatra – Universite de Lome, Togo

#DearReviewer I know the importance of your work Thank every reviewer's affirmation and pointing out problem to authors' work. Every manuscript published by us requires your efforts and contribution. In fact, I am also a reviewer for many journals. I know the importance of review work. You have to read one paper several times, and spend one to two weeks time to understand a paper thoroughly, then you are qualified to review a paper and arrive conclusion... - Yao Wanxia -

#DearReviewer - Dr. Sudhir Kumar –You are doing a wonderful jobPeer Reviewers are doing awonderful and thanklessacademic jobs. Personally I wishto use this medium to appreciatethem and their contributions toacademic development

#DearReviewer Thank you for your commentsThank all the reviewer comments.If comments are hurting, it meansreviewer read your papercarefully. I don't like reviewer whoonly says \"no novelty\" and rejectpaper. - Anonymous author -

#DearReviewer I’d offer you a beer! Kudos to you!Honestly, the moment I receive the I agree that peer reviewing is a thankless job.reviewer's reports I think che palle!, If not for them, we authors who are most ofand I repeat this for the whole day, the time thinking that we know everythingpossibly with the company of my co- and a third party reader will surelyauthors. Then, after a while, I can understand our perspective, we would be lostrecognize that some remarks are totally. Though they are painful to tolerate,useful... let's say I'd offer a beer to a few nevertheless a carbon needs to be polished toreviewers ;-)” [“che palle” is some slang shine.....I thank all those who do this job, formeaning “it sucks”] they are the most needed to keep us grounded and tell us there is no perfection in - Anonymous author – science...It is just attempts to gain perfection.. Kudos to the charisma that we love to hate so much.... - Dr Shrikanth Muralidharan – Senior lecturer, MA Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences and Research Center India

#DearReviewer Science needs youIn life people do the same thing for differentreasons. I do not think a scientist would be angrywhen he receives some good advices to correctsome mistakes or for any reason to improve amanuscript if its reason was to bring a pureknowledge. May be a philosopher or a religiousperson does not need a peer reviewer, but weneed you in science to keep helping us protectour interest in science. - Enock Balthazar – Medical school, University of Buenos Aires

#DearReviewer You taught me manuscript writing You deserve appreciationMany thanks for giving me more Reviewers really deserve appreciation forcomments in my manuscripts. Because of their job. Quality reviewing without anyyour suggestions, most of my manuscripts payment is sometimes tedious but a greatcould be accepted by the journal I service to science and ultimately tosubmitted them to last year. I really humanity. Although there is no reward inappreciate you for your help. In the past, the form of money, but there is rewardfrom peer reviewers, I really had the for the future generations in the form ofgood opportunity to learn how to write a quality knowledge and products.correct and good manuscript in English,and how to express the abstract and - Dr. Muhammad Shahid –conclusion sections that are most hard to Assistant Professor, Department ofwrite. I really learn more information Bioinformatics & Biotechnology, G.C.from you. University, Faisalabad - Yang, Sheng-Zehn –Teacher, Department of Forestry, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

#DearReviewer You are skilled gatekeepersPerhaps the thoughts of rejected manuscripts come quickly tomind when peer reviewers are mentioned; but that's not all theydo. Peer reviewing is about ensuring/adding value. As skilledgate-keepers, peer reviewers hold researchers accountable to highideals; bringing their findings to detailed scrutiny. This they dowithout much reward, ensuring the public is offered what isreliable and valid. There is no doubt a need to improve the peerreviewing process and perhaps, relax the gate keeping process.However, there are gains we have achieved through this process.These we can choose to celebrate. - Kenneth Yakubu - Consultant Family Physician, Jos University Teaching Hospital Lecturer, Department of Family Medicine, University of Jos, Nigeria

#DearReviewer

#DearReviewer Without you the system is incompletePeer reviewers play a great role in academic writing. Without them thissystem is incomplete. I really appreciate all of them to participate inacademic writing and publishing system. And thanks to all reviewers forhelping in the advancement to the related fields. - Sikander Shirazi – Your efforts are appreciated immenselyPeer review is an important part of manuscript acceptance which givesmore worthiness to manuscripts. This will not be possible without untiringefforts of reviewers. It is true that some reviewers' comments might befrustrating and disappointing but the comments, at the end of the day,improve the quality of the manuscript and allow authors to learn moreabout academic writing. Reviewers efforts are hereby appreciatedimmensely. - Mukadas O. Akindele –Senior Lecturer and Honorary Physiotherapist, Department ofPhysiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Bayero University, Nigeria

#DearReviewer Thank you for your effortsI often tend to make complaint topeer reviewers, but I thank themfor their big effort. It is admirableto know that academic publishingsystem is kept by such volunteerspirit. Your continuous supportwould be highly appreciated. - Anonymous author -

#DearReviewer You are like a good friend\"I really thank all my reviewers for a good job offeredto me all the time I argued them to improve myscientific work. A good reviewer is a good friend ableto listen and to read your scientific work. If he is agood leader , he will be interested to suggest how tofollow a way to improve your work and found outnew interesting results. Always, we should keep inmind that every work never is totally completed.Every new results can open new curiosities and newquestions. A good friend/review understand yourprogress and accept new doubts to support yourresearch.\" - Omar Pandoli - Pontificia Universidade Católica; Departamento de Química, Rio de Janeiro

Access free resources on journal publishing and manuscript writing. Visit: www.editage.com/insights www.twitter.com/editage www.facebook.com/editage www.linkedin.com/company/editage