Thank You to Our 2023 Peer Reviewers

Abstract

As the editors of a scientific journal, we have the honor of front-row seats to the peer review process. We watch as reviewers bring fresh and frank perspectives to authors' work, identifying weakness in conception or expression, suggesting refinements, and urging authors to clarify a point or to better support an argument. The process is occasionally uncomfortable but almost always respectful, constructive, and productive. The final papers are uniformly better for this input, thus exemplifying the power of collaboration in the scientific process. At the Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (JAMES), we are fortunate to have a pool of reviewers who volunteer their time, knowledge, and intelligence to improve the work of their colleagues and peers. It is no small task: In 2023, we received 1,413 reviews by 919 individuals. Speaking for ourselves as editors, the 46 devoted associate editors, and the 702 authors, we thank each of you for your selfless contributions to strengthening our community.

The editors of JAMES thank the 919 reviewers who provided 1,413 reviews during 2023. Their hard work and insights, typically done anonymously, benefits authors, readers, and the broader science community.