APHA is seeking public health professionals who would like to serve as peer reviewers for its renowned American Journal of Public Health.
Each year, AJPH uses hundreds of peer reviewers to evaluate scientific studies that are being considered for publication in the Journal. The reviewers serve as peer referees for submissions, using their public health expertise to judge whether studies are sound, relevant and of the highest quality, among other qualifications.
Peer reviewers are sought in all areas of public health, from prevention and public health practice to human rights and immigration. Of particular need are reviewers who have written papers or published books on essential public health topics and are well-versed in their field.
To volunteer to become a peer reviewer for AJPH, visit http://ajph.edmgr.com and select the “Register Now” link. Reviewers should fill out the fields and provide their areas of expertise. Once registration has been completed, reviewers receive a confirmation e-mail.
AJPH editors use the database of registrants to select peer reviewers for studies that they are considering for publication in the Journal. If editors are interested in using a specific reviewer to evaluate a study, they will e-mail the reviewer, inviting her or him to participate. Peer reviewers are sought year-round.
“Peer review is an essential public service that we must perform so as to maintain the highest quality of scholarship possible entering the canon of our field,” said Ann Moore, PhD, an AJPH peer reviewer who was named the 2010 reviewer of the year for the Journal.
For more information on becoming a peer reviewer for the American Journal of Public Health, call 202-777-2465 or e-mail teena.lucas{at}apha.org. For more about the Journal, visit www.ajph.org.
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