There are some fabulous online resources to assist reviewers in the peer review process. Taylor and Francis recently published this nice review. In addition, at the 2015 AMERSA meeting, Editors of the Substance Abuse journal (Binswanger, Pugatch, Gordon) presented a workshop, “Reviewing the review: practical tips to make a manuscript peer review work for you.” The audience was packed (over 20 participants) and highly lauded for its content.
We at the journal highly regard external peer reviewers. As such, we present an annual award to the scholar who provided the “best” peer review during the year. The awardee is presented a trophy and certificate at the annual AMERSA meeting. In addition, ALL external peer reviewers are recognized in the journal by name published an annual editorial since 2014. When recognized, these articles also discuss our journal’s policies on Improving the Peer Review Process and Interdisciplinary Scholarship.
Thank you to all our reviewers over the past 3 years. Your critical reviews and suggestions have substantially improved the quality of the manuscripts reviewed and the quality of the journal.