Thank You to JAMA Peer Reviewers, Authors, and Readers

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In this issue of JAMA, we are pleased to publish the names of the 3960 peer reviewers of JAMA manuscripts in 2013.1 We extend our sincere thanks to these reviewers for their thoughtful, insightful, and scholarly evaluation of manuscripts. Even though the peer review process continues to undergo evaluation and evolution,2 we find the comments and suggestions from JAMA peer reviewers an indispensable aspect of the scientific publication process. We also extend our sincere thanks to all authors who submitted manuscripts for consideration for publication in JAMA. In 2013, the 6937 total manuscripts and 4731 research papers submitted, as well as the 78 randomized clinical trials, 124 Editorials, and 192 Viewpoints published in JAMA, represent all-time highs (Table and eTable in the Supplement). We are honored to know that authors have the trust and confidence in JAMA to submit their most important papers for evaluation and possible publication, and the quality of these manuscripts is reflected in JAMA’s impact factor of 30. In addition, many authors have taken advantage of our new opportunity to designate at the time of submission that if their manuscript is not accepted by JAMA, it could immediately be considered for publication by one of the JAMA Network journals. In 2013, 1649 papers were transferred to the JAMA Network specialty journals.