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IOP Publishing Reviewer Awards 2016: Environmental Research Letters

IOP Publishing Outstanding Reviewer 2016

IOP Publishing is proud to recognise excellence in reviewing, and the names listed here have been chosen by the journal editorial teams for the quantity, timeliness and quality of their reviews in 2016. All winners will receive a certificate, and the overall winner will receive a special gift from us. Without the contribution and expertise of our reviewer community, it would be impossible to maintain the high standards of the journal, and we would like to thank you all very much for your service.

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ERL Reviewer of 2016: Dr Shannan Sweet, Cornell University, USA

Having had many manuscripts reviewed by others, Dr Shannan Sweet appreciates the time and effort reviewers put in to ensure the research is well presented and comprehensible. For Dr Sweet, refereeing for ERL is a way to "pay it forward" and thank all the reviewers who provided her with "life-changing", considered advice.

Dr Sweet values articles that are unique and believable, esteeming quality over quantity and readability over esoteric, "intelligent-sounding" notions. It is important to her that ideas flow and that the author demonstrates advanced subject knowledge. "Consensus on consensus" (Cook J et al 2016 Environmental Research Letters 11 048002) caught Dr Sweet's attention because of its catchy title and political relevance.

According to Dr Sweet, the benefits of reviewing for ERL are manifold. Not only is it a reputable and broad environmental science journal, reading papers before they have been published means she is one of a select few to discover an exciting discovery before it is released into the world – and she encourages others to peer review. While her first review took a long time, she has become more adept over time and advises first-time reviewers to read the manuscript in full before looking for small, grammatical errors and then appraising the research as a whole.

The peer review process is vital, Dr Sweet says, because wording and results can easily be misinterpreted without an outside perspective. She is delighted to be named Reviewer of the Year; the award recognises the importance of this role, which all researchers should endeavour to undertake.

ERL Outstanding Reviewers of 2016

  • Dr Ramiro Saurral, UMI-IFAECI/CNRS, Argentina
  • Dr Andrew Marshall, Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
  • Dr Markus Amann, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria
  • Dr Shonali Pachauri, The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
  • Dr Xuebin Zhang, Environment Canada, Canada
  • Professor Tao Yang, Hohai University, China
  • Dr Sophie Bastin, CNRS/INSU, UVSQ, UPMC, LATMOS/IPSL, France
  • Dr Gilles Lemaire, INRA UR4, France
  • Dr Michael Jakob, Mercator Institute for Global Commons and Climate Change, Germany
  • Professor Giuliano Panza, Universita' di Trieste, Italy
  • Dr Kenobi Morris, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Malaysia
  • Professor Oene Oenema, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Netherlands
  • Dr Hans Tømmervik, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norway
  • Professor T Mitchell Aide, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
  • Dr Julio Diaz, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain
  • Dr Robin Chadwick, Meteorological Office, UK
  • Dr Antonio Filippone, The University of Manchester, UK
  • Professor Michael Sanderson, Meteorological Office, uk
  • Dr John Abatzoglou, University of Idaho, USA
  • Dr Jay Apt, Carnegie-Mellon University, USA
  • Dr Elke Brandes, Iowa State University, USA
  • Dr Ethan Butler, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, USA
  • Professor Ken Caldeira, Carnegie Institution for Science, USA
  • Dr Ankur Desai, University of Wisconsin at Madison, USA
  • Dr Matthew Duveneck, Harvard University, USA
  • Dr Nathan Hendricks, Kansas State University, USA
  • Dr Faisal Hossain, University of Washington, USA
  • Dr Aixue Hu, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA
  • Dr Eric Kasischke, University of Maryland, USA
  • Dr Jialun Li, Arizona State University, USA
  • Dr Brant Liebmann, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA
  • Dr Justin Mankin, Columbia University, USA
  • Professor Bruce McCarl, Texas A and M University, USA
  • Dr Raphael Nawrotzki, University of Minnesota, USA
  • Dr Nick Obradovich, Harvard University John F Kennedy School of Government, USA
  • Dr Natalie Pekney, National Energy Technology Laboratory, USA
  • Dr Jason Schatz, University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA
  • Professor William Schlesinger, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, USA
  • Dr Rik Wanninkhof, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA
  • Professor Bryan Weare, University of California - Davis, USA
  • Dr Matthias Weitzel, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA
  • Dr Yangyang Xu, Texas A&M University, USA
  • Dr Yuan Yao, North Carolina State University , USA
  • Dr Lewis Ziska, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, USA
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