Microorganisms Exceptional Reviewers List 2024

We are thrilled to share the updated Exceptional Reviewers List 2024. This program was designed to recognize and honor scholars who have delivered consistently exceptional review reports to our journal. Committed to fostering rigorous research and promoting knowledge exchange, Microorganisms (ISSN: 2076-2607) recognize the significant role that our reviewers play in maintaining the quality and integrity of the articles we publish. According to surveys conducted in 2023, 91% of our authors rate the peer review as good or excellent, thanks to our pool of excellent reviewers.

We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all the reviewers who have generously volunteered their time and expertise to assist in Microorganisms’s peer-review process. Their dedication and attention to detail in evaluating manuscripts, offering valuable feedback, and contributing to academic rigor are truly commendable.

The Exceptional Reviewers List was introduced in Q3 of 2024, and we will be selecting a group of outstanding reviewers and introduce them here.

Q3:

Name: Dr. Lanming Chen Affiliation: Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China	Name: Dr. Cristie Luis Kugelmeier Affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Carlosdisabled, Sao Carlos, Brazil
Name: Dr. Luís Miguel De Aquino Moreira Affiliation: Food and Wine Chemistry Lab, Chemistry Department University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro Quinta de Prados, Portugal	Name: Dr. Thiago El Hadi Perez Fabregat Affiliation: Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarinadisabled, Florianopolis, Brazil
Name: Dr. Jie Yang Affiliation: China University of Geosciences, Haidian District, Beijing, China	Name: Dr. Milica Lukić Affiliation: University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Name: Dr. Nompumelelo P. Mkhwanazi Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	Name: Dr. Naomi S. Morrissette Affiliation: University of California, Irvine, USA
Name: Dr. Hugo Lisboa Affiliation: Federal University of Campina Grande, Av. Aprigio Veloso, 882, 58400-900 Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil	Name: Dr. Zsolt Toth Affiliation: Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL, USA
Name: Dr. Paul Weimer Affiliation: USDA ARS U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, USA	Name: Dr. Iulian Alexandru Grosu Affiliation: National Research - Development Institute for Animal Biology and Nutrition, Romania
Name: Dr. Stefanie Pöggeler Affiliation: Abt. Genetik eukaryotischer Mikroorganismen Institut für Genetik und Mikrobiologie Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Grisebachstr. 8, Göttingen, Germany	Name: Dr. Jarosław Mazuryk Affiliation: Department of Electrode Processes, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
Name: Dr. Ewelina Iwan Affiliation: National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) 57, Partyzantow Avenue 24-100 Pulawy, Poland	Name: Dr. Binod Rayamajhee Affiliation: UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Name: Dr. Bela Kocsis Affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary	Name: Dr. Michał Łobacz Affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery Medical University of Lublin, Poland
Name: Dr. Lucie Malard Affiliation: Faculty of Biology and MedicineDepartment of Ecology and Evolution University of Lausanne, Switzerland	Name: Dr. Gabriel Augusto Marques Rossi Affiliation: University Vila Velha/Universidade Vila Velha, Brazil
Name: Dr. Kun Yang Affiliation: Qingdao Agricultural University, Changcheng road 700th, Qingdao, China

See what our reviewers say about the review process of Microorganisms:
“As a reviewer, I just have done what I should do. In my lab, many Ph.D and M.Sc. students graduated with publications in MDPI. As their supervisor, I understand how important the high efficiency of the reviewing and submitting of the reviewer’s report is.”—Prof. Dr. Lanming Chen

“My experience in reviewing for Microorganisms was exceptionally excellent. Being provided with the timeline to provide the reviewers’ report has made me more effective. Also, being given the guidelines on how to provide constructive feedback has played a very crucial role for me as the reviewer. You do not have to be rude when commenting, but provide critical and constructive feedback in a respective manner.”—Dr. Nompumelelo Mkhwanazi

You can read more testimonials at https://www.mdpi.com/testimonials?type=all&journal_id=15&page_count=20.