Recruiting Volunteer Reviewers and Reviewer Board Members for Children
Peer reviewing is an essential part of the publication process, ensuring that Children (ISSN: 2227-9067) maintains its high standards for the quality of published papers. We wish to recruit expert reviewers to help uphold the quality and efficiency of Children.
To qualify as a reviewer, applicants must have published several papers related to the topics covered by child health in the last 5 years and hold a Ph.D. degree. You may check the “Peer Review” element in the MDPI editorial process for details related to reviewers by using the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/editorial_process. For example, reviewers should hold no conflicts of interest with any of the authors, reviewers should work for an official and recognized academic institution, etc.
When reviewing for Children, you will receive the following:
- A discount voucher code entitling you to a discount on the article processing charge (APC) for a future submission to any MDPI journal. Vouchers are linked to your email address and can be applied online at submission or at any time before acceptance. Note that vouchers cannot be used after an invoice has been issued. If your article is rejected, the voucher can be reused for your next submission;
- Reviewer voucher codes can be used to pay for Author Services professional English editing;
- A personalized reviewer certificate;
- Consideration for the Outstanding Reviewer Awards; click on the following link for more information: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children/awards/2860;
- Inclusion in the journal’s annual acknowledgment: https://www.mdpi.com/about/announcements/10585;
- Promotion to a Reviewer Board Member (subject to approval by the Editor-in-Chief); click on the following link for more information: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children/submission_reviewers;
- Building a profile on Web of Science Reviewer Recognition Service (formerly Publons) and having your reviewing activity automatically added for participating journals. Publons profiles can also be integrated with ORCID;
- A chance to be selected for the Exceptional Reviewers list each month and to receive another CHF 300 voucher and certificate: https://www.mdpi.com/about/announcements/10308.
To apply to be our Volunteer Reviewer, please visit the following link and choose Children: https://susy.mdpi.com/volunteer/journals/review.
We look forward to your professional reports. Your excellent suggestions will help us improve the peer-review quality. If you have any other questions, please contact the Children Editorial Office. We look forward to hearing from you.
Children Editorial Office