International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 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 consistently delivered exceptional review reports to our journal. Committed to fostering rigorous research and promoting knowledge exchange, the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH, ISSN: 1660-4601) recognizes 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 of the reviewers who have generously volunteered their time and expertise in assisting IJERPH’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 April 2024. In each quarter, we will be selecting a group of outstanding reviewers and introducing them here.
Q4
Name: Dr. Emily Winter
Affiliation: Touro University, New York, USA
“Providing high quality peer-review is a consistent goal of mine. In order to propel the field forward, authoring kind and honest feedback coupled with celebrating peers’ successes is important to me as a scholar-practitioner.”
Name: Prof. Dr. Felipe Alckmin-Carvalho
Affiliation: Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
“Reviewing articles for IJERPH's is a way of contributing to the construction of knowledge in the area of public health, at the interface with psychology and issues of importance in the area of mental health. It is also a way of keeping up to date through continuous contact with original and relevant studies. It has been a pleasure to be part of this process. I hope we stand together again in 2025. A warm welcome to IJERPH's and MPDI's editorial team.”
Name: Dr. Veronica Graham
Affiliation: James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
Name: Prof. Dr. Maria Irene De Carvalho
Affiliation: Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Name: Dr. Xiao Yu
Affiliation: MSU College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, USA
Name: Dr. Panagiota Tragantzopoulou
Affiliation: University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Q3
Name: Dr. Beatrice Thielmann
Affiliation: University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
”Reviewing for IJERPH allows me to contribute to the quality of current research. I value working with authors and editors to promote high scientific standards.”
Name: Dr. Ivana Rumora Samarin
Affiliation: University of Zagreb Faculty of Food, Technology and Biotechnology, Zagreb, Croatia
“The reviewer's work provides me with an insight into numerous relevant studies in the field that the researchers are working on. I am happy if I can help the authors to improve their work with my comments.”
Name: Dr. Erum Whyne
Affiliation: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA
Name: Prof. Dr. Victoria Calvo-Fuente
Affiliation: Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Name: Prof. Dr. Stephen H. Linder
Affiliation: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, USA
Name: Dr. Robert F. Herrick
Affiliation: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA
Q2
Name: Dr. Sarah Cherian
Affiliation: University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Interests: children health
Name: Dr. Raquel Dias
Affiliation: Dalhousie University, Canada
Interests: e-Health; multidisciplinary research; clinical research; mental health services and outcomes; cognitive behaviour therapy
Name: Dr. Salvador Baena-Morales
Affiliation: University of Alicante, Spain
Interests: physical education; environmental sustainability
Name: Prof. Rebecca Purc-Stephenson
Affiliation: Department of Social Sciences, University of Alberta, Canada
Interests: occupational health; adapting to chronic illnesses and/or disabilities and the interactions with healthcare providers; healthcare service evaluation
Name: Dr. Shannon Ringenbach
Affiliation: College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, USA
Interests: Assisted Cycle Therapy (ACT) and its effects on motor, cognitive, physical and mental health in a variety of neurological populations
Name: Dr. Sandesh Pantha
Affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Interests: maternal and child health; maternal health; pregnancy care; public health; public health research; reproductive health
Q1
Name: Dr. Jesús Molina-Mula
Affiliation: University of Balearic Islands, Spain
Interests: bioethics; capnography and triage; decision making; Foucault; health services administration; interprofessional relations; professional–family relations; professional–patient relations; substance-related disorders
“Reviewing in IJERPH is a very enriching experience because it not only allows us to be fully up to date with the research that professionals carry out on a daily basis, their results and conclusions to improve our professional practice, but it also serves as a learning experience. research methodologies, improving quality and scientific rigor.”
Name: Dr. Andrew W. Joyce
Affiliation: University of Technology, Australia
Interests: health-promoting settings; social enterprise; disability and health promotion; evaluation in complex settings
“The review process is all very efficient and the quality of the articles has been strong.”
Name: Dr. Yong Hwan Kim
Affiliation: Gangneung-Wonju National University, Republic of Korea
Interests: metabolic syndrome; rehabilitation; physical activity; sports medicine; fitness
“I am honored by this opportunity. I experienced the latest research trends through IJERPH reviews. Moreover, I have become more confident in IJERPH's ethics and transparent system. I wish IJERPH continued development.”
Name: Dr. Marius Baranauskas
Affiliation: State Higher Education Institution Panevėžys College, Lithuania
Interests: applied health research; health technology; foods; public health; applied epidemiology; biomedicine; environmental health; athletes; nutrition; exercise physiology; mental health; nursing
Name: Dr. Agnieszka Chwałczyńska
Affiliation: Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, Poland
Interests: BMI at different ages; body composition; physical activity and body composition; childhood physioprophylaxis; therapeutic programs for overweight and obese children, adults, seniors; healthy aging—tertiary prophylaxis
Name: Dr. Karyn Heavner
Affiliation: University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
Interests: epidemiology, infectious disease, biostatistics, public health education; substance use, mental health; environmental and occupational health