December 2017
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European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Acknowledgement of Reviewers The quality of any scientific journal is dependent upon the quality of its peer-review process. Reviewers donate their time for this altruistic activity and often receive little recognition. They are, however, selected on the basis of their expertise and each review received by the Editors is rated according to quality. We have been impressed by the quality of the reviews undertaken this year. Our reviewers have been of inestimable help in assessing the merit of papers submitted to the Journal, and they have often enhanced the overall quality of accepted manuscripts by their critical analyses and suggestions about how a paper might be improved. The overall quality of the journal can therefore be attributed in a large measure to the quality of their efforts. The Editors would like to pay tribute to the following 339 reviewers who are listed in alphabetical order and who completed a total of 2418 reviews during 2017 (individual total in brackets). The Editors are very grateful for their outstanding contributions and look forward to working with them in 2018. P. Kolh, Editor-in-Chief F. Dick, Senior Editor