I wanted to take the time to thank
all the reviewers who participated in the peer review process. We understand that this takes time away from your day job, but it is something that is critical to the success of the journal and for us to be sure that the best science appears in
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. I want to particularly point out those reviewers who received the
IOVS Reviewer Exceptional category that recognizes reviewers who do a thorough and exceptionally good job reviewing manuscripts and who get them back to the Editorial Board Members quickly. These individuals receive an e-mail from the Editor thanking them for their special contribution to
IOVS and to vision science. We value all our reviewers and want to again thank you for an excellent year for
IOVS. We are getting close to bringing the average time to first decision under 30 days. We can do this only with your help. It is with your participation in this peer review process that
IOVS has been one of the top vision science journals. We can't thank you enough.