Reflections

Abstract

As ever, the themes in this issue of Reflections are wide ranging. Last time I recognised the wonderful job our reviewers perform and how their contributions improve the quality of publications in this Journal (and elsewhere). This time, the focus is on the challenges of peer review and the importance of authors working together with reviewers (and the EiC) to make papers ‘shine’. On a happier note, ‘short communications’ will be introduced as a new category of manuscript to submit the Journal. Often, a neat, rounded piece of work is better suited to a standalone publication and can be lost in the push for a ‘big’ paper. Peer review and the usual rules will apply but the text of MS is no more than 2000 words with a maximum of 20 references. Finally, even in the refined world of scientific publication, it is good to celebrate success. The number of downloads is measure of reader interest and accordingly papers with > 400 downloads (and beyond) are flagged within an issue and across the archive.