IJAHP: Ferretti/ Outstanding reviewer awards International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process 622 Vol. 7 Issue 3 2015 ISSN 1936-6744 http://dx.doi.org/10.13033/ijahp.v7i3.359 Outstanding Reviewer Awards Valentina Ferretti, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Management The past two years have been extremely active ones for the IJAHP. We have had to address the large number of papers submitted simultaneously to the journal due to fast track submissions derived from the ISAHP 2014 meeting in Washington, D.C. We also moved from publishing the journal twice a year to publishing three times a year. All of these circumstances demanded an extraordinary effort, not just from the editorial team, but also from our reviewers. Without reviewers, this journal would not have the proper level of quality required by our readers. Therefore, we are grateful to all the IJAHP collaborators who anonymously reviewed papers submitted to the journal, and we have decided to thank the best reviewers by celebrating them with an award. Unfortunately, we cannot give awards to the dozens of colleagues who have contributed to the journal by being a reviewer, but we hope that our honoured reviewers constitute a representation of all the hard working reviewers who make this journal possible. The nomination process for the award was based on the following characteristics identified by the IJAHP editors as key features defining an outstanding reviewer:  Thoroughness: the ability to provide feedback that shows a comprehensive understanding of the paper under review.  Effectiveness: the ability to provide feedback that serves the purpose of the journal (deciding whether the paper is worth publishing or what is needed for this purpose).  Timeliness: the ability to respond with feedback by the agreed upon deadline.  Quality of the review: this is probably the most important characteristic of a great reviewer and refers to providing feedback that allows the authors to improve their paper, even in the context of rejection. Thus, it is a pleasure to announce the winners of the “Outstanding Reviewer Award” for the 2014‐2015 period! IJAHP: Ferretti/ Outstanding reviewer awards International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process 623 Vol. 7 Issue 3 2015 ISSN 1936-6744 http://dx.doi.org/10.13033/ijahp.v7i3.359 Stan Lipovetsky Sr. Research Director at GfK Custom Research North America Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area “It’s my privilege to help with work for IJAHP on behalf of all of the AHP community!” Werner Toth University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna "I'm very thankful and I feel honored to be receiving this award. It is highly motivating in the early stages of my career." Claudio Garuti General Manager Fulcrum Ingenieria Ltda “I am very happy to help the Journal in revising the papers. Yet, I never thought about receiving any kind of award (I just tried to do my best). So, I was very surprised (and happy) when I received it!” Ozden Bayazit Professor, Central Washington University “I am honored to receive this award and happy to be able to contribute to the IJAHP in a meaningful way.” Manuel Serafin Plasencia Professor, Universidad Politécnica Antonio José de Sucre, UNEXPO Ciudad Guayana, Estado Bolivar, Venezuela “This award is really important for me, for my university, and for my fellow students because I'm teaching a MSc level course about how to develop a research problem, and this award could serve as an example to them” Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all IJAHP collaborators! https://www.linkedin.com/company/726364?trk=prof-0-ovw-prev_pos https://www.linkedin.com/company/726364?trk=prof-0-ovw-prev_pos https://www.linkedin.com/company/726364?trk=prof-0-ovw-prev_pos