News — Rockville, Md.—The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) announced the inaugural recipients of two new achievement awards recognizing reviewers and editors of ARVO's three journals ― IOVS, JOV, TVST ― in the areas of Excellence in Peer Review and Excellence in Editorial Service.
Recognizing the importance and dedicated service of the journals' reviewers and editors, the awardees selected are assessed in terms of overall workload, quality of work and responsiveness. The 2025 awardees are:
EXCELLENCE IN PEER REVIEW AWARD
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science (IOVS)
Rajashekhar Gangaraju, MS, PhD, FARVO
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Journal of Vision (JOV)
David Pascucci, PhD
Lausanne University Hospital
University of Lausanne
Translational Vision Science & Technology (TVST)
Alireza Karimi, PhD
Oregon Health and Science University
EXCELLENCE IN EDITORIAL SERVICE
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science (IOVS)
Jeremy Guggenheim, PhD, FARVO
Cardiff University School of Optometry & Vision Sciences
Journal of Vision (JOV)
Michael Landy, PhD
New York University
Translational Vision Science & Technology (TVST)
Pearse Keane, MD, FRCOphth, FARVO
Moorfields Eye Hospital
"These new journal awards acknowledge excellence in peer review and editorial support for the ARVO journals," says IOVS Editor-in-Chief Joseph Carroll, PhD, FARVO. "This type of voluntary service is vital to maintaining the quality of our journals, especially at a time of increasing submissions. As such, it is important that we recognize truly exceptional individual performance in support of our journals."
The awards will be presented on May 6 at the General Business Meeting held during the 2025 Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.
For more information on the ARVO Journals Achievement Awards, visit ARVO’s website.
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The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) is the largest eye and vision research organization in the world. Members include approximately 10,000 eye and vision researchers from over 60 countries. ARVO advances research worldwide into understanding the visual system and preventing, treating and curing its disorders. Learn more at ARVO.org.
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