2023 Reviewer Awards and Recognition

J. Mechanisms Robotics, Apr 2024, 16(4): 040201, 040202

The Editor and Editorial Board of the Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics would like to thank all of the reviewers for volunteering their expertise and time reviewing manuscripts in 2023. Serving as reviewers for the journal is a critical service necessary to maintain the quality of our publication and to provide the authors with a valuable peer review of their work. Below is a complete list of reviewers for 2023. We would also like to acknowledge three outstanding Reviewers of the Year and nine Reviewers with Distinction.

2023 Reviewers of the Year

Sajeeva Abeywardena — University of Surrey, UK

Philippe Cardou — Université Laval, Canada

Matteo Russo — University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

The Reviewers of the Year Award is given to reviewers who have made an outstanding contribution to the journal in terms of the quantity, quality, and turnaround time of reviews completed during the past 12 months. The prize includes a Wall Plaque, 50 free downloads from the ASME Digital Collection, and a one year free subscription to the journal.

2023 Reviewers with Distinction

The Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics Reviewers with Distinction Award is given to reviewers who have made a meritorious contribution to the journal in terms of the number, quality, and turnaround time of reviews completed during the past year. The prize is an award certificate. Winners are announced in the journal, posted on the ASME Digital Collection, and on the JMR companion website. The 2023 winners of this award are as follows:

Yuanpei Cai—The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

Jonathan Paul Eden—University of Melbourne, Australia

Larry Howell—Brigham Young University, USA

Ridha Kelaiaia—Skikda University, Algeria

Haijun Peng—Dalian University of Technology, China

Nina Robson—California State University Fullerton, USA

Anupam Saxena—Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

Zhufeng Shao—Tsingua University, China

Onder Tutsoy—Adana Alparslan Turkes Science and Technology University, Turkey

We would like to congratulate all the award recipients and look forward to continuing to work with the entire ASME community of editors, authors, reviewers, and staff to bring JMR to the next level of excellence.