Peer Reviewers


Outline reviewer guidelines

The full guidelines are available here

  • The work should have a clear rationale, setting out its purpose/problem to be addressed
  • The introduction should set the scene with reference to earlier work and context
  • The methods or approach should be appropriate and used properly
  • Results (where applicable) should be valid and be set out in a way that makes sense, with proper use of tabulations, figures, quotations, diagrams, etc.
  • The discussion should contextualise the results/development in relation to other published work
  • Any recommendations should flow from the discussion
  • Limitations should be recognised
  • The conclusions should be concise and flow from the discussion
  • Whether the work represents a research study or otherwise, it should have a logical structure with a clear thread running through it
  • NB: For some papers the IMRAD format is not appropriate. This may include papers describing a data resource, a data linkage study protocol, an opinion piece, an infrastructure development, amongst others. Please contact the Editor-in-Chief for advice if needed.

If you are interested in becoming a peer reviewer and joining the IJPDS international panel of PDS experts, then now is a great time to seize the opportunity to get involved whilst the call is open.

All you need to do is email us directly using contact@ijpds.org with your name, organisation, area/s of expertise, and contact details.

We look forward to welcoming you to the team!


Peer reviewing for IJPDS

The International Journal of Population Data Science (IJPDS) is unique in bringing together all aspects of Population Data Science (PDS) in one place. From new technology, to big data, information governance to public engagement, IJPDS is the open access publication for authors working with data pertaining to people and populations.

IJPDS places great importance on the content of the manuscripts, the impact of a study and the robustness of research when considering authors’ work for publication. With quality at the heart of what we do, our international peer review panel is essential in ensuring we maintain consistently high standards of published manuscripts through its rigorous blind review process.

As a result of receiving an overwhelming response to both the general and special issue calls for manuscripts, we have been increasing the size and complexity of our reviewer panel.

Population Data Science spans numerous fields and whilst we welcome anyone working within PDS to join, we have particular interest in recruiting experts in the following areas:

  • Analysis of free-text data
  • Architectures and infrastructures
  • Clinical IT systems
  • Data protection legislation and regulation
  • Disease registers
  • Ethics and ELSI (ethical, legal & societal implications)
  • GIS (geographic information systems) / spatial data analysis
  • Information / data governance
  • Information security
  • Machine Learning
  • Metadata development
  • Privacy-preserving methodologies, including SDC (statistical disclosure control) and PPRL (privacy-preserving record linkage)
  • PROMs (Patient reported outcome measures)
  • Public engagement
  • Survey data
  • Use of apps

The benefits of peer reviewing

Peer reviewing can be very rewarding bringing numerous benefits and a great way to enhance ones career. Experts that review on a regular basis can gain recognition as leading experts in their field, it is a valuable addition to your CV when applying for jobs, and it ‘ticks a box’ for additional scholarly activity. Peer reviewing other’s work can also help you to improve your own submissions.

Dr James Doidge, Senior Research Associate, Administrative Data Research Centre for England explains, "Being a peer reviewer for IJPDS gives me insight to the editorial process and helps me keep abreast of research being conducted in the field of population data science. Perhaps most importantly, critically reviewing other researchers' manuscripts gives me a better understanding of how to prepare my own papers in such a way as to increase their likelihood of making it through peer review and transferring knowledge to the readers who are our ultimate targets."

This is particularly true for early career or up and coming PDS professionals. Learning how to be a good reviewer will teach you how to be a good author as highlighted by Professor Sinead Brophy, Swansea University Medical School who says, “Reviewing can give ideas for your own work. Other researchers often use methods or alternative ways of doing things that you might not have thought of yourself. Seeing other people’s approaches and datasets also gives ideas for collaborations and helps you get to know other people in the field doing similar work.”

Senior Research Officer and Statistician Rowena Bailey says, "the journal is fantastic and most worthy of support. It also comes with the benefit of gaining insight into upcoming research publications and opportunities to consider how best to articulate statistical and methodological considerations for fellow researchers, so being reviewer has reciprocal benefits to me."

 

10% discount on APCs for IJPDS peer-reviewers

All peer-reviewers who go on to publish a manuscript in IJPDS within 12 month of conducting a review will be awarded a 10% discount on the standard article processing charges.*

 

Do you have what it takes to be a peer reviewer?

If you are new to peer reviewing and unsure whether you have sufficient expertise in your field to get involved, then here is a holistic view of the qualities a peer-reviewer should have.

Firstly, if you are considering peer reviewing then chances are you already have sufficient expertise to get involved. Peer-reviewers are not all high-level professionals and thought leaders with enviable levels of expertise gained from years of experience in their field. With the right combination of skills and knowledge, and a generous helping of enthusiasm, less experienced peer reviewers can add enormous value to the overall peer-review process.

An effective peer reviewer will acknowledge that they can’t be an expert in all aspects of a topic presented to them for review, and will focus mainly on the elements most pertinent to their particular knowledge and expertise. So for example, if you are a statistician then comment on the statistics, if you are a data analyst then question the datasets etc.

Moreover, remember – you are not alone! Two or three people, each from their own angle of expertise, will review a manuscript and collectively this should produce a thorough review for the authors and Editors to determine the next action.

So, armed with the confidence of knowing that you can make a valuable contribution in terms of your expertise, here are some other essential qualities a peer reviewer will need:

Thoroughness – Journals have a responsibility to their authors to turn around manuscripts from submission to (hopefully) publication within the shortest possible time. Peer reviewers that can review quickly and accurately whilst consistently meeting the deadlines are key to helping this process run smoothly. The ability to determine the overall validity of a manuscript along with thorough and detailed proofreading skills are essential to quality control.

Fearlessness – At least not being afraid to give carefully considered feedback. Authors submitting to a peer-reviewed journal understand and expect their research to be returned with comments and suggestions. So be bold, exercise your expertise, and give constructive feedback with comments or suggestions that will help the author. Be prepared to question, for example, the validity of the research question, the robustness of the methods employed, how valuable the research is to the particular subject area, and offer the author suggestions as to how their research could be improved upon.

Conscientiousness – It is fair to say not all peer-reviewers are equal and Editors will soon get a feel for how reliable each member of the review panel is. Put yourself in the shoes of the author (a situation that you have already, or are likely to, find yourself in) and always make sure that you are able to respond to any request to review a paper promptly. Also, be aware of potential unintentional bias that can quite easily creep in to your review of a manuscript and try to remain unbiased throughout the process.

Open communication – Following on from conscientiousness and keeping the author’s best interests at heart, a valued peer-reviewer will read the manuscript in full as soon as it arrives. On doing so, if you feel that you are unable to provide a fair review for any reason, then notifying the editor immediately will enable them to re-assign the paper to another reviewer quickly to avoid unnecessary delays for the author. Reliable communicative peer reviewers will always stand out from the crowd!

Altruistic – Well, perhaps you also want to boost your career, but essentially reviewing is all about helping your peers to attain the highest quality of work and adding real value by helping improve the standards of published research. High quality research stimulates further research; it creates real impact, and ultimately improves the lives of everyone.


Join the IJPDS Peer Reviewer Panel

If you are interested in becoming a peer reviewer and joining the IJPDS international panel of PDS experts, then now is a great time to seize the opportunity to get involved whilst the call is open.

All you need to do is email us directly using contact@ijpds.org with your name, organisation, area/s of expertise from the list below, specialist subject areas, and contact details.

  • Technical Environments
  • Matching and Data Linking
  • Data Preparation & Analysis Methods
  • Data Governance/Law/Ethics
  • Public Engagement
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Research Methods - Qualitative
  • Research Methods - Quantitative
  • Impact and Policy Making
  • Cohorts and Disease Registers
  • Emerging Data Types
  • GIS/Spacial Data Analysis
  • Other (please specify)

We look forward to welcoming you to the team!


*To qualify for the 10% discount, a reviewer must conduct a thorough peer-review upon request, and then submit an article within 12 months of completing the review. Requests to review articles are based upon the areas of expertise required for the content of a particular manuscript and therefore, we cannot guarantee that every IJPDS peer-reviewer will qualify for this offer.


Thank You to all our Peer Reviewers!

IJPDS is grateful to our extensive international panel of peer reviewers for your ongoing support for the journal and to the field of Population Data Science.

Since the journal’s inception in 2017, IJPDS has developed an enviable international reputation as the leading journal in Population Data Science, and we recognise the vital role that our reviewers have played in our achievements.

There is no question that the consistently high quality of articles and integrity of the science published in IJPDS is strengthened with the help of our talented reviewers, and so we would like to thank each one of you individually.


  • Kamala Adhikari, University of Calgary, Canada
  • Odai Elvis Afotey, Ghana
  • Imtiaz Ahmad, United Arab Emirates
  • Mhairi Aitken, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Ashley Akbari, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Feda al Hallal, DFSD DSF, United States
  • Janine Alan, Government of Western Australia Department of Health, Australia
  • Joseph Alexander, University of Michigan, United States
  • David Alldred, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
  • Mirjam Allik, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • Bethania de Araujo Almeida, The Centre for Data and Knowledge Integration - Cidacs Fiocruz, Brazil
  • Orouba Almilaji, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
  • Mohammad Alsallakh, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Thainá Alves Malhão, Instituto Nacional do Câncer , Brazil
  • Malin Aman, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Sweden
  • Asiwome Ameko, Ghana
  • Athanasios Anastasiou, United Kingdom
  • Phil Anderson
  • Nadine Andrew, Monash University, Australia
  • Manfred Antoni, Institute for Employment Research, Germany
  • Luiza Antonie, University of Guelph, Canada
  • Antonis Antoniou, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • Alberto Araújo, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Aline Araujo Nobre, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Brazil
  • Tavinder Kaur Ark, Population Data BC, Canada
  • Pauline Ashfield-Watt, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
  • Mohamed Atef Mosa, Saudi Arabia
  • Iain Atherton, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom
  • Mhd Nour Audi, Columbia University, United States
  • Suzanne Audrey, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
  • Mahmoud Azimaee, ICES, Canada
  • Daniel K. Azongo, Navrongo Health Research Centre, Ghana
  • Winifred Badaiki, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
  • Rowena Bailey, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Charlotte Baker, Virginia Tech, United States
  • Sanjeev Bakshi, India
  • David Barber, Queen's University, Canada
  • Noam Barda, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
  • Kendra Barlow-Johnson, United States
  • Marcos Barreto, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
  • Mauricio Barreto, Fiocruz, Brazil
  • João Luiz Bastos, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil
  • Jennifer Baumbusch, The University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Stuart Bedston, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
  • Eric Benchimol, ICES, Canada
  • Lars Benjaminsen, Danish Centre for Social Science Researcb, Denmark
  • Lew Berman, National Institutes of Health, United States
  • Mairead L Bermingham, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Sunil Kumar Bhat, Murdoch University, Australia
  • Chao Bian, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Nicholas Biddle, The Australian National University, Australia
  • Thomas Bignal, Easpd, Belgium
  • Corri Black, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
  • Charlyn Black, The University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Richard Okyere Boadu, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
  • Kerstina Boctor, Canada
  • Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
  • Andrew Bonney, University of Wollongong, Australia
  • Johan Borg, Lund University, Sweden
  • Christian Borgs, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
  • Jeff Borland, The University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Rohan Borschmann, The University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Andrew Boulle, University of Cape Town, South Africa
  • Carol Bower, Telethon Kids Institute, Australia
  • William Bowes, socialdatasource.com, United States
  • Andy Boyd, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
  • James Hutchison Boyd, La Trobe University, Australia
  • Danny Bradford, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • Raquel Brandini de Boni, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Brazil
  • Peter Brandon, University at Albany, United States
  • Andreea Bratu, The University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Karen Broadhurst, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
  • Peter Brocklehurst, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
  • Susan Elisabeth Bronskill, ICES, Canada
  • Sinead Brophy, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Adrian Brown, Centre for Data Linkage, Australia
  • Leonard Browne, University of Limerick, Ireland
  • Hannah Browne Gott, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
  • Marni Brownell, University of Manitoba, Canada
  • Magda Bucholc, Ulster University, Intelligent Systems Research Centre, United Kingdom
  • David Buil Gil, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Flavia Bulegon Pilecco, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • Lucinda Burns, UNSW Sydney, Australia
  • Frances Burns, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
  • Jennifer Kirsty Burton, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • Maria Teresa Bustamente Teixeira , Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora , Brazil
  • Amanda Leanne Butler, Simon Fraser University, Canada
  • Zahid Butt, The University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Lisa Calderwood, University College London, United Kingdom
  • Kenneth Camargo Jr, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Stephen Campbell, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Rebecca L Cannings-John, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
  • Elizabeth Ann Carson, Bureau of Justice Statistics, US DOJ, United States
  • Lauren Emma Carson, King's College London, United Kingdom
  • Francisco Cartujano Barrera, University of Rochester Medical Center, United Kingdom
  • Lucy Carty, City University, United Kingdom
  • Natalie Carvalho, University of Melbourne , Australia
  • Jackie Cassell, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, United Kingdom
  • Georgina M Chambers, University of New South Wales, Australia
  • Guanmin Chen, University of Calgary, Canada
  • Helen Cheyne, University of Stirling, United Kingdom
  • Kendal Chidwick, NPS MedicineWise, Australia
  • Ching Yan Choi, University of New South Wales, Australia
  • Hyunsoo Choi, Korea Institute for Health And Social Affairs, Korea, Republic of
  • Peter Christen, The Australian National University, Australia
  • Hayley Christian, The University of Western Australia, Australia
  • Annette Christy, University of South Florida, United States
  • Anirudh Cingireddy, East Central University, Oklahoma, United States
  • Peter Claes, Leuven, Belgium
  • Pauline Clerkin, University of Galway, Ireland
  • Ashley Clift, Oxford University, United Kingdom
  • Eyal Cohen, Hospital for Sick Children, ICES, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Carlos Coimbra, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz - Brazil), Brazil
  • Garry Coleman, NHS Digital, United Kingdom
  • Gary Collins, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Stefano Conti, United Kingdom
  • Giselle Corbie-Smith, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States
  • Reinie Cordier, Northumbria University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
  • Ronaldo Corrêa Ferreira da Silva, Instituto Nacional do Câncer, Brazil
  • Louise Corti, University of Essex, United Kingdom
  • Joanne Coster, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • Laura Cowley, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Noah Crampton, Unity Health Toronto, Canada
  • Ian Crandell Crandell, Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech, United States
  • Jodie Ann Croxall, Swansea University Medical School, United Kingdom
  • Enny Cruz, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
  • Xinjie Cui, PolicyWise for Children and Families, Canada
  • Dennis Culhane, University of Pennsylvania, United States
  • Sarah Cunningham, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Stuart Cunningham, University of Sheffield. United Kingdom
  • Emma Curran, Ulster University, United Kingdom
  • Monica Da Luz Carvalno Soares, National Health Surveillance Agency - Anvisa, Brazil
  • Marisa da Silva Santos, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia, Brazil
  • Nergis Dama, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Turkey
  • Neiva Damasceno Damasceno, Santa Casa de São Paulo, Brazil
  • Jamie Danemayer, University College London, United Kingdom
  • Rui Dang, Westminster International University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  • Benjamin Daniels, Medicines Policy Research Unit, Centre for Big Data Research in Health, University of New South Wales, Australia
  • Helen Daniels, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Miranda Davies, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Australia
  • Gwyneth Davies, University College London, United Kingdom
  • Katrina Davis, King’s College London, United Kingdom
  • Brent Davis, Western University, Canada
  • Liz Maria de Almeida, Instituto Nacional do Cancer, Brazil
  • Lea de Chiffre Skovgaard, University of Copenhagen, Department of Public Health, Denmark
  • Nick de Klerk, University of Western Australia, Australia
  • Amanda de Moura Souza, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Claire de Oliveira, CAMH, Canada
  • Marcos del Pozo Banos, Swansea University Medical School, United Kingdom
  • Spiros Denaxas, University College London, United Kingdom
  • Tanvi Desai, Data Policy and Strategy, United Kingdom
  • Michael Di Donato, Monash University, Australia
  • Yesy Diah Rosita, Universitas Islam Majapahit, Indonesia
  • Karla Dias-Ordaz, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
  • Chris Dibben, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Gina Dimitropoulos, University of Calgary, Canada
  • Julia Nadine Doetsch, Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
  • James Doidge, Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre, United Kingdom
  • Dany Doiron, McGill University, Canada
  • Chelsea Doktorchik, University of Calgary, Canada
  • Josep Domingo-Ferrer , Universitat Rovira, Spain
  • Rashida Dorsey, Federal Housing Finance Agency, United States
  • Nadine J Dougall, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom
  • Edward Dove, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Gareth Downey, Belfast City Council, United Kingdom
  • Johnny Downs, King’s College London, United Kingdom
  • Jeorg Drechsler, Institute for Employment Research, Germany
  • Mo Duro, Athabasca University, Canada
  • Robbie Duschinsky, Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • Nibedita Dutta, SAP Labs
  • Sandra Eades, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Jeffrey Eaton, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
  • Abdulhakeem Eideh, Al-Quds University, Palestine, State of
  • Hallie Eilerts, The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
  • Tom Eitelhuber, Department of Health Western Australia, Australia
  • Mark Elliot, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • David Ellwood, Griffith University, Australia
  • Jennifer Enns, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba, Canada
  • Aline Entringer , Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo , Brazil
  • Bridie Angela Evans, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • James Michael Evans, Surgical Materials Testing Laboratory, United Kingdom
  • Lloyd Evans, Publc Health Wales, United Kingdom
  • Jennifer Christine Fairthorne, University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Michael Falster, Centre for Big Data Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia
  • Rachel Farber, NSW Health, Australia
  • Tracey Farragher, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
  • anna ferrante, Curtin University, Australia
  • Marcia Ferreira Teixeira Pinto, Instituto Nacional de Saúde da Mulher, da Criança e do Adolescente Fernandes Figueira/ Fiocruz
  • Valeska Figueiredo, Fiocruz, Brazil
  • Leanne Findlay, Statistics Canada, Canada
  • Aliza Fink, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, United States
  • Amy Finlay-Jones, Telethon Kids Institute, Australia
  • Felicity Flack, The University of Western Australia, Australia
  • Michael Flemming, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • Tom Foley, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
  • Sandra Fonseca, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
  • David V Ford, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Elisa Ford, The Royal Women’s Hospital, Australia
  • Elizabeth Ford, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, United Kingdom
  • Isabel Fortier, McGill University, Canada
  • Regan Foust, Children's Data Network, University of Southern California, United States
  • Onkemetse Linda Francis, University of Botswana, Botswana
  • Sergio Miranda Freire, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Brazil
  • Eliane Freitas Drumond, Instituto Mário Penna, Brazil
  • Richard Fry, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Catherine Fullwood, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust , United Kingdom
  • Anne Gadermann, The University of British Columbia, Canada
  • John Gareth, NHS Wales, United Kingdom
  • Stephanie Garies, University of Calgary, Canada
  • Katie Gathercole, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
  • Kaniz Gausia, University of Western Australia, Australia
  • Katie Genadek, United States Census Bureau, United States
  • William Ghali, University of Calgary, Canada
  • Luana Giatti, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • Alison Gibberd, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Heather F Gidding, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney Northern Clinical School, Australia
  • Ruth Gilbert, University College London, United Kingdom
  • Randip Gill, The University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Sara Giro Correia, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Aris Gkoulalas-divanis , IBM, United States
  • Dafna Gladman, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Barbara Goedde, ATscale, United States
  • Niti Goel, Duke University School of Medicine, United States
  • Tara Gomes, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Ana Luiza Gomes Domingues, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil
  • Arturo Gonzalez-Izquierdo, University College London, United Kingdom
  • Claire Goodman, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
  • Emma Gordon, ESRC, United Kingdom
  • Erin Graves, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Canada
  • Beth Greeen, Portland State University, United States
  • Nathan Green, University College London, United Kingdom
  • Charlotte Grey, Public Health Wales, United Kingdom
  • Rowena Griffiths, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Lesley Griffiths, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Lucy Griffiths, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Fiona Grimm, The Health Foundation, United Kingdom
  • Patti Ann Groome, Queen's University, Canada
  • Enza Gucciardi, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
  • Augusto Afonso Guerra Junior, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • Liang Guo, Shandong University, China
  • Bruce Guthrie, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Astrid Guttmann, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Canada
  • Ninh Ha, Curtin University, Australia
  • Ruth Hall, IC/ES, Canada
  • Suzanne Hall, Kings College London, United Kingdom
  • Amani Hamad, University of Manitoba, Canada
  • Salum Haji Hamisi, Muslim University of Morogoro, Tanzania
  • Peter Hammond, Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Bec Hanley, United Kingdom
  • Mark Hanly, University of New South Wales, Australia
  • Pia Hardelid, University College London, United Kingdom
  • David Harrison, Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre, United Kingdom
  • Katie Harron, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
  • Lamiece Hassan, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Alys Havard, University of New South Wales, Australia
  • Amy L Hawn Nelson, University of Pennsylvania, United States
  • George Haynes, United States
  • Alexa Heekes, Western Cape Government, South Africa
  • Catherine Heeney, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Gail E Henderson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States
  • David Henderson, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom
  • David Henry, Bond University, Australia
  • Sigurd Hermansen, Westat, United States
  • Sharon heys, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Phillip Hider, The University of Otago, New Zealand
  • Kylie Hill, Curtin University, Australia
  • Liz Hill, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
  • David Hill, UNC Charlotte, United States
  • Steve Hodges, Western Australian Department of Health, Australia
  • Joe Hollinghurst, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Cashel D'Arcy James Holman, The University of Western Australia, Australia
  • Valerie Ciocca Holt, University of Pennsylvania, United States
  • Thomas Hone, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
  • Shelley Horak, Des Moines University, United States
  • Amy Hsu, Bruyere Institute, Canada
  • Kathy Hughes, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
  • Jennifer Hutcheon, BC Children’s Hospital, Canada
  • Edison Iglesias de Oliveira Vidal , Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP - Botucatu), Brazil
  • Jenni Ilomaki, Monash University, Australia
  • Usman iqbal, Taipei Medical University, Canada
  • Muhammad Irfan, United States
  • Karey S Iron, Toronto, Canada
  • Md Safikul Islam, Jamia Millia Islamia University, India
  • Matthew Henry Iveson, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Delyth James, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
  • Michaela James, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Michelle Kimberly Jamieson, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • Magdalena Janus, McMaster University, Canada
  • Stuart William Jarvis, University of York, United Kingdom
  • Matthew Alexander Jay, University College London, United Kingdom
  • Judy Jenkins, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Mahsa Jessri, University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Ann John, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Alistair Johnson, MIT, United States
  • Rhodri David Johnson, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Hywel Merfyn Jones, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
  • Kerina Jones, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Heather Jones, Telethon Kids Institute, Australia
  • Nicola Jones, University of New South Wales, Australia
  • Jitendra Jonnagaddala, University of New South Wales, Australia
  • Carla Jorge Machado, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • Louisa Jorm, University of New South Wales, Australia
  • Anna Jurek, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
  • Nusrat Kabir Kafy, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
  • Vasileios Karagiannopoulos, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
  • Dimitrios Karapiperis, Hellenic Open University, Greece
  • Alan Katz, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, Canada
  • Kyle Kemp, University of Calgary, Canada
  • Cynthia Kendell, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Canada
  • Ruth Keogh, London School of Hygene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
  • Kamran khan, University College London, United Kingdom
  • Abel Kho, Feinberg School of Medicine, United States
  • Monique Kilkenny, Monash University, Australia
  • Monica M King, ADRF Network, United States
  • Stuart Kinner, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Australia
  • Russell S. Kirby, University of South Florida, United States
  • Steve Kisely, Dalhousie University, Canada
  • Sophie Kitchen, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Canada
  • Deborah Klein Walker, Boston University, United States
  • Martin Knapp, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
  • Dafna Kohen, Statistics Canada/University of Ottawa, Canada
  • Theodora Kokosi, University College London, United Kingdom
  • Ebenezer Koomson, Ghana Health Service, Ghana
  • Milton Kotelchuck, Pediatrics Dept, Harvard Medical School, United States
  • Jacqueline Kathleen Kueper, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
  • Hye-Chung Kum, Texas A&M University, United States
  • Narendra Kumar, HNB Garhwal University, India
  • Rakesh Kumar, Delhi Technological University, India
  • Vivek Kumar, NUST-MiSiS, Russian Federation
  • Tadele Labiso, Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia
  • Arron Lacey, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Tyler Lane, Monash University, Australia
  • Justin Lane, UNC Charlotte, United States
  • Jodi Lapidus, Oregon Health & Science University, United States
  • Mathias Lasgaard, Region Midtjylland, Denmark
  • Graeme Laurie, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • M. Ruth Lavergne, Simon Fraser University, Canada
  • Mike Law, The University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Debbie Lawlor, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
  • Marie-Annick Le Pogam, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP), Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne University (UNIL), Switzerland
  • Nathan Lea, University College London, United Kingdom
  • Alexandra Lee, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Joon Lee, University of Calgary, Canada
  • Kira Leeb, CIHI, Canada
  • Nakia Lee-Foon, Trillium Health Partners, Canada
  • Daniel Leightley, King’s College London, United Kingdom
  • Washington Leite Junger, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Elizabeth Lemmon, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Liz Letwiniuk, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Canada
  • Dan Lewer, University College London, United Kingdom
  • Virginia Lewis, La Trobe University, United Kingdom
  • Sally Lewis , NHS Wales, United Kingdom
  • Nicolas Libuy, University College London, United Kingdom
  • Faye Janice Lim, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Australia
  • Hermano Alexandre Lima Rocha, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil
  • Cliff James Allan Lindeman, University of Alberta, Canada
  • Chris Lindsell, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, United States
  • Lisa Lix, University of Manitoba, Canada
  • Alan Lopez, The University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Derrick Lopez, The University of Western Australia, Australia
  • Grigorios Loukides, King’s College London, United Kingdom
  • Raymond Lovett, Australian National University, Australia
  • Yang Lu, York St John University, United Kingdom
  • Fiona Victoria Lugg-Widger, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
  • Sanja Lujic, University of New South Wales, Australia
  • Nikki Luke, Oxford University, United Kingdom
  • Alistair Lum, University of Newcastle, United Kingdom
  • Donald Lyall, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • John Lynch, The University of Adelaide, Australia
  • Mary Lynch, University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Jane Lyons, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Ronan Anthony Lyons, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Alison Jill Macfarlane, City, University of London, United Kingdom
  • Anne MacFarlane, University of Limerick, Ireland
  • Elaine Catherine Mackey, University of Manchester, ADS, United Kingdom
  • Peter Mackie, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
  • Valerio Maggio, Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
  • Aideen Maguire, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
  • Sarah M Mah, McGill University, Canada
  • Bradley Malin, Vanderbilt University, United States
  • Kiran Pohar Manhas, Alberta Health Services, Canada
  • Sinduja Christianaa Manohar, Health Data Research UK, United Kingdom
  • Douglas G. Manuel, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Canada
  • Michael Tonderai Mapundu, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Emily Marchant, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • David Marsh, Northern Ontario School of Medicine University, Canada
  • Amelia Joseph Martin, Jon, Liberia
  • Stella Martins, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
  • Luciana Martins Rozman, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
  • Gloria W Mathenge, SPC, New Caledonia
  • George Ikuta Mbevi, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kenya
  • Louise Mc Grath-Lone, University College London, United Kingdom
  • David McAllister, Univrsity of Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • Kerry McBrien, University of Calgary, Canada
  • Colin McCowan, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
  • Audrey McFarlane, Lakeland Centre for FASD, Canada
  • Kim McGrail, The University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Anne Elizabeth McKenzie, The University of Western Australia, Australia
  • Robert McMillan, Georgia State University, United States
  • Bridgette McNamara, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Ruth McQuillan, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Claudia Medina Coeli, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Ligia Menezes do Amaral, Universidade Federal de Juiz de For a, Brazil
  • Rod M Middleton, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Vijay Kumar Mishra, Public Health Foundation of India, India
  • Milos S. Mitrasevic, Clinical Center Kragujevac, Serbia
  • Francis Mitrou, Telethon Kids Institute, Australia
  • Amr Essam Shaban Mohamed, Western Michigan University, United States
  • Natalie Momen, Aarhus University, Denmark
  • Seyed Hosein Montazer, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
  • Gwenllian Moody, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
  • Rachael Moorin, Curtin University, Australia
  • Ros Moran, EKOS – Social and Environmental Research Associates
  • Kristen Morin, Northern Ontario School of Medicine University, Canada
  • Edward Morrow, UKRI, United Kingdom
  • Antonio Augusto Moura da Silva, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Brazil
  • Miranda Jane Mourby, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Sandy Muecke, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australia
  • Sam Muller, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Netherlands
  • Peter Murchie, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
  • Roger Muremyi, University of Rwanda, Rwanda
  • David Murphey, Child Trends, United States
  • Macey Murray, University College London, United Kingdom
  • Palani Thamilar Murugesan, International Institute for Population Sciences, India
  • Nouria Nair, University Tahri Mohamed Béchar, Algeria
  • Charini Nanayakkara, The Australian National University, Australia
  • Raj Navaratnam, Athabasca University, University of Alberta, Canada
  • Aline Navega Biz , The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • Elizabeth Nelson, Ulster University, Administrative Data Research Centre Northern Ireland (ADRC NI), United Kingdom
  • Mary Newburn, King’s College London, United Kingdom
  • Craig Newgard, Oregon Health and Science University, United States
  • sera ngeh, Government of Western Australia Department of Health, Australia
  • Nathan Nickel, University of Manitoba, Australia
  • Jens Steen Nielsen, Odense Universityhospital, DD2, Denmark
  • Sabha Nisar, University of Derby, United Kingdom
  • Eric Nordholt, Statistics Netherlands, Netherlands
  • Alberto Novaes Ramos Júnior, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil
  • Martha Cristina Nunes Moreira, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil
  • Joab Odhiambo, University of Nairobi, Kenya
  • Amy O'Hara, Georgetown University, United States
  • Christine O'Keefe, CSIRO, Australia
  • Wendy Olsen, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Toan Ong, University of Colorado, United States
  • Khalid Orayj, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
  • Dermot OReilly, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
  • Scott Orford, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
  • Chris Orton, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Malcolm Oswald, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Antonio Pacheco, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Brazil
  • Natalia Paiva, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Heather Palis, BC Centre for Disease Control, Canada
  • Dimitra Panagiotoglou, McGill University, Canada
  • Sachin Pandey, Oracle, United States
  • P Alison Paprica, ICES, University of Toronto, Vector Institute, Canada
  • Yin Paradies, Deakin University, Australia
  • Jungwee Park, Statistics Canada, Canada
  • Erin Passmore, Clear Horizon Consulting, Australia
  • Sandhya Patida, Herriot Watt University, United Kingdom
  • Jillian Patterson, The University of Sydney, Australia
  • Jenine Paul, ICES, Canada
  • Yves Payette, CARTaGENE, CHU Sainte-Justine, Canada
  • Lindsay Pearce, Curtin University, Australia
  • Rachel Pearson, University of Bath, United Kingdom
  • Rebecca Pearson, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
  • Sallie Pearson, University of New South Wales, United Kingdom
  • Aidan Peppin, Ada Lovelace Institute, United Kingdom
  • Francisco Perales, The University of Queensland, Australia
  • Ramon Gonçalves Pereira, UFMG, Brazil
  • Gizelton Pereira Alencar, Universidade de São Paulo, United Kingdom
  • Elzo Pereira Pinto Jr, CIDACS - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - Bahia, Brazil
  • Parthipan Periasamy, University of Malaya, Malaysia
  • Barbara Phillips, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, United Kingdom
  • Ceri Phillips, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Rejane Pinheiro, Public Health Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Andrew Pinto, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Robespierre Pita, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil
  • Valerie EH Pittet, IUMSP, Switzerland
  • Rachel Plachcinski, City University, United Kingdom
  • Oleguer Plana-Ripoll, Aarhus University, Denmark
  • Ramesh Poluru, INCLEN Trust International, India
  • Carol Porteous, Usher Institute of Population Health Science and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Alison Porter, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Nicole Pratt, SA NT DataLink, Australia
  • David Preen, University of Western Australia, Australia
  • Isaias Valente Prestes, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  • Mariana Puppin, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde - Rio de Janeiro; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Shaun Francis Purkiss, La Trobe, United Kingdom
  • Hude Quan, University of Calgary, Canada
  • Maria A Quigley, Oxford University, United Kingdom
  • Kesavamoorthy R, School of Engineering and Technology, Jain University, Bangalore, India
  • Adrian Rabe, Health iQ, United Kingdom
  • Chris Radbone, SA NT DataLink, Australia
  • Charles Rahal, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Siddharth Raj, University of Southern California, United States
  • Thilina Ranbaduge, CSIRO, Australia
  • Stacey Rand, University of Kent, United Kingdom
  • Sean Randall, Curtin University, Australia
  • Muhammad Modassar Ali Nawaz Ranjha, Pakistan
  • Drona Rasali, BC Centre for Disease Control, Canada
  • Laura Jarmila Rasmussen-Torvik, Northwestern University, United States
  • Jacques Raubenheimer, The University of Sydney, Australia
  • David Rawlinson, NHS Wales, United Kingdom
  • Sarah Rees, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • David Reeves , University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Georges Reniers, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
  • Christopher T Rentsch, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
  • Elionardo Andrade Resende, Ministério de Saúde, Brazil
  • Derek Ritz, ecGroup Inc., Canada
  • Michael Robling, Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
  • Sarah Elizabeth Rodgers, Swansea University Medical School, United Kingdom
  • Paulo Cesar Rodrigues Pinto Correa , Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil
  • Brian Ceredig Rogers, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Jennie Romich, University of Washington, United States
  • Leslie Leon Roos, University of Manitoba, Canada
  • Michael Rosato, Ulster University, United Kingdom
  • Laura Rosella, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Michelle Rotermann, Statistics Canada, Canada
  • Heather Rouse, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, United States
  • Robyn Rowe, Laurentian University, Canada
  • Joshua Rubin, University of Michigan, United States
  • Samantha Sabo, Northern Arizona University, United States
  • Vineet Saini, Alberta Health Services, Canada
  • Nazmus Sakib, Texas Tech University, United States
  • Julia Sanders, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
  • Claudia Sanmartin, Statistics Canada, Canada
  • Maria Santana, University of Calgary, Canada
  • Natalia Santana Paiva, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Isatou Sarr, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Gambia
  • Jan Savinc, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom
  • Amber Sayed, University of Calgary, Canada
  • Miranda Scanlon, City, University of London, United Kingdom
  • Burkhard Schafer, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Andrea Schaffer, University of New South Wales, Australia
  • Alexandra Schmucker, Institute for Employment Research, Germany
  • Matthias Schneider, SA NT DataLink, Australia
  • Rainer Schnell, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
  • Louise Schreuders, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
  • Michael Schull, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Canada
  • Sarah Scobie, The Nuffield Trust , United Kingdom
  • Allison Scott, PolicyWise, Canada
  • Zachary Haskell Seeskin, NORC at the University of Chicago, United States
  • Sabrina Selk, National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI), United States
  • Nayha Sethi, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Jenny Shand , UCL Partners, United Kingdom
  • Lisa Nicole Sharwood, Post doctoral Fellow, Australia
  • Natalie Shlomo, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Nick Shryane, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Monica Silva Martins, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz , Brazil
  • Colin Simpson, Victoria University of Wellington, Australia
  • Jeanne Sinclair, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
  • Ajit Singh, Patna Women's College, India
  • Olle Sjostrom, Umea University, Sweden
  • Rachel Skoss, Telethon Kids Institute, Australia
  • Linda Marie Slack-Smith, University of Western Australia, Australia
  • Amanda Slaunwhite, The University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Jon Smart, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Cassie Smith, Health Data Research UK, United Kingdom
  • Mark Smith, MCHP, Canada
  • Merran Beckley Smith, PHRN, Australia
  • Benjamin Sommers, Harvard University, United States
  • Jiao Song, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Nicole Soranzo, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • Henrik Toft Sorensen, Aarhus University, Denmark
  • Steven Soumerai, Harvard, United States
  • Danielle A Southern, University of Calgary, Canada
  • Natalie Spadafora, McMaster University, Canada
  • Katrina Spilsbury, Curtin University, Australia
  • Anne Stephenson, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Fiona Stevenson, University College London, United Kingdom
  • Brian Stokes, Population Health Research Network, Australia
  • Rona Strawbridge, Glasgow University, United Kingdom
  • Daumantas Stumbrys, Vilnius University, Lithuania
  • Vijaya Sundararajan, The University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Jens Sundbøll, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
  • Mamata Swain, Shiksha 'O' Anusandhan, India
  • Jenna Sykes, St. Michael's Hospital (Toronto), Canada
  • Martyn Symons, Telethon Kids Institute, Australia
  • Katarzyna Szamotulska, Institute of Mother and Child, Poland
  • Andre Szklo, INCA, Brazil
  • Habtamu Takele, Debre Markos University, Ethiopia
  • Jonathan Tan, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, United States
  • Jennifer Taylor, Drexel University, United States
  • Lee Taylor, NSW Health, Australia
  • Fiona Gray Taylor, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Catherine Louise Taylor, Telethon Kids Institute, Australia
  • Julie Taylor, University College London, United Kingdom
  • Mark Taylor, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • David Taylor-Robinson, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
  • Daniel Steven Thayer, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Kathrin Thomas, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
  • Rachel Thompson, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Holly Tibble, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Nicki Tiffin, Western Cape Government, South Africa
  • Ming Hwa Ting, National Council of Social Service, Singapore
  • Karen Susan Tingay, ONS GSS Methodology, United Kingdom
  • Vijay Kumar Tiwari, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, India
  • Fatemeh Torabi, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Ann-Marie Towers, University of Kent, United Kingdom
  • Julia Townson, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
  • Anete Trajman, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Bich Tran, Centre for Big Data Research in Health, Australia
  • Nam Tran, University of Waterloo, Canada
  • Claudia Travassos Regadas, Fiocruz , Brazil
  • Morag Treanor, Herriot Watt University, United Kingdom
  • Valeria Troncoso Baltar, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
  • Foteini Tseliou, Queen's University belfast, United Kingdom
  • Mary Patricia Tully, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Rich Tyler, East Sussex County Council, United Kingdom
  • Richard Tyler , West Sussex County Council, United Kingdom
  • Rūta Ubarevičienė, Delft University of Technology and Department of Regional and Urban Studies, Lithuanian Center for Social Sciences, Lithuania
  • Marcelo Urquia, University of Manitoba, Canada
  • Claire Melissa Vajdic, University of New South Wales, Australia
  • Lidyane Valle Camelo, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • Gerard van Grootheest, GGZ InGeest, Netherlands
  • Dinusha Vatsalan, CSIRO, Australia
  • Marian Vermeulen, ICES, Canada
  • Silvi Veronita, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia
  • Vassilis Verykios, Hellenic Open University, Greece
  • Edison Vidal, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil
  • Rémi Viné, Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland
  • Patricia Visosky, Douglas College, Canada
  • Olugbemisola W. Samuel, University of Maryland, United States
  • Elizabeth Waind, ADR UK, United Kingdom
  • Robin Walker, Alberta Health Services, Canada
  • Jennifer Walker, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Canada
  • Theodore Adrien Walls, University of Rhode Island, United States
  • Elizabeth Wall-Wieler, Stanford University, United States
  • Xia Wang, The University of Sydney, Australia
  • Alan Watkins, Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Colleen Webber, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Canada
  • Richard Welpton, Cancer Research UK, United Kingdom
  • Guilherme Werneck, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Ronald Wesonga, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
  • Christine Whitmore, Vanderbilt, United States
  • Lisa Whop, Menzies School of Health Research, Australia
  • Maeve Wickham, The University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Natalie Wiebe, University of Calgary, Canada
  • Jenna Wiens, University of Michigan, United States
  • Tim Williams, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, United Kingdom
  • Tyler Williamson, University of Calgary, Canada
  • Don Willison, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Katie Wilson, Curtin University, Australia
  • Tom Wilson, Charles Darwin University, Australia
  • Deborah Wiltshire, Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften in Mannheim, Germany
  • Arkadiusz Wiśniowski, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Levi John Wolf, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
  • Michael Wolfson, University of Ottawa, Canada
  • Stefanie Wolter, Institute for Employment Research, Germany
  • Jessica Wong, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Sabrina Wong, UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, Canada
  • KongFatt Wong-Lin, Ulster University, United Kingdom
  • Jenny Woodman, University College London, United Kingdom
  • Susan Woolfenden, NSW Health, Australia
  • Bram Wouterse, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Juliana Wu, Canadian Institute for Health Information, Canada
  • Fred Wulczyn, University of Chicago/Chapin Hall, United States
  • Grant Wyper, Public Health Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Vicki Xafis, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Yuan Xu, University of Calgary, Canada
  • Margot Yann, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Chang You, University of Groningen, Netherlands
  • David Youens, Curtin University, Australia
  • Yan Yuan, University of Alberta, Canada
  • Seles Yung, The University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Sharon Zanti, University of Pennsylvania, United States
  • Ma’n Zawati, McGill University, Canada
  • Seraphine Zeitouny, The University of British Columbia, Canada
  • YICHEN ZHOU, Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, United States
  • Shu-Hong Zhu, The University of California, San Diego, United States
  • Manuel Zometa, Universidad de El Salvador, El Salvador
  • Anina Zylbersztejn , University College London, United Kingdom

Publishing the Peer Review History

The International Journal of Population Data Science is now publishing the full peer review history alongside each of its articles from January 2023 onwards.


Why we are publishing reviews?

We believe that providing access to peer reviews is a valuable source of information for the Population Data Science community.

Publishing the interactions and comments between reviewers, authors and editors makes our ‘behind-the-scenes’ processes transparent as we reveal each step of the IJPDS process that goes towards ensuring scientific quality is at an optimum.

Providing access to the peer review history offers readers a broader perspective on the research within each article than just reading the final publication alone. Manuscript submissions are rarely ever published without additional work in the form of a series of revisions by the authors based upon feedback from peer reviewers, and it is important to share this insightful process of manuscript development with our readers.

IJPDS has an incredible peer review panel of international experts who dedicate their time to evaluate, validate and even shape the research, and who help to ensuring our high standards of scientific publication. Making their comments and recommendations visible is an incredibly valuable resource for other researchers.

Publishing peer reviews also has the potential to improve of the overall quality of review reports, steering our reviewers to produce comments that are more constructive thereby improving the overall quality of our published content. And, providing access to reviews is a particularly valuable source for learning how to perform a really good review, for both practicing and less experienced reviewers.


Publishing peer reviews without compromising anonymity

Although we are opening up access to the full historic content from the peer review process, we would like to point out that IJPDS reviewers will continue to remain anonymous as the default. All reviewers will be presented with the opportunity to opt-in to publishing their name if they so wish, as open reviews are useful as a pathway for crediting the work that they have undertaken and providing reviewers with tangible evidence for their peer review activity.


IJPDS commitment to high quality publishing

For IJPDS, the move to publishing peer reviews is another step forward in providing greater transparency for authors and readers of the articles we publish, which in turn, we believe will lead to further continuous improvements in the journal. Our decision is intended to provide the scientific community a more rounded understanding of each paper, to present readers with insights and essential learning from being able to read the accompanying reviews, to help uphold the practice and high standards of peer review, and to fulfil the IJPDS ambition to continue as the leading journal for Population Data Science research.



If you have any questions about IJPDS publishing peer reviews, you are welcome to contact Sharon Hindley at any time: contact@ijpds.org.uk