Information for Reviewers and Prospective Reviewers

Current Reviewers
Thank you for the important role you play in this journal.

The Annals uses Rapid Review, a web-based peer-review system. If you are currently a reviewer, you can log on to Rapid Review to:

• Accept or decline an invitation to review.
• Print a manuscript you have agreed to review.
• Submit a review.
• Change your contact information or notify us of dates when you are unavailable.

Using Rapid Review

• For detailed instructions on Rapid Review, click on "Reviewer Instructions," below, or click on "123 Instructions for Reviewers" when you are in the Rapid Review system.

  Reviewer Instructions (PDF, 174 KB)

  Reviewer Instructions (Word, 375 KB)

• When logging on to Rapid Review, have your user name and password available (note that user name and password are case sensitive).
  
• For additional information, contact the Annals at AnnFamMed{at}case.edu or 216-368-0837.

Conflict of Interest Policy

Reviewers should notify the Annals office of any potential, perceived, or real conflicts of interest related to the manuscript or authors. Please see the Conflict of Interest Policy.

Conflict of Interest Policy (PDF, 42 KB)

Conflict of Interest Policy (Word, 358 KB)

To Become an Annals Reviewer

The Annals of Family Medicine welcomes reviewers from a wide range of disciplines. The quality of a peer reviewed journal is highly dependent on the volunteerism of qualified reviewers. If you are interested in serving as a reviewer, please print out the registration form below and return it by fax (the Word file can also be returned by email).

Reviewer Sign-up Form (PDF, 105KB), revised October 13, 2005

Reviewer Sign-up Form (Word, 368KB), revised October 13, 2005

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