Help Wanted: Become a JVIB Peer Reviewer
Take a front row seat to the cutting-edge research of the field of blindness and low vision by joining the team who ensures that the papers published in the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB) are of the highest possible quality.
The journal’s peer reviewers are professionals with a wide range of expertise, including lived experiences as people who are blind or low vision. They identify a paper’s strengths and weaknesses and make suggestions on how an author can improve their work. If you are already busy in your professional role, rest assured that most reviewers are invited to review just one manuscript a year.
In 2024, 141 individuals volunteered their time as JVIB peer reviewers, one of whom stood out for the quality of her reviews. Tina Herzberg, professor and director of the Visual Impairment Program at the University of South Carolina Upstate, was recently honored as the 2024 JVIB Peer Reviewer of the Year.
If you are interested in becoming a JVIB peer reviewer, visit JVIB’s submission site, https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jvib, create an account, and indicate your interest by selecting the checkbox related to peer review on page three. Send questions to jvib@afb.org.
