In this issue, the entire team at The Lancet Regional Health – Europe expresses their profound appreciation to the 917 statistical and peer reviewers who diligently submitted peer review reports for the journal in 2023, reflecting a commendable 14% increase from the previous year. Your invaluable contributions have played a pivotal role in maintaining the high quality of papers that we aspire to publish.
While we have taken strides in expanding our reviewer pool, we recognise the imperative to further enhance gender and geographical distribution balance among those evaluating our papers. The breakdown for 2023 reveals that 61.5% of reviewers identified as male, 32.5% as female, 0.3% as non-binary or gender diverse, and 5.8% chose not to disclose their gender identity. As a journal committed to championing equity, diversity, and inclusion, we acknowledge the need to bridge the 29% gender imbalance gap among our reviewers, and we are dedicated to addressing this disparity in the years to come.
In terms of geographical distribution, 91.6% of our reviewers were from high-income countries, with only 6.1% from low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), while 2.3% did not provide country information. Given our European focus, it is understandable that a significant proportion of our reviewers reside in high-income countries. However, we are committed to narrowing the substantial 65.5% gap between high-income countries and LMICs, with the aim of reducing it to approximately 50% in the future.
Within Europe, a mere 4% of our reviewers were from Eastern Europe, while 63.1% were from the rest of Europe (western, northern, and southern Europe). Recognising the importance of a more balanced distribution, we are committed to working towards achieving a more equitable representation of reviewers across the region year-on-year.
Building on insights gained from analyses of gender and geographical distribution, we are committed to actively addressing these disparities. The journal remains dedicated to fostering an environment that values all contributors, ensuring a more representative and equitable landscape in the critical peer-review process. Your ongoing collaboration is integral to realising these goals. We express heartfelt gratitude to each reviewer, as they serve as pillars of strength for the journal. We eagerly anticipate continued collaboration in 2024 and beyond.
Julie Aarestrup
Elissa Abrams
Michael Absoud
Laith Abu-Raddad
Juan Aguilar-Company
Allison Agwu
Charles Agyemang
Bilal Ahmed
Alberto Aiolfi
Masaharu Akao
Shirjel Alam
Maria Albin
Karine Alcala
Pascal Alfonsi
Gianfranco Alicandro
Marco Alifano
Saleh Aljadeeah
Sadeer Al-Kindi
Pierre Amarenco
Lilliam Ambroggio
Dickson Abanimi Amugsi
Karl Andersen
Michael Anderson
Gerhard Andersson
Magnus Andersson-Hagiwara
Angeliki Angelidi
Abhishek Anil
Mark Antoniou
Marcello Arca
Perviz Asaria
Diane A I Ashiru-Oredope
Christina Atchison
Hug Aubin
Nathalie Auger
Philippe Autier
Cárlos L Ayán Pérez
Élie Azria
Armando Baena
Rebecca Baggaley
Stéphanie Baggio
Shasha Bai
Stephen Bain
David Baker
Maciej Banach
Sube Banerjee
Ilaria Barchetta
Marc Bardou
Anthony Barnett
Alfred Bartolucci
Jean-Philippe Bastard
Sina Bavari
Cecile Bebear
Josip Begovac
Christian-Alexander Behrendt
Brandon K Bellows
Menachem Ben-Ezra
Sara Benitez Majano
David Beran
Mette M Berger
Pierre J M Bergmann
Niels Bergsland
Giorgi Beridze
Marc Besselink
Renzo Bianchi
Federico Biscetti
Henning Bliddal
Stefania Boccia
David Boettiger
James Robert Bonham
Louis Bont
Marc Bonten
Guilherme Borges
Rohan Borschmann
João Botelho
Matthew Bourke
Anders Boyd
Rosemary Boyton
Kayvan Bozorgmehr
Serge Brand
Tilman Brand
Axel Brandes
Susanne Breitner
Charles Brenner
Eric Brooks
Annette Bruchfeld
Anthony Buckley
Thomas A Buckley
Raffaele Bugiardini
Thomas Bunch
Danilo Buonsenso
Richard Thomas Burnett
Nicola Burns
Patrizia Burra
Sicco Bus
Antonio María Caballero-Mateos
Peter M A Calverley
Jackie Campbell
Michael Campbell
Adela Cañete
Bin Cao
Gaetano Caramori
Helena Carreira
Florence Carrouel
Ben Carter
Jennifer Carter
Fidelia Cascini
Sally Casswell
Jacqueline Castenmiller
Concetta Castilletti
Angelo Cefalù
Edina Cenko
Thiago Cerqueira-Silva
Aïna Chalabaev
Trudie Chalder
Andrew Chan
Joyce Chang
Keith Chappell
Marie-Aline Charles
Gongbo Chen
Marcus Chen
Renjie Chen
Vincent Cheng
Bernard M Y Cheung
Christos Chouaid
Petros Christopoulos
Hsiao-Chi Chuang
Celine Sze Ling Chui
Sheng-Chia Chung
Fabio Cibella
Jeannie Cimiotti
Els Clays
Aldo Clerico
Tammy Clifford
Steven Coca
Mario Coccia
Susan Coffin
Geoff R Cohen
Ohad Cohen
Brendan J Collins
Intira Collins
Philippe Colson
Blandine Comte
Esther Conde
Luke Connelly
Andrea Conti
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Simon Cooper
Andrew Copas
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Mark Cotton
Rémi Coudroy
Lara Coughlin
Adrian Covic
Benjamin Cowling
Sarah Crafter
Peter Craig
Susanna Cramb
Deirdre Cronin-Fenton
Kamila Czene
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Jordi Dahl
Biyue Dai
Giovanni Damiani
Nick Daneman
Melissa L Danielson
Fabrizio D'Ascenzo
Michael David
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Adrian Davis
Jesse Dawson
Irith De Baetselier
Elisabetta De Cao
Giovanni de Gaetano
Elke M.G.J. de Jong
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Curtiland Deville
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Marta Díaz-Menéndez
Joseph Dieleman
Joakim Dillner
John Dillon
Diederik Dippel
Olivija Dobiliene
Matthew Dodd
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Kristie Ebi
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Terje Eikemo
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Robert Eiss
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Talha Bin Emran
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