JBJS is pleased to highlight our Elite Reviewers. The Elite Reviewers Program recognizes our best reviewers for their outstanding efforts. All JBJS reviewers help us maintain the highest standards for quality orthopaedic publishing.
Name: Professor Andrew Kurmis
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Elizabeth Vale, South Australia, Australia
Years in practice: Less than 10 years
How did you begin reviewing for other journals and for JBJS in particular?
I received an invitation from an editor, and I was recommended to contact JBJS with regard to potentially reviewing by an esteemed colleague.
What is your top piece of advice for those reviewers who aspire to reach Elite status?
Be sensible with your reviewer workload. A well-done review usually requires good time commitment and effort – this is sometimes hard to achieve if you have too many demands on your plate at the time.
Aside from orthopaedic manuscripts, what have you been reading lately?
I was recently invited to co-author a review article for one of the anaesthetic journals – I have been busily reading anaesthetic manuscripts!
Learn more about the JBJS Elite Reviewers program.
No question, a good reviewer reviews a second and third time before submitting.