--- title: "Honoring the Effort: JMIR Publications Peer Review Recognition Program" description: Discover how JMIR Publications honors peer reviewers with Digital Badges and Certificates for lifetime review milestones during Peer Review Week. image: https://blog.jmir.org/hubfs/PRW%202026%20Liana-1.png --- [![JMIR Publications logo](https://blog.jmir.org/hs-fs/hubfs/JMIR-Publications_logo_2020_original.png?width=550&height=109&name=JMIR-Publications_logo_2020_original.png "JMIR Publications logo")](http://www.jmirpublications.com) Open main menu Close main menu [Peer Review](https://blog.jmir.org/tag/peer-review) # Honoring the Effort: JMIR Publications Peer Review Recognition Program ![Liana Ramos, Marketing Associate](https://blog.jmir.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Liana%20Ramos.jpeg?width=45&name=Liana%20Ramos.jpeg) [Liana Ramos, Marketing Associate](https://blog.jmir.org/author/liana-ramos) Published Date: 11 September 2026 4:11 p.m. [Share this blog post on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post&url=https://blog.jmir.org/honoring-the-effort-jmir-publications-peer-review-recognition-program) [Share this blog post on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.jmir.org/honoring-the-effort-jmir-publications-peer-review-recognition-program) [Share this blog post on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.jmir.org/honoring-the-effort-jmir-publications-peer-review-recognition-program) ![](https://blog.jmir.org/hubfs/PRW%202026%20Liana-1.png) --- Peer review is the heartbeat of scholarly publishing. It requires countless unseen hours of critical reading, deep intellectual effort, and constructive feedback to ensure published research is rigorous, accurate, and trustworthy. Yet, despite being essential to scientific progress, the dedicated effort behind peer review often goes unacknowledged. | **Key Takeaways** | | --- | | **Crucial contribution to science:** Peer review is the vital foundation of research integrity, powered by the dedicated time and intellectual care of expert evaluators. | | **Milestone-based rewards:** JMIR Publications honors reviewers with annual Digital Badges and Certificates for completing lifetime review thresholds ranging from 15 to over 400 reviews. | | **Portable career credentials:** These badges and certificates provide shareable, verifiable proof of service to open science for inclusion on CVs, LinkedIn, and professional portfolios. |   --- Listen to this blog post 2:01 --- As we join the global community in celebrating [Peer Review Week](https://peerreviewweek.net/index.php), JMIR Publications is proud to highlight the researchers who make rigorous scientific communication possible. We believe that every hours-long evaluation, detailed methodological check, and thoughtful recommendation deserves formal recognition. Through our [Peer Review Recognition Program](https://support.jmir.org/hc/en-us/articles/44412097256219-JMIR-s-Reviewer-Incentive-Programs), we continuously honor the time, dedication, and intellectual care our reviewers contribute to sustaining the scientific ecosystem. ### Celebrating Your Ongoing Service: Lifetime Achievement Tiers To acknowledge your effort and long-term service to the research community, JMIR Publications awards annual Digital Badges and Certificates of Accomplishment. These verifiable credentials recognize total lifetime review milestones completed across all JMIR journals. | #### Lifetime Review Milestones - More than 15 lifetime reviews - More than 25 lifetime reviews - More than 50 lifetime reviews - More than 100 lifetime reviews - More than 200 lifetime reviews - More than 300 lifetime reviews - More than 400 lifetime reviews | ![2026 50 Peer Reviews Badge](https://blog.jmir.org/hs-fs/hubfs/FINAL%202026%2050%20Peer%20Reviews%20Badge.png?width=1529&height=1653&name=FINAL%202026%2050%20Peer%20Reviews%20Badge.png)   | | --- | --- | | #### ![2026 50 Peer Reviews Recognition Certificate](https://blog.jmir.org/hs-fs/hubfs/FINAL%202026%2050%20Peer%20Reviews%20Recognition%20Certificate%20v2.png?width=1881&height=1327&name=FINAL%202026%2050%20Peer%20Reviews%20Recognition%20Certificate%20v2.png) | Issued annually during the first quarter, these Digital Badges and Certificates of Accomplishment provide a tangible, professional record of your dedication. They can be shared on LinkedIn, personal websites, CVs, and institutional portfolios to showcase your active service to open science and quality appraisal. | ### How to Get Recognized for Your Work Ready to lend your expertise and ensure your peer review efforts are tracked and celebrated? Explore our resource guides to get started: - [How to Become a Peer Reviewer](https://support.jmir.org/hc/en-us/articles/115001307767-How-can-I-become-a-peer-reviewer-what-are-the-qualifications-required-and-where-do-I-enter-my-reviewing-interests) - [JMIR Reviewer Incentive & Recognition Programs](https://support.jmir.org/hc/en-us/articles/44412097256219-JMIR-s-Reviewer-Incentive-Programs) ### Thank You for Sustaining Research Integrity Every review you complete strengthens research integrity, improves manuscript quality, and advances digital health. During Peer Review Week and throughout the year, we extend our deepest gratitude to all our peer reviewers for the care, time, and intellectual rigor you continuously dedicate to evaluating scholarly work. --- In our next Peer Review Week feature,**Freya Wilson** presents **"[Early Lessons from JMIR's Karma Reviewer Rewards Program](https://blog.jmir.org/early-lessons-from-jmirs-karma-reviewer-rewards-program),"** offering a closer look at early data, key takeaways, and how rewarding reviewer contributions is making a real-world impact. Stay tuned! ![Liana Ramos, Marketing Associate](https://blog.jmir.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Liana%20Ramos.jpeg?width=150&name=Liana%20Ramos.jpeg) #### Liana Ramos, Marketing Associate [Follow me on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lianaramos/) Liana Ramos is a Marketing Associate at JMIR Publications, dedicated to building data-driven systems that connect scholarly content with the communities that need it most. With five years of experience at the intersection of media, publishing, and audience behaviour, she handles automated lifecycle journeys, author recognition programs, and record-scale digital events for JMIR. Passionate about storytelling and digital strategy, she focuses on making open access digital health research discoverable, scalable, and highly engaging. ### Leave a Comment ## Related Articles [![Header image for a blog post on peer review it includes a digital badge for accomplishing 200 peer reviews with JMIR Publications](https://blog.jmir.org/hubfs/20260213%20Peer%20Review%20%26%20Karma%20blog.png)](https://blog.jmir.org/peer-review-101-qualifications-sign-up-and-rewards-at-jmir) [Peer Review](https://blog.jmir.org/tag/peer-review) ### [Reviewer 101: Qualifications, Sign-up, and Rewards at JMIR](https://blog.jmir.org/peer-review-101-qualifications-sign-up-and-rewards-at-jmir) Whenever the JMIR Publications team travels to conferences—like APHA or the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)—we are inevitably asked one question more... ![Jane Kelly, Integrated Marketing Manager](https://blog.jmir.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-07-20%20at%205.08.33%20PM.png?width=45&name=Screenshot%202026-07-20%20at%205.08.33%20PM.png) [Jane Kelly, Integrated Marketing Manager](https://blog.jmir.org/author/jane-kelly) [Read More](https://blog.jmir.org/peer-review-101-qualifications-sign-up-and-rewards-at-jmir) [![](https://blog.jmir.org/hubfs/PREreview%20blog%202.png)](https://blog.jmir.org/facilitating-collaboration-inclusivity-and-transparency-in-peer-review) [Peer Review](https://blog.jmir.org/tag/peer-review) ### [Facilitating Collaboration, Inclusivity, and Transparency in Peer Review](https://blog.jmir.org/facilitating-collaboration-inclusivity-and-transparency-in-peer-review) Have you ever envisioned a peer review process that is more transparent and collaborative? 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