Reviewers from various specialties are invited to evaluate a manuscript and advise authors on areas for improvement. They provide specialised arguments for and against publication from multidisciplinary, specialised, localised and international perspectives, to ensure that the published work is useful to both specialised and general readers.
- Reviewers may be nominated by authors in their manuscript submissions.
- Reviewers may also write to us to indicate their interest and areas of expertise.
For a fair and constructive evaluation of the work, Reviewers should have no competing/conflicting/financial interest in the manuscript.
Review Process
Reviewers are invited via email. If unavailable, we welcome nominations for other suitable Reviewers through the email’s response link.
After agreeing to review a manuscript, Reviewers may login to the manuscript portal with login details provided in the email.
The standard review time allocated is 14 days. The review time may be expedited for certain manuscripts, for instance, where research findings are time-sensitive. Reviewers will also be invited to check if revised manuscripts have fully addressed their comments.
We welcome your suggestion for a potential reviewer or a junior doctor in your mentorship should you be unavailable to review. The option to co-review with your mentee or a junior doctor is also available.
Step 1. select your role: Reviewer
Step 2. Navigate the modules on guidelines for review, co-reviewing (an option if you wish to invite a co-reviewer), download of manuscript documents, evaluation, mark-ups and save to submit.
Awards & Waiver of Article Publication Charge
We give special recognition to Reviewers for both quality and number of reviews, adherence to the Annals’ guidelines (in particular, being fair and supportive to authors), and providing helpful advice to our Editorial Board.
Award Tiers:
| Tiers | No. of reviews | Period |
| Platinum Award | ≥10 reviews | Jan–Dec |
| Gold Award | 6–9 reviews | Jan–Dec |
| Silver Award | 5 reviews | Jan–Dec |
| Special Thanks | 3–4 reviews | Jan–Dec |
All recipients are announced online. See our most recent list of recipients.
Platinum, Gold and Silver Awards recipients are invited to attend the Academy of Medicine, Singapore’s annual Induction Comitia for a presentation of their certificates. They will also enjoy a waiver of article publication charge for 1 accepted Original or Review Article, valid for 12 months.* See instructions for preparing Original and Review Articles.
Certificate of Acknowledgement
After completing a review, Reviewers may download a Certificate of Acknowledgement for the review, with the following steps:
(1) Login to https://aams.manuscriptmanager.net/
(2) Select role: Reviewer
(3) Select: X completed review (get acknowledgment for your reviews)
(4) Select: Get acknowledgment
(5) Select: Print review certificate
(6) You may save or print the digital certificate
* Article publication charge waivers apply to Platinum, Gold and Silver award recipients that are first or corresponding authors of Original or Review Articles. The full Article Publication Charge is SGD 500 (before prevailing tax). Fellows and Members of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore enjoy a preferential rate of SGD 150 (before prevailing tax) as first or corresponding authors.