Dear Reader


We would like to take this opportunity to thank all who have contributed to ensuring the continued success of the journal in 2022.

We would like to start by thanking the authors of the articles published in The Patient over the course of 2022. The willingness and enthusiasm of our authors to contribute content to the journal are crucial for its continued success.

The quality of published articles is also testament to the diligence of the peer reviewers, whose willingness to share their expertise ensures that the journal’s content is held to the highest standard. We would like to acknowledge the following individuals who acted as reviewers for The Patient in the last 12 months:

James S. Andrews, USA

Gesa Benz, Germany

Marco Boeri, UK

Ann Borda, Australia

Melanie Brinkmann, Germany

David Cella, USA

Anita Chasiotis, Germany

Irit Chudner, Israel

Cheryl D. Coon, USA

Kelly M. Dumais, USA

Daniel A. Erku, Australia

Claire M. Ervin, USA

Brigitte A. Essers, The Netherlands

Massimo Fantini, Italy

Steven R. Feldman, USA

Belinda K. Ford, Australia

Katy Gallop, UK

Jaheeda Gangannagaripalli, UK

David J. Gebben, USA

Heather Gelhorn, USA

Elizabeth Goodwin, UK

Karla Gough, Australia

Eduardo Guani-Guerra, Mexico

Rebekah Hall, UK

Michael Herdman, Spain

Mickaël Hiligsmann, The Netherlands

Stacie Hudgens, USA

Derralynn Hughes, UK

Ellen M. Janssen, USA

Neda Karimi, Australia

Martin Kerwer, Germany

Jyoti Khadka, Australia

Tom Kingstone, UK

Ingrid E.H. Kremer, The Netherlands

Stefan A. Lipman, The Netherlands

Thelma Love, USA

Fiona Lynch, Australia

Kathleen Manipis, Australia

Jimmy Martin, Ecuador

Jennifer Mascaro, USA

Louis S. Matza, USA

Maureen Maurer, USA

Eugene Mengel, Germany

Andrea Nederveld, USA

Patricia Nicholson, Australia

Dawn Odom, USA

Marina Otten, Germany

Janet R. Oyebode, UK

Semra Ozdemir, Singapore

Anne Parkinson, Australia

Nathan A. Pearson, UK

Eleanor M. Perfetto, USA

Philip Powell, UK

Daphnee S. Pushparajah, UK

Shelby D. Reed, USA

Beverly M. Romero, USA

Jacqueline Roseleur, Australia

Rachel Rowe, UK

Alicia Shillington, USA

Ann Single, Australia

Ashley Slagle, USA

Jessie Sutphin, USA

Darrell Tan, Canada

Niels Teich, Germany

Tommi Tervonen, Switzerland

Edward J.D. Webb, UK

Jennifer A. Whitty, UK

Mira G.P. Zuidgeest, The Netherlands

We are also very grateful to the members of the journal’s Honorary Editorial Board, who have acted as peer reviewers and authors, and have provided guidance on journal content, policy and processes. Seven new members were appointed this year:

Vanita Chamdal, University of London, UK

Gillian R. Currie, University of Calgary, Canada

Mihir Gandhi, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore

Mark Harrison, University of British Columbia, Canada

Luis Lizán, Universitat Jaume I, Spain

Carol Mansfield, Research Triangle Institute, USA

Fern Terris-Prestholt, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK

Finally, I would like to thank the International Academy of Health Preference Research for their continued recognition of The Patient as an official journal of the Academy.

With best wishes,

Christopher Carswell

Editor in Chief