In Recognition of Our 2021 Peer Reviewers

Peer reviewing is the key to ensuring that the articles published in scientific journals such as JGR: Planets are based on sound scientific principles, follow state-of-the-art techniques, and present exciting discoveries or novel understanding of the fundamental processes that affect solar system objects. Our journal covers an extraordinarily broad range of topics addressing every aspect of geoscience with the only requirement that the work should not be solely focused on the Earth. Our editorial team in 2021 comprised Gareth Collins, Jun Cui, Joel Davis, Caleb Fassett, Leigh Fletcher, Matthias Grott, Ananya Mallik, German Martinez, Molly McCanta, Ryan Park, Andrew Poppe, Beatrix Sanchez-Cano, Mariek Schmidt, Yasuhito Sekine, Kelsi Singer, Sonia Tikoo, David Trang, and Zhiyong Xiao, in addition to the authors of this note. No matter how eclectic, our team cannot be specialized in every subject. With the universe as our playground, we rely on the expertise of the community to vet the articles submitted to the journal. In 2021, JGR: Planets benefited from 951 reviews provided by 597 unique reviewers. We also received help from 25 guest editors working on 5 active special collections. We know that most juggle many duties, both professional and personal. We are forever grateful that they chose to dedicate their time and energy to evaluating submitted manuscripts and advising us on the suitability of each manuscript for our journal, often suggesting ways to improve the paper. Scientific publishing truly is a community effort. The entire editorial board of JGR: Planets wishes to express here our most heartfelt gratitude to the many scientists who chose to support this journal, their journal. Thank you! Plain Language Summary The expertise and dedication of peer reviewers are the keys to ensuring that the articles published in JGR: Planets are thoroughly vetted and present exciting discoveries or novel understanding of the fundamental processes that affect solar system objects. In 2021, JGR: Planets benefited from 951 reviews provided by 597 unique reviewers and from the help of 25 guest editors working on 5 active special collections. We are forever grateful that so many scientists chose to dedicate their time and energy to evaluating and suggesting ways to improve each submitted manuscript. Scientific publishing truly is a community effort. The entire editorial board of JGR: Planets wishes to express here our most heartfelt gratitude to the many scientists who chose to support this journal, their journal. Thank you!