The South African Journal of Science is committed to publishing high-quality content in a timeous fashion. We value the contributions made by Reviewers in the peer-review process that assist us in achieving this goal.

Reviewers perform a valuable service to the academic community. If you have accepted an invitation to review, we thank you in advance for agreeing to review a manuscript. By agreeing to review a manuscript, you also accept certain responsibilities and we trust that you will find the Guidelines for Reviewers helpful in this regard. 

We thank all Reviewers who have reviewed manuscripts for the South African Journal of Science: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013. 

Number of Reviewers invited in 2020	664
Number of Reviewers completed reviews in 2020	250

Average turnaround times for original manuscripts during peer review in 2020:

Editorial Office	13 days
Associate Editors	38 days
Reviewers	14 days
Average time in review	65 days

Average turnaround times for revised manuscripts during peer review in 2020:

With authors for revisions	30 days
Associate Editors	35 days
Reviewers	9 days
Average time in review	44 days

Total average time in review: 109 days