TY - JOUR T1 - Thank you to all <em>Thorax</em> reviewers JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 6 LP - 7 DO - 10.1136/thx.2003.018689 VL - 59 IS - 1 AU - J A Wedzicha AU - S L Johnston AU - D M Mitchell Y1 - 2004/01/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/59/1/6.abstract N2 - Acknowledgement of the contribution of peer reviewers to the success of Thorax Thorax had a very successful year in 2003 with an increase in submissions and an impact factor which now stands at 4.08.1 The invaluable resource of our dedicated peer reviewers has allowed Thorax to maintain its high standards.2–4 Peer review has been used in journals for over 300 years5 and is an important part of the editorial process, as constructive criticism during the peer review process leads to improvements in the final published paper.6In this issue of Thorax we publish the names of all the peer reviewers who have reviewed papers for the … ER -