This editorial celebrates the distinguished peer reviewers and authors who contributed to the success and growth of the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing in 2025.
‘No peer reviewers means no journal’ Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association1 The European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (EJCN) has experienced unprecedented growth in the last 5 years, rising up the ranks of nursing journals, such that it is the leading nursing cardiovascular disease journal, and it claims a place in the ‘Top 10’ of all nursing journals. A large part of this success is driven by (i) great science that motivates readers and citations; (ii) fantastic reads that capture the imagination of an ever-expanding audience (including the wider public and social media influencers); and (iii) dedicated peer reviewers who ensure both of the latter make it through the publishing process, and indeed, are improved as result of their careful critique. Consequently, it is only right that those contributing to EJCN’s success are recognized and applauded. What follows is a list of peer reviewers and authors how have really made a mark, either through: dedication to quality peer review; producing great science or groundbreaking findings that drives downloads, citations and the journals impact factor; high alternative metrics (known as the Altmetric Attention Score, this measure indicates the extent to which research has been shared, mentioned, reviewed, or read across a broad range of platforms).2 Stefan Kulnik Patricia Davidson Andreas Dirksen Yih-Kai Chan Christi Deaton I-Chen Liao Rosario Caruso Mei Sin Chong Lisa Cross Dillon J. Dzikowicz Matthew Hollings Jill Steiner Julie Bidwell Asriel Juvenal Chamos Myles O'Brien Maria Wahlström Kathryn Wood Mattias Bohm Lemma Bulto—Patient Journey Mapping: emerging methods for understanding and improving patient experiences of health systems and services.3 Helen Eftekhari—Transcribing in the digital age: qualitative research practice utilizing intelligent speech recognition technology.4 Brigitte Woo—Transforming nursing with large language models: from concept to practice.5 Chantal Ski—Psychological interventions for depression and anxiety in patients with coronary heart disease, heart failure, or atrial fibrillation: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis.6 Marta Kaluzna-Oleksy—Sex differences in the nutritional status and its association with long-term prognosis in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a prospective cohort study.7 Ritin Santiago Fernandez—Umbrella reviews: a methodological guide.8 Leonie Klompstra—Challenges and strategies for effective recruitment and retention of participants in clinical research studies.9 Marie-Claire Seeley—Biological sex-dependent differences in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.10 Marie-Claire Seeley—Biological sex-dependent differences in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.10 Chloé Desmedt—Artificial intelligence-generated podcasts open new doors to make science accessible: a mixed-method evaluation of quality and the potential for science communication.11 Yoonson Yoon—Health-related quality of life in adolescents with myocarditis and pericarditis after BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccination: Korean national surveillance.12 Please join us in celebrating these peer reviewers and authors—why not check out the top publications to see what it takes to increase the impact factor, generate frequent downloads, or achieve a high Altmetric score. In 2026, perhaps this might be you. Faye Forsyth (Conceptualization, Writing—review & editing equal, Writing—original draft lead), Philip Moons (Conceptualization, Writing—review & editing equal), and Liz Perrotta (Conceptualization, Writing—review & editing equal) No funding was secured for this HeartBeat. No data has been used for the HeartBeat article.
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