Zapf, Zhu, and Ecke named American Physical Society outstanding referees

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Vivien S. Zapf (National High Magnetic Field Laboratory-Pulsed Field Facility, MPA-MAGLAB), Jian-Xin Zhu (Physics of Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, T-4), and Robert E. Ecke (Center for Nonlinear Studies, T-CNLS) were selected as 2019 outstanding referees by the American Physical Society (APS).

Referees keep the Physical Review journal standards at a high level by reviewing submitted manuscripts and helping authors improve the quality and readability of their articles. This year, Zapf, Zhu, and Ecke were among the 148 outstanding referees chosen from a pool of 71,000 referees. They stood out because of the quality, number, and timeliness of their reports.

According to the APS announcement, “The selection for this achievement is always difficult, and APS expresses its appreciation to all referees that help make the Physical Review collection some of the most cited physics journals in the world.”

The honor of outstanding referee is symbolic of the outstanding service these scientists offer to the physics community.

Technical contacts: Vivien Zapf, Jian-Xin Zhu, Robert Ecke