Announcement of BAM's 2025 Annual Best Reviewers
Published 16 January, 2026
Recently, the highly anticipated BAM Reviewer Reward Program has announced the list of winners for the 2025 Annual Best Reviewers and Outstanding Reviewers.
Over the past year, Bioactive Materials (BAM) received nearly 4,000 new manuscripts and secured 5,550 peer reviews. Constrained by its publication capacity, BAM can only accept a small number of submissions. The editorial decision-making process is highly challenging, as it requires careful selection of papers that maximize benefits to readers and drive advancements in the research field. The specific comments provided by reviewers have played an instrumental role in facilitating these editorial decisions.
Launched in 2024, the BAM Reviewer Reward Program has seen its Annual Outstanding Reviewer selection draw wide attention. Following a rigorous evaluation process, 28 researchers have stood out from their peers. Among them, 11 have been named 2025 Annual Outstanding Reviewers and 17 have been conferred the title of 2025 Annual Distinguished Reviewers.
Annual Best Reviewer
| Last Name | First Name | Affiliation |
| Bai | Long | Shanghai University |
| Shen | Jianliang | Wenzhou Medical University |
| Su | Jiacan | Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| Qian | Haisheng | University of Science and Technology of China |
| Liu | Wenguang | Tianjin University |
| Rabiee | Navid | Tsinghua University |
| Cai | Qing | Beijing University of Chemical Technology |
| Wang | Huaiyu | Shenzhen Institute of Adcanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Cui | Wenguo | Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine |
| Xiong | Yuan | Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
| Geng | Zhen | Shanghai University |
Outstanding Reviewer
| Last Name | First Name | Affiliation |
| Dai | Honglian | Wuhan University of Technology |
| Wang | Chao | Soochow University |
| Cai | Lin | Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University |
| Lei | Yiting | The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University |
| Zarrabi | Ali | Istinye University |
| Yang | Qiang | Tianjin Medical University |
| Qiu | Xiaozhong | Southern Medical University |
| Zhu | Xuesong | The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University |
| Mao | Zhengwei | Zhejiang University |
| Sun | Yong | Sichuan University |
| Dai | Yunlu | University of Macau |
| Wu | Ping | Wenzhou Medical University |
| Li | Bin | Soochow University |
| Ruan | Changshun | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Wang | Dong-an | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Huang | Peng | Shenzhen University |
| Luo | Kui | Sichuan University |
These excellent reviewers will be entitled to the following honors:
- Annual Best Reviewers: Award certificates, 100% discount on Article Processing Charges (APC) valid for one year, public acknowledgment, and a cash reward of US$500.
- Annual Outstanding Reviewers: Award certificates, 100% discount on Article Processing Charges (APC) valid for one year, and public acknowledgment.
The BAM Reviewer Reward Program is designed to incentivize active participation of reviewers.
- Qualified Reviewers (5 - 9 qualified reviews/year)：Enjoy a 25% discount on the Article Processing Charge (APC) for BAM articles.
- Distinguished Reviewers (10 - 15 qualified reviews/year)：Receive a 50% discount on the APC for BAM articles.
- Outstanding Reviewers (16 - 20 qualified reviews/year)：Obtain a 100% discount on the APC for BAM articles and be publicly acknowledged in the Bioactive Materials annual reviewer list.
- Annual Best Reviewer：We will select the most outstanding reviewer of the year. The Annual Best Reviewer will enjoy a 100% discount on the APC for BAM articles and receive a $500 cash reward.
If you have already reviewed manuscripts for BAM, you will be automatically enrolled in the reviewer program, and there is no need to reapply.
Reviewers who meet the requirements are welcome to contact jessica.wang@keaipublishing.com to obtain the discount.
Hereby, we extend our warm congratulations to all the winners above for their remarkable contributions and consistent dedication to BAM! We also express our gratitude to all the experts who have participated in the peer review process. It is your professionalism and commitment that drive the continuous advancement of academic research. We look forward to welcoming more outstanding reviewers to join the BAM Reviewer Reward Program in the future.
