We hereby would like to acknowledge our top reviewers for 2016, who contributed significantly in reviewing submitted articles thoroughly, critically, and precisely. These reviewers all scored high in the IJMS reviewer scoring system. Their efforts in improving the quality of manuscripts are highly appreciated.

1. Dr. Fariborz Akbarzadeh, Professor of Cardiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

2. Dr. Ghodrat Mohammadi, Associate Professor of ENT, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

3. Dr.Masoumeh Hatam, Professor of Physiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

4. Dr. Masoumeh Varedi, Professor of Physiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

5. Dr. Abbasali Jafari, Professor of Mycology, Yazd Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

6. Dr.Seyed Vahid Hoseini, Professor of Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

7. Dr. Jafar Hassanzadeh, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

8. Dr. Ali Amani, Associate Professor of Immunology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

9. Dr. Farshid Khosropour , Assistant Professor of Psychology, Shahid bahonar University ,Kerman, Iran

10. Dr. Hassan Ghobadi, Associate Professor of Pulmonology, Ardabil Medical University, Ardabil, Iran

Top reviewers for 2017 will be selected in December and announced in January 2018.

After years of hard work and planning, we now proudly announce that the Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences (IJMS) is now indexed In the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) of the Thomson Reuters (ISI) database.

This would not have been achieved without years of professional management, planning and commitment.

We would like to thank all our readers, reviewers, authors and editorial team, without whom this achievement would not have been attained.

Your support through submitting your invaluable comments or articles in future years is highly appreciated.