Become a JITC Reviewer

JITC welcomes applications from interested individuals who would like to take advantage of the many benefits of serving as a JITC manuscript reviewer. Benefits include:

• A 15% APC discount for papers authored by active reviewers within the past 12 months
• Credit toward SITC's Path to Leadership for reviewing several times within a year (greater chance to be considered for committee roles and leadership)
• Staying up to date on the latest research in tumor immunology and cancer immunotherapy
• Increased exposure to key leaders in the field
• Opportunities for career advancement
• Earning continuing medical education (CME) credit 

JITC also cooperates with reviewer recognition services (such as Publons) to confirm participation without compromising reviewer anonymity or journal peer review processes, giving reviewers the ability to safely share their involvement in the journal. 

To apply to become a JITC manuscript reviewer, visit the SITC Volunteer webpage to access the Volunteer Portal and submit your application!

JITC Peer Review Mentorship Program

Each year, early career professionals with limited peer reviewing experience are encouraged to apply to be a mentee in JITC's Peer Review Mentorship Program. A limited number of successful applicants are paired with senior leaders who help provide structural guidance on peer review to young researchers, either one-on-one or in small groups.

Mentees who complete the program will:

• Learn how to identify key components of manuscripts and provide thorough, critical evaluations
• Improve their writing skills that will strengthen their own future manuscripts
• Establish personal and professional relationships through networking opportunities

Congratulations to the 2024 JITC Peer Review Mentorship Program Graduates:

Carmen Aguilar-Gurrieri, PhD; Benedict Boateng Antuamwine, PhD; Tsolere Arakelian, PhD; Sachin Chauhan, PhD; David Chen, MD; Yingshi Chen, MD; Stacey Doran, MD; Guilia Escobar, PhD; Constance Fourny; Sagnik Giri, PhD; Ana Karen Gutierrez Garcia, PhD; Leila Haghani, PhD; Shabbir Hussain, MD; Esin Aysel Kandemir; Calvin Lam; Myrto Moutafi, MD; Aleksander Murgaski, PhD; Saifun Nahar, MD, PhD; Muhammad Saeed, PhD; Anna Salamero Boix; R. Alejandro Sica, MD; Rio Sugimura, MD, PhD; Vijay Ulaganathan, PhD; Marit van Elsas, PhD; Wes Wilson, PhD; Junzhe (Jacky) Zhao; Yao Zhu, MD, PhD

JITC also sends its sincere gratitude and appreciation to the 2024 mentors for their generous time and commitment to the program:

Esra Akbay, PhD; Pedro Berraondo, PharmD, PhD; Praveen Bommareddy, PhD; Alessio Cortellini, MD, PhD; Julia Cuende, PhD; Noel de Miranda, PhD; Sofia Gameiro, PhD; Francois Ghiringhelli, PhD; Hongbo Hu, PhD; Oliver Kepp, PhD; Khashayarsha Khazaie, PhD DSc; Yangqiu Li, MD; Il Minn, PhD; Paola Nistico, MD; Takayuri Ohkuri, PhD; Ravi Patel, MD, PhD; Graham Pawelec, PhD; Nirali Shah, MD; Walter Storkus, PhD; Thorbald van Hall, PhD

The Peer Review Mentorship Program is led by JITC Deputy Editor-in-Chief Sjoerd H. van der Burg, PhD, and the Mentorship Program Working Group of Margaret E. Gatti-Mays, MD, MPH; Sebastian Kobold, MD; and Claire I. Vanpouille-Box, PhD.