What strategies should an author use in listing preferred or nonpreferred reviewers?
Select people who you admire and who you believe will give you valuable feedback. If you believe a particular reviewer will be hostile, please indicate why in a letter to the editor. Readers who have helped you with the paper should be acknowledged with a footnote on the title page of the paper. Likely reviewers with whom you have a conflict of interest should not be listed as either a preferred reviewer or nonpreferred reviewer but should be noted in your letter to the editor.
