Reviewer-CME

CME Credits for Reviewers

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) in partnership with Wiley now offers continuing medical education (CME) credit for peer review of manuscripts submitted to all ACR journals. Peer reviewers may request 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per original manuscript being reviewed.

Eligibility Considerations

Only reviews received on time and judged as satisfactory by the Editor responsible for the review delegation will be eligible for CME credit. To receive credit, review submissions must also meet the following criteria:

• The manuscript being reviewed must be an original contribution to the medical literature that requires multiple reviewers. Editorial materials, biographical papers, case reports and similar manuscripts will not be eligible to receive credit.
• The review must be at a depth and scope that requires review of literature and knowledge of the evidence base for the manuscript reviewed.
• Reviews eligible for credit will be evaluated to ensure comments are specific, accurate, complete, useful in recommendations to both editors and authors, consistent, timely, and mindful of the needs of readers and the medical community as a whole.
• Reviewers may only claim CME credit once per manuscript. Credit claims for additional rounds of review will be rejected.

Submissions and credit claims are subject to review and approval by journal staff.

Accreditation and Designation Statement

Blackwell Futura Media Serices is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Blackwell Futura Media Services designates a manuscript review activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Medical Association (AMA) limits the number of Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits earned through manuscript review to five (5) reviews—or fifteen (15) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ toward the AMA PRA per year.

Educational Objective

Upon the completion of this activity, the participant will be better able to evaluate literature within the field of clinical rheumatology.

Faculty and Disclosures

Arthritis & Rheumatology
Editor: Richard J. Bucala, MD, PhD
Deputy Editor: Daniel H. Solomon, MD, MPH

Arthritis Care & Research
Editor: Marian T. Hannan, DSc, MPH
Deputy Editor: Leslie J. Crofford, MD

Richard Bucala discloses receiving licensing royalties from Baxter Healthcare and MIFCOR, equity in Promedior, Inc. and MIFCOR, Inc., organizational benefit to Yale University received from Baxalta as a member of the medical advisory board, and discloses pharmaceutical stock ownership for his wife and children. Daniel Solomon discloses research grant funding from Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Lilly USA, LLC, and Astrazenca. Marian Hannan discloses no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests. Leslie Crofford discloses research grant funding from Genentech.

Instructions

To submit a request for CME credit, the manuscript reviewer must complete the required CME questions within their review submission form online. Following submission, your request for credit will then be reviewed by the journal for approval.

Certificates for all approved requests will be issued out by email on a monthly basis. A copy of your certificate will be held on file by the accredited provider for later access. If you require a replacement copy of your certificates, or if you have any questions regarding the program, please contact the accredited provider at [email protected].