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Acknowledgement to our reviewers

Good and timely peer review is absolutely essential for the success of the Journal of Hepatology. We are therefore extremely grateful for
the support of so many colleagues who have dedicated their time this year. These reviewers have evaluated the research that was sub-
mitted to the journal, and shared their insights about the papers strengths and weaknesses. This has both enabled us to make the right
editorial decisions, and helped our authors to further improve their work. Out of necessity, the role of the reviewer is anonymous and
therefore, may go unnoticed at times. At the end of this year one in which we saw the journals Impact Factor reach 12.486 we would
like to take an opportunity to openly acknowledge all those reviewers who have contributed to the journals success. Notably, 70% of
reviewer invitations were accepted and the average review time was 14 days. Below you will find a list of those who completed one
or more reviews between October 1st, 2016 and September 30th, 2017. We would like to warmly thank them for their hard work
and dedication and would like to extend a special thanks to those who completed their reviews on time.

Lars Aabakken Yasuji Arase Mauro Bernardi

Juan G Abraldes Luca Arcaini Christine Bernsmeier
Subrat Acharya Josepmaria Argemi Antonio Bertoletti
René Adam Curtis Argo Patrick Bertolino
Leon Adams Matthew Armstrong Annalisa Berzigotti
Xavier Adhoute Marco Arrese Ulrich Beuers
Nezam H. Afdhal Vicente Arroyo Sanjay Bhagani
Silvia Affo Gavin Arteel Prashant Bhangui
Banwari Agarwal Florent Artru Rahima Bhanji
Kosh Agarwal Kinji Asahina Ricky Bhogal
Rakesh Aggarwal Yasuhiro Asahina Sherrie Bhoori
Alessio Aghemo Sumeet Asrani Timothy Billiar
Jose Agundez Tarik Asselah Marco Binder
Golo Ahlenstiel Etienne Audureau Mia J. Biondi
Sang Hoon Ahn Salvador Augustin Paulette Bioulac-Sage
Guruprasad Aithal Francisco Averhoff Montgomery Bissell
William Alazawi Matias Avila Niklas Björkström
Emanuele Albano Lisa Backus Emmanuel Boleslawski
Agustin Albillos Soon Koo Baik Luigi Bolondi
Maria Sao Jose Alexandre Jasmohan S. Bajaj Andre Boonstra
Anna Alisi Jesus Banales Sergio Borgia
Malcolm Alison Rafael Banares Piter Bosma
Marc Antoine Allard Ancha Baranova Anne Bouloumie
Piero Luigi Almasio Véronique Barbu Luke Boulter
Costica Aloman Vincenzo Barnaba Olivier Bourron
Gianfranco Alpini Francisco Barrera Jérôme Boursier
Jose Altamirano Greg J. Barritt Scott Bowden
Fernando Alvarez Ramon Bataller Christopher L. Bowlus
Domenico Alvaro Michael Bauer James Boyer
Roland Amathieu Ulrich Baumann Chiara Braconi
Lucio Amitrano Thomas Baumert Giuseppe Brancatelli
Piero Amodio Michel Beaugrand Andrea Branch
Jesper B Andersen Pierre Bedossa Stefan Breitenstein
Graham Anderson Juliane Beier Kai Breuhahn
Raúl J. Andrade Luca Saverio Belli Stefano Brillanti
Pietro Andreone Pamela Belperio Jean-Pierre Bronowicki
Ourania Andrisani Flemming Bendtsen Willem Pieter Brouwer
Paolo Angeli Bertram Bengsch Robert Brown
Quentin Anstee Carmen Berasain Concepcio Bru
Charalambos Antoniades Naiara Beraza Jordi Bruix
Rodolphe Anty Marina Berenguer Julie Bruneau
Udayan Apte Christoph Berg Nicola Brunetti-Pierri
Juan Pablo Arab William Bernal Maurizia Brunetto

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Elizabeth Brunt Sabine Colnot Mark Douglas

Joseph Buell Massimo Colombo Markus Cornberg
Marie-Annick Buendia Amedeo Columbano Joost Drenth
Elisabetta Bugianesi Brian Conway Marlene Dreux
Luigi Buonaguro Curtis Cooper Mary Drinane
Christophe Bureau Christophe Corpechot Jean Dubuisson
David Burger Helena Cortez-Pinto Laurent Dubuquoy
Anne-Francoise Burnol Erich Cosmi Léa Duchesne
Patrizia Burra Laurent Cotte Jean-François Dufour
R. Busuttil Cédric Coulouarn Jérôme Dumortier
Maria Buti Benjamin Cowie Andrew Duncan
Christopher Byrne Matthew Cramp Winston Dunn
Patrice P. Cacoub Antonio Craxi’ François Durand
Julien Calderaro Ian Nicholas Crispe David Durantel
S.H. Caldwell Laura Crocetti Geoffrey Dusheiko
Paul Cales Francisco Javier Cubero Philipp Dutkowski
Alessandra Caligiuri Alessandro Cucchetti Julien Edeline
Yvon Calmus Riccardo Dalle Grave Jamel El-Benna
Calogero Cammà Harry R. Dalton Laure Elkrief
Mara Cananzi Gitte Dam Jean Emond
Ali Canbay Roberta D’ambrosio C Kristian Enestvedt
Tobias Cantz Gennaro D’amico Mohammed Eslam
Paolo Caraceni Francesco Dammacco Saeed Esmaili
Marco Carbone Maura Dandri Dennis Eurich
Andres Cardenas Michael D’angelica Gregory Everson
José Antonio Carrión Bruno Daniele Isabel Fabregat
Anne-Marie Cassard-Doulcier Viet Loan Dao Thi Luca Fabris
David Cassiman Sarwa Darwish Murad Sandrine Faivre
Jose V Castell Srinivasan Dasarathy Jamila Faivre
Laurent Castera Delia D’avola Olivier Farges
Rui Castro Paul Dawson S Fargion
Francois Cauchy Laura Dawson Geoffrey Farrell
Matthias L. Cavassini Ynto De Boer Michel Fausther
Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein Andrea De Gottardi Ariel Feldstein
Maurizio Cesari Ruben De Kleine Gen-Sheng Feng
Naga Chalasani Robert De Knegt Francesco Feo
Albert Chan Victor De Lédinghen Peter Ferenci
Roger Chapman Thomas Decaens Javier Fernandez
Christophe Chardot Laurie Deleve Mercedes Fernandez
Olivier Chazouillères Pierre Deltenre Javier Fernandez
Liliana Chemello Gerald Denk Jose C Fernandez-Checa
Xin Chen Moreshwar Desai Peter Fickert
Kuen-Feng Chen Chantal Desdouets Giuseppe Fiermonte
Huey-Ling Chen Alain Dessein Jorge Filmus
Ann-Lii Cheng Sébastien Dharancy Robert Flisiak
Alfred S. L. Cheng Anil Dhawan Annarosa Floreani
Daniel Cherqui Radha K Dhiman Constantino Fondevila
Michelle Cheuk Men Cheung Pietro Di Fazio Helene Fontaine
Stephane Chevaliez Vincent Di Martino Robert Fontana
Eric Chevet Luca Di Tommaso Stuart Forbes
Kara Chew Anna Mae Diehl Alejandro Forner
Rong-Nan Chien Douglas Dieterich Xavier Forns
Evangelos Cholongitas Christoph Dietrich Ewan Forrest
Pratima Chowdary Julia Dietz Daniel M. Forton
Jaime Chu Wen-Xing Ding Graham Foster
Umberto Cillo Bi-Sen Ding Michelangelo Foti
Joan Clària Frank Dipaola Anna Ludovica Fracanzani
Pierre-Alain Clavien Peter Dixon Claire Francoz
Sophie Clément Nabil Djouder Sven Francque
Minneke Coenraad Safi Dokmak Jorge Frank
Victoria Cogger Marco Domenicali Mirella Fraquelli
Audrey Coilly Paola Dongiovanni Neal Freedman
Isabelle Colle Steven Dooley Scott Friedman
Melissa Collier Gregory Dore James Fung
Gary Collins Marcus Dorner Scott Fung

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Adrian Gadano Nitika Gupta John Iredale
Olivier Gaide Thierry Gustot Yasuko Iwakiri
Michael Gale Jr. Hannes Hagström Vivek Iyer
Peter R. Galle Karim Halazun Jacques Izopet
Chandrashekhar Gandhi Philippe Halfon Christian Jacquelinet
Nathalie Ganne-Carrié Jochen Hampe Hartmut Jaeschke
Bin Gao Kwang-Yub Han Naveed Janjua
Federico García Bettina Hansen Peter Jansen
Rita Garcia Martinez Svenja Hardtke Harry Janssen
Juan Carlos Garcia-Pagan P. Richard Harrigan Gary Jeffrey
Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao Stephen Harrison Peter Jepsen
Amalia Gastaldelli Rune Hartmann Ji-Dong Jia
Alex Gatt Peter Hasselblatt Yang Jiao
Rolf Gebhardt David Hay Allison Jilbert
Adam Gehring Peter Hayes Wolfgang Jilg
Andreas Geier Vinod Hegade Milan Jirsa
Jürgen Geisel Benjamin Heidrich Philip Johnson
Fabian Geisler Mathias Heikenwälder David Jones
Joan Genesca Markus Heim Deepak Joshi
Yuri Genyk Julie Heimbach Swati Joshi-Barve
Alexander Gerbes Margaret Hellard Cynthia Ju
Wolfram Gerlich Theo Heller Christoph Kahlert
Jean-Francois Geschwind Claus Hellerbrand Georgios Kalambokis
Gianluigi Giannelli Michael A. Heneghan Nassim Kamar
Edoardo G. Giannini Jan G. Hengstler Jia-Horng Kao
Michelle Giles Chandana Herath David Kaplan
Helene Gilgenkrantz Johannes Herkel Neil Kaplowitz
Père Ginès Hilde Herrema Tom H. Karlsen
Antonio Giorgio Jose-Ignacio Herrero Constantine Karvellas
Carine Giovannangeli Eva Herrmann Katri Kaukinen
Robert Gish Helena Hervius Askling Takumi Kawaguchi
Paul Gissen Urszula Hibner Geert Kazemier
Dieter Glebe Eberhard Hildt Shelley Keating
Dermot Gleeson Ibtesam Hilmi Verena Keitel
Sergij Goerdt Gideon Hirschfield Patrick Kennedy
David Goldberg Marie Hogan Salim Khakoo
Lucy Golden-Mason Simon Hohenester Sang Geon Kim
Rita Golfieri Jonathan Honegger Edward Kim
Luis Gomez Jay H. Hoofnagle Ki-Hun Kim
Ester Gonzalez Rafaz Hoque Seung Up Kim
Gloria Gonzalez-Aseguinolaza Steve Horvath Gerald Kircheis
Nicolas Goossens Yujin Hoshida Marina Barbara Klein
Stuart Gordon Gökhan S. Hotamisligil Johannes Kluwe
Gregory Gores Jinlin Hou Percy Knolle
Mark Gorrell Chantal Housset Soichi Kojima
Jerome Gouttenoire Johannes Hov Norihiro Kokudo
Olivier Govaere Anita Howe Haruki Komatsu
Jordi Gracia-Sancho Yueh-Han Hsu Meropi Kontogianni
Arash Grakoui He Ping Hu Karin Kozbial
Laura Gramantieri Yi-Hsiang Huang Aleksander Krag
Isabel Graupera Shiu-Feng Huang Murray Krahn
Jason Grebely Adrian Huber Mel Krajden
Tim Greten Meritxell Huch Michael Kraus
Adam Griesemer Chien-Ching Hung Marcin Krawczyk
Markus Grompe Teh-Ia Huo Andreas Kremer
Henning Gronbaek Stefan Hüttelmaier Dina Kremsdorf
Philippe Gual Shang-Jyh Hwang Daniela Kroy
Giovanni Guaraldi Massimo Iavarone Andi Krumbholz
James Guarrera Samar Ibrahim Paul Kubes
Severin Gudima Gene Im Masatoshi Kudo
Catherine Guettier Sandrine Imbeaud Laura Kulik
Indra Neil Guha Mercedes Iñarrairaegui Gerd A. Kullak-Ublick
Luca Guidotti Yusuke Inoue Jerzy Kupiec-Weglinski
Martin Guilliams Nicolas Intagliata Paul Yien Kwo
François Guillon Pietro Invernizzi Carlo La Vecchia

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Philippe Labrune Julie Lucifora Tim Meyer

Alain Lachaux Tom Luedde George Michalopoulos
Anja Lachenmayer Marc Luetgehetmann Luca Miele
Karl Lackner Amaia Lujambio Wolfgang Mikulits
Carolin Lackner Veronika Lukacs-Kornek George Miller
William Lagor Joachim Lupberger Anne Marie Minihane
Ching-Lung Lai Marc Lutgehetmann Mack Mitchell
Jerome Lambert Raoel Maan Takayuki Miura
Frank Lammert Benjamin Maasoumy Agrin Moeini
Craig Lammert Jane Macnaughtan Carolin Mogler
Pietro Lampertico Sonya A. Macparland Ana Moles
Charles Landis Willis Maddrey Søren Møller
Hauke Lang Suzanne Mahady Mario Mondelli
Christian Lange Jessica Maiers Satdarshan S. Monga
Nicolas Lanthier Michel Maillard Sara Montagnese
Cédric Laouénan Mala Maini Robert Montal
Lauren Lapointe-Shaw Rakhi Maiwall Aldo Montano-Loza
Fin Stolze Larsen Pietro Majno Rajeshwar Mookerjee
Nicholas Larusso Mokenge Malafa Anne Moorman
Guillaume Lassailly Nisar Malek Manuel Morales-Ruiz
Georg Lauer Harmeet Malhi Richard Moreau
Konstantinos N Lazaridis Vincent Mallet Christophe Moreno
Isabelle Leclercq Kwan Man Timothy Morgan
Marc Lecuit Carmine Mancone Marsha Morgan
William Lee Mattias Mandorfer Masafumi Moriyama
Jay Lefkowitch Pranoti S. Mandrekar Antons Mozalevskis
Lorenzo Leggio Emanuel Manesis Sebastian Mueller
Norbert Leitinger Alessandra Mangia Paolo Muiesan
Frédéric Lemaigre Jelena Mann Andrew Muir
Riccardo Lencioni Derek Mann Beat Mullhaupt
Jan Lerut Cinzia Marano Nicholas Murphy
Mickael Lesurtel Giulio Marchesini David Mutimer
Eric Letouzé Zoe Marino Susanna Naggie
Josh Levitsky Jens Marquardt Laura Nagy
Massimo Levrero Fabio Marra Pierre Nahon
Maité Lewin Hanns-Ulrich Marschall Satheesh Nair
Qisheng Li Paul Martin Hiroyasu Nakano
T. Jake Liang Natasha Martin Jacob Nattermann
Roman Liebe Maria Luz Martinez-Chantar Jean-Charles Nault
Christian Liedtke Iris Martinez-Quetglas Francesco Negro
Seng Gee Lim Michelle Martinot-Peignoux Kari Nejak-Bowen
Young-Suk Lim Marco Marzioni James M. Neuberger
Brett Lindenbach William Mason Christoph Neumann-Haefelin
Ton Lisman Andrew Mason Frederik Nevens
Chun-Jen Liu Amit Mathur Philip Newsome
Songling Liu Philippe Mathurin Vicky Ng
Josep Llovet José Mato Yen-Hsuan Ni
Andrew Lloyd Matthias Matter Natalia Nieto
Chung Mau Lo Stefan Mauss Qin Ning
Vincent Lo Re Marlyn Mayo Valerio Nobili
Steven J. Lobritto Vincenzo Mazzaferro Brianna Norton
Stephen Locarnini Geoff McCaughan Mazen Noureddin
Markus Löffler Craig McClain James Ntambi
Volker Lohmann Paul McLaren Jude Oben
Ansgar Lohse Fiona McPhee Alastair O’Brien
Amedeo Lonardo Stuart McPherson Margarete Odenthal
Thomas Longerich Ingmar Mederacke Michael Oertel
Maria Serena Longhi Wajahat Mehal Cliona O’Farrelly
Rohit Loomba Ignacio Melero Eiichi Ogawa
Xavier López-Labrador Espen Melum John O’Grady
Bojan Losic Carlo Merkel Jacqueline O’leary
Alexandre Louvet Philippe Merle Jody Olson
Fengmin Lu Manuela Merli John Olynyk
Mengji Lu Coraline Metzger Ye Oo
Michael Ronan Lucey Philip Meuleman Mario A. Ostrowski

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Michael Ott Nancy Reau Robert Schwabe
Ronald Oude Elferink Sandra Rebouissou Melanie Scott
Pál Pacher Rajender Reddy Giada Sebastiani
Georges-Philippe Pageaux Helen Reeves Christoph Seeger
Raluca Pais Barbara Rehermann Susana Seijo
Kostas Pantopoulos Maria Reig Helmut Seitz
George Papatheodoridis John Renz Ekihiro Seki
Valerie Paradis Peter Revill Shuhji Seki
Albert Pares Jens Ricke Markus Selzner
Chirag Parikh Oliviero Riggio Nazia Selzner
Julia Parkes Bart Rijnders Marco Senzolo
Maurizio Parola Marc Ringelhan Jinsil Seong
David Patch Cristina Ripoll Lawrence Serfaty
Keyur Patel Mario Rizzetto Wai-Kay Seto
Coen Paulusma Sasan Roayaie Stephen Shafran
Gustav Paumgartner Jüergen Rockstroh Vijay Shah
Marco Pavesi Christoph Roderburg Suraj Sharma
Nicole Pavio Cecilia Rodrigues Rohini Sharma
Timothy Pawlik Krista Rombouts Yosef Shaul
Markus Peck Stefano Romeo David Sheridan
Thoetchai Peeraphatdit Manuel Romero-Gomez Morris Sherman
Kai-Henrik Peiffer Massimo Roncalli Shuichiro Shiina
Carmen Peralta Maxime Ronot Ronit Shiri-Sverdlov
Gabriel Perlemuter Christopher Rose Amir Shlomai
Christine Perret Charles Rosen Daniela Sia
Gianluca Perseghin Tania Roskams Jean Marc Simon
Jorg Petersen Françoise Roudot-Thoraval Douglas Simonetto
Claus Petersen Dominique Roulot Kathleen Simpson
Salvatore Petta Damien Roux Ashwani Singal
Jan Peveling-Oberhag Ian Rowe Amit Singal
John Pezacki Felix Royo Giovanni Sitia
Salvatore Piano Laura Rubbia-Brandt Britta Skawran
Thomas Pietschmann Christian Rupp Etienne Sokal
David Pinato Sammy Saab Elsa Solà
Matthias Pinter Robert Sabat Milan Sonneveld
Roser Pinyol David Sacerdoti Silvia Sookoian
Massimo Pinzani Evangelista Sagnelli Michael Sorensen
Carlos Pirola Supriya Saha Alejandro Soto-Gutierrez
Fabio Piscaglia Riad Salem Olivier Soubrane
Sven Pischke Francesco Salerno S. Soyfoo
Alexander Ploss Faouzi Saliba Laurent Spahr
Stanislas Pol Michel Samson Ulrich Spengler
Cyriel Ponsioen Didier Samuel Carlo Sposito
Yury Popov Angelo Sangiovanni Bart Staels
Catherine Postic Bruno Sangro Peter Stärkel
Nicolas Poté Armando Santoro Norbert Stefan
Raoul Poupon Gonzalo Sapisochín Eike Steinmann
Davide Povero Shiv Sarin Maria Stepanova
Jannick Prentoe Devanand Sarkar Richard Sterling
Martin Prieto Peter Sarnow Matt Stevenson
Massimo Primignani Christoph Sarrazin Felix Stickel
Ulrike Protzer Naveed Sattar Bruno Stieger
Massimo Puoti Tilman Sauerbruch Guido Stirnimann
Luca Quagliata Eric Savier Christian Stockmann
Giovanni Raimondo Frank Schaap Andrew Stolz
Fabienne Rajas Jörn M. Schattenberg Simone Strasser
Alnoor S. Ramji Michael Schilsky Mario Strazzabosco
Grant A. Ramm Janke Schinkel Pavel Strnad
Manuel Ramos-Casals Hans Schlitt Stephen Strom
Radhakrishna Rao Bernd Schnabl Michel Strubin
Jean Luc Raoul Christoph Schramm Ram Subramanian
Vlad Ratziu Erik Schrumpf Goki Suda
Andri Rauch Kornelius Schulze Mark Sulkowski
Pierre-Emmanuel Rautou Detlef Schuppan Philippe Sultanik
Homie Razavi Anna Schurich Jian Sun

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Camille Sureau Michael Trauner Oliver Waidmann

Simone Susser Christian Trautwein Takaji Wakita
Robert Sutton Jonel Trebicka Ronald Wanders
Shelagh M. Szabo Michael Trenell Ling Wang
Frank Tacke Eric Trépo Xin Wang
Andrew Tai Franco Trevisani Ian R. Wanless
Akinobu Takaki Armando Tripodi Achim Weber
Atsushi Tanaka Palak Trivedi Heiner Wedemeyer
Puneeta Tandon Roberto Troisi Laura Weichselbaum
Elliot Tapper Joerg Trojan Ola Weiland
Giovanni Targher James F. Trotter Steven Weinman
John Taylor Darjus Tschaharganeh Nicolas Weiss
Sarah Taylor Emmanuel Tsochatzis Emmanuel Weiss
Simon Taylor-Robinson Hidekazu Tsukamoto Karin Weissenborn
Jeffrey Teckman Allan Tsung Martin-Walter Welker
Fatima Teixeira-Clerc Susan Uprichard Richard Weller
Luigi Terracciano Stephan Urban Rebecca Wells
Norah Terrault Claire Vajdic Julia Wendon
Barbara Testoni Pietro Vajro Rachel Westbrook
Andreas Teufel Luca Valenti Stefan Wieland
Neil Theise Dominique Valla Russell H. Wiesner
Clotilde Thery Henk Van Buuren Stefan Wiktor
Sundararajah Thevananther Stan Van De Graaf Heather Wilkins
Robert Thimme Adriaan Van Der Meer Holger Willenbring
Christina Thirlwell David Van Der Poorten Stefan Wirth
Richard Thompson Karel Van Erpecum Vincent Wong
Karen Louise Thomsen Leo Van Grunsven Grace Wong
Snorri Thorgeirsson Saskia Van Mil David Wong
Paul J. Thuluvath Lisa Vanwagner Marcus-Alexander Wörns
Swan Thung Thomas Vanwolleghem Anika Wranke
Mark Thursz Maria Varela Alexander Wree
Zhigang Tian Jean-Nicolas Vauthey Thomas Wynn
Gisa Tiegs Sudhakar Venkatesh Wen Xie
Herbert Tilg Len Verbeke Aimin Xu
Hans Ludger Tillmann Catherine Verfaillie Kazumi Yamasaki
Nikolai Timchenko Diego Vergani Taro Yamashita
Joerg Timm Xavier Verhelst Hannele Yki-Jarvinen
Dina Tiniakos Henkjan J Verkade Eric Yoshida
Pierre Tissières Johannes Vermehren Zobair Younossi
Francesco Tona Gontran Verset Ming-Whei Yu
Shuping Tong Chris Verslype Shira Zelber
Pierluigi Toniutto Eric Vibert Mujdat Zeybel
Michael Torbenson John Vierling Yuan Zhai
Thierry Tordjmann Luca Vigano Xin-Xin Zhang
Natalie Torok Valerie Vilgrain Yj Zhang
Sara Torrecilla Erica Villa Andrew Zhu
Harrys Torres Hendrik Vilstrup Anna Linda Zignego
Christian Toso Alessandro Vitale Vincent Zimmer
Francesco Tovoli Arndt Vogel Henning Wolfgang Zimmermann
Hidenori Toyoda Johann Von Felden Marianne Ziol
Tram Tran Martin Wagner Fabien Zoulim

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