Editor´s Note [2013 Best Associate Editor Award & 2013 Best Reviewer Award]

The success of a journal relies heavily on the quality of submissions and of their reviews. The latter is primarily the work and efforts of the associate editors and the anonymous reviewers. The dedication of associate editors and of external reviewers is essential to the continuing growth of the journal. To continue recognizing these "unsung heroes" who drive the scientific peer review process for IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), it is my pleasure to announce the 2013 Best Associate Editor Award and the 2013 Best Reviewer Award. Three associate editors (AEs) for are recognized their dedication and hard work in 2013: Shi-Min Hu, Alla Sheffer, and Shigeo Takahashi. They handled a large number of submissions efficiently with the quickest turnaround (averaging less than 50 days) and provided consistently high-quality, thoughtful AE summary to the authors. In recognizing their distinguished service to the IEEE TVCG, the 2013 TVCG Best Associate Editor Award goes to Shi-Min Hu, Alla Sheffer, and Shigeo Takahashi.