As the curtains fall on 2025, sincere appreciation is extended to the esteemed reviewers for their invaluable contributions to Digital Economy and Sustainable Development (DESD). Their unwavering commitment to the peer-review process has played a pivotal role in maintaining the quality and integrity of DESD.

On behalf of DESD Editorial Office, we are pleased to announce the recipient of the Best Reviewer Award 2025: Dr.CHENG Shiyu、Dr. Taiyong Roh. They are both Assistant Professor in Li Anmin Institute of Economic Research in Liaoning University, providing referee service for Digital Economy and Sustainable Development.They also have referee experience in many other journals.They have published several papers at journals such as China Economic Review, Economic Analysis and Policy, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Futures Markets and so on.

We do appreciate all the efforts and contributions of the scholars done for DESD. Their professional comments make a huge improvement for DESD. We want to take this opportunity to give our great thanks to them.And We look forward to more scholars joining us!

YAO Shujie

Editor-in-Chief
YOU Yu

Executive Editor-in-Chief