All submitting authors have the option to add suggested reviewers during the submission process. If they do, when the editor is assigning reviewers, these suggested people auto-populate when viewing the “Auto Search” tab. The editor can assign the author-suggested reviewer by clicking ‘select’ box next to the name.
All Editors are encouraged to suggest reviewers whenever they submit their own papers, helping to ease the burden on your fellow editors.
The names also appear on the ‘Reviewer Notes’ tab.