diff --git a/api/v1/reviewerSuggestions/index.php b/api/v1/reviewerSuggestions/index.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a6b7d11bee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/v1/reviewerSuggestions/index.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @defgroup api_v1_reviewerSuggestions Reviews API requests
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file api/v1/reviewerSuggestions/index.php
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Simon Fraser University
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 John Willinsky
+ * Distributed under the GNU GPL v3. For full terms see the file docs/COPYING.
+ *
+ * @ingroup api_v1_reviewerSuggestions
+ *
+ * @brief
+ */
+
+return new \PKP\handler\APIHandler(
+    new \PKP\API\v1\reviewerSuggestions\ReviewerSuggestionController()
+);
diff --git a/lib/pkp b/lib/pkp
index 1085d09ef53..177b71d7cae 160000
--- a/lib/pkp
+++ b/lib/pkp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1085d09ef53fb44a1211b0ae6f25f5fd884b1624
+Subproject commit 177b71d7cae76f1d7a11020c28b028aaa95d56ce
diff --git a/locale/en/manager.po b/locale/en/manager.po
index 40515be32bd..64657c16253 100644
--- a/locale/en/manager.po
+++ b/locale/en/manager.po
@@ -843,6 +843,15 @@ msgstr "Reviewer Ratings"
 msgid "manager.setup.reviewOptions.reviewerReminders"
 msgstr "Reviewer Reminders"
 
+msgid "manager.setup.reviewOptions.reviewerSuggestionEnabled"
+msgstr "Reviewer Suggestion at Submission"
+
+msgid "manager.setup.reviewOptions.reviewerSuggestionEnabled.description"
+msgstr "Author can suggest few potntial reviewers before completing the submission which can streamline the review process and provide valuable input for editorial team."
+
+msgid "manager.setup.reviewOptions.reviewerSuggestionEnabled.label"
+msgstr "Allow authors to suggest potential reviews at submission process"
+
 msgid "manager.setup.reviewPolicy"
 msgstr "Review Policy"
 
diff --git a/schemas/context.json b/schemas/context.json
index ebc60e29851..6fe74e135df 100644
--- a/schemas/context.json
+++ b/schemas/context.json
@@ -377,6 +377,12 @@
 		  	"type": "boolean",
 		  	"default": false,
 		  	"description": "Whether each publication version should receive a unique DOI"
+		},
+		"reviewerSuggestionEnabled": {
+			"type": "boolean",
+			"validation": [
+				"nullable"
+			]
 		}
 	}
 }