Coatings 2021, 11(8), 922; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11080922 - 1 Aug 2021
Best Paper Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the “Coatings 2024 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in Coatings from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. Four papers will receive an award each. The papers will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Wei Pan.
Eligibility for the Award:
– Papers published in Coatings from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.
Selection Criteria:
The papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.
Prizes:
– The first prize (two winners): CHF 600 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Coatings in 2024 after peer review;
– The second prize (two winners): CHF 300 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Coatings in 2024 after peer review;
– Each winner will also receive an electronic certificate.
The winners will be announced on the journal website in April 2024.
Kind regards,
Coatings Editorial Office
Coatings 2024 Best Paper Award
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in Coatings will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Structure and Applications of Pectin in Food, Biomedical, and Pharmaceutical Industry: A Review
Fabrication of Thermal Plasma Sprayed NiTi Coatings Possessing Functional Properties
Coatings 2021, 11(5), 610; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11050610 - 20 May 2021
Winner
Clara Silvestre
Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IPCB/CNR) Via Campi Flegrei 34, Naples 80078, Italy
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/6/1/4
Cedric Vuye
EMIB Research Group, Faculty of Applied Engineering, University of Antwerp, Rodestraat 4, Antwerp B-2000, Belgium
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/6/2/21
Naba Kumar Dutta
Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus, Mawson Lakes, Adelaide, SA 5095, Australia
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/6/2/17
Maria-Beatrice Coltelli
Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, Largo Lucio Lazzarino 1, Pisa 56122, Italy
paper link：https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/6/1/1
