The Environments Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. For this award, the evaluation committee members choose two articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal during the previous year, and announce them online by the end of June.
The Prize:
– CHF 500;
– A certificate;
– A free voucher for article processing fees, valid for one year.
Number of winners:
– One research article and one review will be selected.
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in Environments will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).
Selection 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.
Pyrolysis is a recognized alternative for the sustainable management of contaminated organic waste, as it yields energy-rich gas, oil, and a carbon-rich biochar product. Low-volatility compounds, however, such as heavy metals (HMs; As, Cd, Cu, Cr, Ni...
The rare earth elements (REE) comprise a group of 16 chemically very similar elements that occur widespread in rocks, soils, and water bodies, share similar ionic radii to the essential element Ca2+, and consequently also occur in biota. Given that R...
Joaquim C.G. Esteves Da Silva
Ana Luisa Patricio Silva
Daniele Fattorini
