The Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM, ISSN: 2077-0383) is inviting applications for the JCM 2023 Ph.D. Thesis Award. This prize will be awarded to a Ph.D. student or recently qualified Ph.D. fellow who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential. The applications will be assessed by an evaluation committee led by the Editors-in-Chief, Dr. Emmanuel Andrès and Prof. Dr. Michael G. Hennerici.

Eligibility and requirements:

• The candidate must be a Ph.D. student or recently qualified Ph.D. fellow who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential;
• The Ph.D. thesis must be their original work;
• The Ph.D. thesis must be defended in 2023.

Required application documents:

• An executive summary of the Ph.D. thesis in English of around 3000 words;
• A letter from the Ph.D. supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
• The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
• An electronic copy of the Ph.D. thesis;
• A scanned copy of the Ph.D. diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a Ph.D. student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).

Selection criteria:

• Quality of resume and publications;
• Relevance of the candidate and research description;
• Novelty of the candidate’s Ph.D. thesis;
• Strength of the recommendation letter;
• Anticipated academic potential;
• Originality and impact of the research.

Prizes:

• CHF 800;
• Certificate;
• Offer to publish one paper free of charge in JCM after peer review before the end of 2024.

The application deadline is 30 April 2024. The winner will be announced on the JCM website by the end of June 2024.

JCM Editorial Office