Best Paper Award

Arts Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose 2 articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before the previous year and announce them online by the end of June.

The Prize:
–2 research articles will be selected.
–Each winner will receive CHF 300, a certificate, and a voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review)— valid for one year.

Arts Best Paper Award

Winner announcement date: 30 June 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

–All papers published in Arts 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.