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Best Paper Award

The Coatings Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The Evaluation Committee Members choose six articles and review papers of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before last and announce the winners online by the end of June.

The Prize:
– A total of six research articles and reviews will be selected.
– The first prize (three winners): CHF 600 and a voucher to cover applicable article processing charges (valid for one year).
– The second prize (three winners): CHF 300 and a voucher to cover applicable article processing charges (valid for one year).

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Coatings Best Paper Award

Winner announcement date: 30 June 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Coatings 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.

Past Winners

Winner
Award Committee
  • Wei Pan avatar imageWei Pan
    Wei Pan
    Chairman
    Tsinghua University
  • Eduardo Guzmán Solís avatar imageEduardo Guzmán Solís
    Eduardo Guzmán Solís
    Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • Torsten Brezesinski avatar imageTorsten Brezesinski
    Torsten Brezesinski
    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
  • Anton FICAI avatar imageAnton FICAI
    Anton FICAI
    National University of Science and technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest
  • James Kit Hon Tsoi avatar imageJames Kit Hon Tsoi
    James Kit Hon Tsoi
    The University of Hong Kong

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