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Best Paper Award

The Languages Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose three 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:
– Three research articles will be selected;
– First Prize (one winner): CHF 500, 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;
– Second Prize (two winners): A voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review)— valid for one year;
– Each winner will receive an electronic certificate.

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Languages Best Paper Award

Winner announcement date: 30 June 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in the Languages 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
  • Jeanine Treffers-Daller avatar imageJeanine Treffers-Daller
    Jeanine Treffers-Daller
    Chairman
    University of Reading
  • Elena Babatsouli avatar imageElena Babatsouli
    Elena Babatsouli
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • Donna Erickson avatar imageDonna Erickson
    Donna Erickson
  • Yosuke Sato avatar imageYosuke Sato
    Yosuke Sato
    Tsuda University
  • AKAnthony Pak Hin Kong
    Anthony Pak Hin Kong
    The University of Hong Kong
  • Jaklin Kornfilt avatar imageJaklin Kornfilt
    Jaklin Kornfilt
    Syracuse University
  • Ianthi Maria Tsimpli avatar imageIanthi Maria Tsimpli
    Ianthi Maria Tsimpli

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