Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the “Administrative Sciences 2022 Best Paper Awards” for research and review articles published in Administrative Sciences from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020. One review and one research article will receive an award each. The papers will be selected after thorough evaluation by the Administrative Sciences Award Committee led by the EiC, and the winners will be announced in March 2022.

Eligibility for the awards:
– Papers published in Administrative Sciences from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria:
The papers will be selected by the Administrative Sciences Award Committee according to the following criteria (data source: Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)):
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Relevance to the journal’s field;
– 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;
– Citation and download rates in 2021.

Prizes:
– One review award: 500 CHF and a chance to publish a paper in Administrative Sciences by the end of April 2023;
– One research article award: 500 CHF and a chance to publish a paper in Administrative Sciences by the end of April 2023;
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.

The winners will be announced on the journal website in March 2022.

Kind regards,
Administrative Sciences Editorial Office

Dear colleagues,

On behalf of the editor-in-chief, Prof. Dr. Isabel-María Garcia‐Sanchez, we wish to acknowledge our reviewers who so generously give their time to review the papers submitted to Administrative Sciences, by presenting an award to reviewers who have demonstrated their dedication, professionalism, and punctuality in reviewing manuscripts for Administrative Sciences.

What are the pre-requisites to be eligible for this award?

• All of the reviewers for Administrative Sciences in 2021 will be automatically included.

Select Criteria:

• Number of review reports (only first review reports are considered)
• Review quality based on the rating given in SuSy
• Review speed

What will the winner receive?
There will be one winner this year, and the winner will receive the following:

• 500 Swiss Francs;
• An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge by the end of April 2023;
• A certificate.

When will the winner be announced?
The winner will be announced in March 2022 on the journal website.

How can I make myself eligible?
If you have not yet reviewed papers for Administrative Sciences, but would like to do so, you can register as a reviewer at the following link: https://susy.mdpi.com/volunteer/profile/edit.

Kind regards,
Administrative Sciences Editorial Office

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the “Machines 2021 Best Paper Awards” for research and review papers published in Machines from in 2021. The papers will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee led by the EiC, Professor Dr. Hamid Reza Karimi.

 Eligibility Requirements:
– Papers published in Journal from 01 January 2021 to 31 December 2021;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria:
The papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria (data source: Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)):
– 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;
– Citation and download rates in 2022.

Prizes:
One review and one research article will each receive an award.
– CHF 500;
– A chance to o publish a waived paper in Machines in 2023;
– A certificate.

The winners will be announced on the Machines website by March 2023.
Kind regards,
Machines Editorial Office

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winner of the Administrative Sciences 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Administrative Sciences Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Administrative Sciences. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

Dr. Luna Leoni
Department of Management and Law, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’, Italy

Kind regards,

Administrative Sciences Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

The Administrative Sciences Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy given by reviewers in checking manuscripts submitted to Administrative Sciences. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

The following referee has been selected to receive Administrative Sciences 2019 Outstanding Reviewer Award for the quantity, timeliness, and quality of her reviews in 2019.

She will receive a certificate and 500 CHF.

Administrative Sciences Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2019 Administrative Sciences Young Investigator Award is Dr. Michael C. Withers.

Dr. Michael C. Withers is an Associate Professor of management and the Gina and Anthony Bahr (’91) Professor in Business in the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. He received his Ph.D. in strategic management from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University in 2011. His research interests include corporate governance, director selection and mobility, and the management of resource dependencies through the board of directors. Dr. Withers has produced impactful top-quality work at a prolific pace in many international journals. His work has accrued almost 2300 citations (Google Scholar).

As the awardee, Dr. Michael C. Withers will receive an honorarium of 1000 CHF, an offer to publish a paper free of charge without a fixed deadline in Administrative Sciences after peer-review, and an engraved plaque.

We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the abundant excellent nominations.

Prof. Dr. Dirk Van Dierendonck

Editor-in-Chief, Administrative Sciences

The editorial team would like to congratulate the winners of the 2019 Administrative Sciences Best Paper Awards, who were chosen by a selection committee.

The following papers, in no particular order, have won the 2019 Administrative Sciences Best Paper Awards:

Can Servant Leaders Fuel the Leadership Fire? The Relationship between Servant Leadership and Followers’ Leadership Avoidance
Adm. Sci. 2017, 7(1), 6; doi: 10.3390/admsci7010006
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/7/1/6

The Functions of a Servant Leader
Adm. Sci. 2017, 7(1), 5; doi: 10.3390/admsci7010005
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/7/1/5

The two winners will receive a certificate and an offer to publish a paper free of charge in Administrative Sciences in 2020, after peer review and processing. Each winner will additionally receive a bonus of 350 CHF.

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Best Paper Awards. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all our authors for your continued support of Administrative Sciences.

Kind regards,

Administrative Sciences Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Evaluation Committee, we are pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Administrative Sciences Travel Awards, which have been granted to the following:

Katherina Kuschel, a Post-Doctoral fellow from Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, will attend the 8th International Conference of Work and Family, July 1–2, 2019, in Barcelona, Spain, to present her following paper: “The new me at home and in my business”: The role of gender-sensitive entrepreneurial training.

Virginia Fani, a PhD Student from University of Florence. Her work will be presented at the Winter Simulation Conference 2019, USA, December 8–11, 2019.

With such high-quality applications for the awards, this was a difficult decision, and we would like to thank all applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. We congratulate the winners for their accomplishments.

Prof. Dr. Dirk van Dierendonck
Editor-in-Chief

Administrative Sciences aims to advance and communicate knowledge concerning management theory and practice both in public administration and in for-profit organizations; it encourages submissions that build on interdisciplinary research in related fields, such as business, economics, sociology, physiology, communication theory, or artificial intelligence, and their implications in management, organizations, and society.

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