Best Paper Award

Administrative Sciences Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose one research article and one review 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:
One research article and one review will be selected.
Each winner will receive 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.

 
Administrative Sciences Best Paper Award
 
Winner announcement: 30 June 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

All papers published in Administrative Sciences 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
 
Year: 

Winner

21 pages, 1128 KB  
Article
The Power of Virtual Influencers: Impact on Consumer Behaviour and Attitudes in the Age of AI
by Michael Gerlich
Adm. Sci. 2023, 13(8), 178; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci13080178 - 2 Aug 2023
19 pages, 2594 KB  
Review
Twenty-Years Journey of Sustainable Human Resource Management Research: A Bibliometric Analysis
by Shaha Faisal
Adm. Sci. 2023, 13(6), 139; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci13060139 - 25 May 2023

Award Committee

Dr. Isabel-María García‐Sánchez Chairperson
Universidad de Salamanca
Dr. Matteo Cristofaro
University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
Dr. José Carlos Sánchez-García
Chair of Entrepreneurship, University of Salamanca
Dr. Chokri Kooli
University of Ottawa

Winner

25 pages, 718 KB  
Article
Digital Innovations in MSMEs during Economic Disruptions: Experiences and Challenges of Young Entrepreneurs
by Lavinia Javier Cueto, April Faith Deleon Frisnedi, Reynaldo Baculio Collera, Kenneth Ian Talosig Batac and Casper Boongaling Agaton
Adm. Sci. 2022, 12(1), 8; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci12010008 - 5 Jan 2022
12 pages, 837 KB  
Review
Entrepreneurship Education: The Effects of Challenge-Based Learning on the Entrepreneurial Mindset of University Students
by Alessandra Colombelli, Shiva Loccisano, Andrea Panelli, Orazio Antonino Maria Pennisi and Francesco Serraino
Adm. Sci. 2022, 12(1), 10; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci12010010 - 16 Jan 2022

Winner

38 pages, 1203 KB  
Review
The Psychology behind Knowledge Hiding in an Organization
by Roksana Binte Rezwan and Yoshi Takahashi
Adm. Sci. 2021, 11(2), 57; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci11020057 - 27 May 2021
14 pages, 626 KB  
Article
Telework and Work–Family Conflict during COVID-19 Lockdown in Portugal: The Influence of Job-Related Factors
by Cláudia Andrade and Eva Petiz Lousã
Adm. Sci. 2021, 11(3), 103; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci11030103 - 18 Sep 2021

Winner

Sara Rodriguez-Gomez
Department of Financial Economics and Accounting, University of Granada, 18010 Granada, Spain
Cristina Calvo-Porral
Full Marketing Professor Business Department University of A Coruña (Spain)

Award Committee

Dr. Isabel-María García‐Sánchez Chairperson
Universidad de Salamanca

Winner

Eleonora Fiore
Department of Architecture and Design, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy
Giuliano Sansone
Department of Management and Production Engineering, and Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy
Emilio Paolucci
Department of Management and Production Engineering, and Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy
Andrea Moretta Tartaglione
A Systematic Mapping Study on Customer Loyalty and Brand Management
Ylenia Cavacece
Department of Economics and Law, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy
Giuseppe Russo
Department of Economics and Law, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy
Giuseppe Granata
Department of Economics and Law, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy
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