Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to launch our new Best Paper Award to celebrate the papers published in this Special Issue. One review or research article will receive this award after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee, led by the EiC, Prof. Dr. James F. Babb.

Eligibility for the Award:
– Open to all career levels;
– Papers published in the Special Issue “Applications of Cold-Atom-Based Quantum Technology” before 30 September 2023 will be considered;
– Reviews and research articles will be considered;
– Papers published by Guest Editors will not be granted this award.

Selection Criteria:
The paper will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
– Scientific merit and broadness of impact;
– Originality of research objectives and/or presented ideas;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation.

Prizes:
The winner will receive the following:
– A certificate;
– CHF 500;
– A waiver to publish a feature paper in Atoms in 2024.

The winner will be announced on the journal website at the end of March 2024.

For more details about the Special Issue and to submit a paper, please see the following link: (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/atoms/special_issues/applications_cold_atom_based_quantum_technology). Earlier submissions will stand a better chance of attracting more citations and thus winning the award.

Kind regards,
Atoms Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

In order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Atoms, we are pleased to announce the “Atoms 2022 10th Anniversary Best Paper Award” for research and review papers published in Atoms in 2022. One review or research article will receive an award. The paper will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee led by the EiC, Dr. James F. Babb, and the winner will be announced by March 2024.

Eligibility Requirements:
– Papers published in Atoms from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria:
The paper 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 (for research articles);
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts (for research article);
– Comprehensiveness will be considered for review articles;
– Citation and download rates in 2023.

Prizes:
The winner will receive the following:
– A certificate;
– 500 CHF;
– A chance to publish a free paper in Atoms in 2024.

The winner will be announced on the journal website on 1 March 2024.

Dear Colleagues,

To award the excellence of the papers in the Special Issue: “A Tribute to Oleg Zatsarinny (1953–2021) and His Science–Fees Are Waived”, we are pleased to launch our new Best Paper Award. One paper will receive this award. The papers will be selected after thorough evaluation by an Award Committee consisting of senior scholars from the Atoms Editorial Board.


Eligibility for the awards:
– Open to all career levels;
– Papers published in the Special Issue “A Tribute to Oleg Zatsarinny (1953–2021) and His Science–Fees Are Waived” will be considered;
– Reviews and research articles will be considered;
– The papers published by Guest Editor(s) will not be granted this award.

Selection Criteria:
Papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Relevance to the SI and journal scope;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented (for research article);
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts (for research article);
– Comprehensiveness for review article;
– Citations (data source: Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)) and download rates in 2022.

Prizes:
– CHF 500;
– The winner will also receive a certificate.

The winner will be announced on the journal website by the end of January 2023.

If you want to know more details about the Special Issue and submit your paper, please see this link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/atoms/special_issues/tribute_OlegZatsarinny.

Kind regards,
Atoms Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As Associate Editor of Atoms, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Atoms 2023 Travel Award. The award has been granted to Javier Rivera Dean, a PhD student at Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), Barcelona, Spain.

As the awardee, he will receive an honorarium of CHF 800, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before the end of 2023 in Atoms after peer review, and an electronic certificate.

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were incredibly challenging. We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the winner on his accomplishments.

Dr. Hyun-Kyung Chung
Associate Editor, Atoms

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the two winners of the 2020 Travel Awards sponsored by Atoms.

The awards are granted to Dr. Francisco Navarrete, post-doctoral fellow of James R Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics, Kansas State University, and Dr. Vladimir A. Zaytsev, post-doctoral fellow of Department of Physics, St. Petersburg State University. The award recipients will receive 500 Swiss Francs each to support attendance at any academic conference in 2020.

I would like to congratulate the winners and thank the members of the committee for their excellent work in selecting the winners from such a large number of excellent candidate profiles.

Dr. James Babb
Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Hyun-Kyung Chung
Associate Editor

Atoms Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Evaluation Committee, I am pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Atoms Travel Awards:

Alexander Bray, a Ph.D. student from Australian National University, will attend the conference “31st International Conference on Photonic, Electronic, and Atomic Collisions (XXXI ICPEAC)”, 23–30 July 2019, in Deauville, France, to present his paper “Time-Resolved Theory of Atomic and Molecular Photoionization for RABBITT and Attoclock”.

Bhuvanesh Sundar, a post-doctoral fellow from Rice University, will attend the conference “50th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics APS Meeting”, 27–31 May 2019, in Milwaukee, USA, to present his paper “Fair Sampling of Weighted Solutions in Quantum Annealing”.

We thank all applicants for their participation in this inaugural competition, and we appreciate the recommendations from senior researchers. We congratulate the winners and look forward to hearing their presentations.
Dr. James Babb, Editor-in-Chief

Atoms provides an advanced forum for studies related to atomic physics, including all of their subfields. Different formats, such as specialized research articles, reviews, communications, and technical notes, are welcome. Manuscripts containing original and creative research proposals and ideas are especially appreciated.

We encourage scientists to publish their research results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the paper length, and full experimental and methodological details, as applicable, should be provided. All papers will be peer reviewed promptly. On behalf of the distinguished members of the editorial board, I extend my welcome to all researchers working on these subjects to contribute to Atoms.

Please click here for more information on Atoms:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/atoms