Outstanding Reviewer Award
The Outstanding Reviewer Award is given annually to recognize reviewers who generously contribute their time to reviewing papers and display thoroughness and professionalism while doing so. Winners will be chosen from all previous year’s reviewers and revealed by the end of March each year.
The Prize:
–CHF 500;
–A certificate;
–A voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review), valid for one year.
Number of Winners: 3
Biology Outstanding Reviewer Award
Winner announcement: 31 March 2026
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
–All of the reviewers for Biology in 2025 will be automatically included;
–Number of review reports;
–The quality of review reports.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Priyanka Kadav
Stanford University, CA, USA
Kathya Villatoro
Universidad de Colima, Mexico
Adomas Ragauskas
State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Centre, Lithuania
Award Committee
Prof. Andrés Moya
Chairperson
University of València
Winner
Xiguang Xu
Virginia Tech; VA, USA
Marco Albano
University of Messina, Italy
Huiting Wu
China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), China
Bohao Fang
Harvard University, MA, USA
Winner
Shaohua Chen
South China Agricultural University, China
Luca Poli
University of Study of Bari, Italy
Alberto Collareta
University of Pisa, Italy
Gianpiero Greco
University of Study of Bari, Italy
Francisco Curate
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Winner
Enrico Vito Perrino
Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Italy
Dhirendra Kumar
Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Carlos A. Viegas
University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Yuri Shavrukov
Flinders University, Australia
Bipin Gaihre
Mayo Clinic, MN, USA
Award Committee
Prof. Andrés Moya
Chairperson
University of València
Prof. Jukka Finne
University of Helsinki
