Outstanding Reviewer Award
The Outstanding Reviewer Award is presented annually to recognize reviewers who generously dedicate their time to reviewing papers and display thoroughness and professionalism while doing so. Winners will be chosen from all the reviewers in the previous year and revealed by the end of April 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: 2
Brain Sciences Outstanding Reviewer Award
Winner announcement: 30 April 2027
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
–All of the reviewers for Brain Sciences in 2026 will be automatically included.
–Number of review reports.
–The quality of review reports.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Jongho Lee
Komatsu University, Japan
Vassilis Martiadis
Asl Napoli 1 Centro, Italy
Award Committee
Dr. Stephen Meriney
Chairperson
University of Pittsburgh
Winner
Nicoletta Cera
Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal
Juliusz Huber
Department Pathophysiology of Locomotor Organs, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poland
Award Committee
Dr. Stephen Meriney
Chairperson
University of Pittsburgh
Winner
Brach Poston
University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, USA
Andree Hartanto
Singapore Management University, Singapore
Award Committee
Dr. Stephen Meriney
Chairperson
University of Pittsburgh
Winner
Jamir Pitton Rissardo
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil
Mohsen Soltanifar
Northeastern University, Canada
Winner
Chong Chen
Yamaguchi University, Japan
Award Committee
Dr. Stephen Meriney
Chairperson
University of Pittsburgh
Winner
Craig D. Workman
Department of Health and Human Physiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
Vivian Ciaramitaro
Department of Psychology, Developmental and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125, USA
Yang Zhang
Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences & Center for Neurobehavioral Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Winner
Sara Invitto
University of Salento, Italy
Winner
Prof. Gianluca Serafini
Department of Neuroscience, University of Genoa, Italy
Winner
Friedemann Paul
Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
