Best Paper Award

Chemistry Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose one review and one research article of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before the previous year and announce them online by the end of April.

The Prize:
– One research article and one review will be selected.
– For each winning paper, we will award 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.

Award FAQ

 
Chemistry Best Paper Award
 
Winner announcement: 30 April 2027

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Chemistry in 2025 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

30 pages, 7878 KB  
Review
Temperature Matters: Enhancing Performance and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells through Advanced Annealing Methods
by Shengcong Wu, Chi Li, Shui Yang Lien and Peng Gao
Chemistry 2024, 6(1), 207-236; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemistry6010010 - 30 Jan 2024
11 pages, 2947 KB  
Article
Preparation of Hierarchical Porous ZIF-67 and Its Application in Zinc Battery Separator
by Tian Zhao, Jiangrong Yu, Pengcheng Xiao, Saiqun Nie, Shilin Peng, Jiayao Chen, Fuli Luo, Christoph Janiak and Yi Chen
Chemistry 2024, 6(6), 1363-1373; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemistry6060080 - 31 Oct 2024

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Igor V. Alabugin Chairperson
Dr. Jun Li
Chongqing University
Prof. Dr. Michael Edward Lyons
School of Chemistry & AMBER National Centre
Dr. Ryohei Kishi
Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University

Winner

18 pages, 5995 KB  
Article
Ni-Mg/Al Mixed Oxides Prepared from Layered Double Hydroxides as Catalysts for the Conversion of Furfural to Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol
by Abdulaziz Aldureid, Daniel Montané, Jordi Llorca and Francesc Medina
Chemistry 2023, 5(1), 571-588; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemistry5010041 - 9 Mar 2023
29 pages, 15587 KB  
Review
Cesium Heteropolyacid Salts: Synthesis, Characterization and Activity of the Solid and Versatile Heterogeneous Catalysts
by Marcio Jose da Silva, Alana Alves Rodrigues and Neide Paloma Gonçalves Lopes
Chemistry 2023, 5(1), 662-690; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemistry5010047 - 21 Mar 2023

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Igor V. Alabugin Chairperson
Dr. Narcis Avarvari
Prof. Dr. George A O'Doherty
Northeastern University
Dr. Felix Plasser
Loughborough University
Prof. Angelo Frongia
Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari
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