Climate 2023, 11(8), 166; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli11080166 - 2 Aug 2023
Best Paper Award
The Climate Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose three articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before last and announce them online by the end of June.
The Prize
– The First Prize
- One research article and one review will be selected.
- Each winner will receive CHF 500 and a voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.
– Honorary Mention
- One research article or one review will be selected.
- The winner will receive a voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.
Climate Best Paper Award
Winner announcement: 30 June 2026
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in Climate in 2024 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
Assessment of Precipitation and Hydrological Droughts in South America through Statistically Downscaled CMIP6 Projections
Viticultural Manipulation and New Technologies to Address Environmental Challenges Caused by Climate Change
Climate 2023, 11(4), 83; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli11040083 - 6 Apr 2023
Award Committee
Dr. Timothy G. F. Kittel
Chairperson
University of Colorado Boulder
Prof. Dr. Rui A. P. Perdigão
Meteoceanics Institute for Complex System Science
Prof. Dr. Riccardo Buccolieri
University of Salento
Winner
Early Drought Stress Warning in Plants: Color Pictures of Photosystem II Photochemistry
Climate 2022, 10(11), 179; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli10110179 - 18 Nov 2022
Evaluation of the CMIP6 Performance in Simulating Precipitation in the Amazon River Basin
Climate 2022, 10(8), 122; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli10080122 - 22 Aug 2022
Award Committee
Dr. Timothy G. F. Kittel
Chairperson
University of Colorado Boulder
Prof. Mst Santamouris
UNSW
Prof. Dr. Rui A. P. Perdigão
Meteoceanics Institute for Complex System Science
Winner
Temperature and Precipitation Extremes over the Iberian Peninsula under Climate Change Scenarios: A Review
Climate 2021, 9(9), 139; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli9090139 - 14 Sep 2021
Hydroclimatic Variability in the Bilate Watershed, Ethiopia
Climate 2021, 9(6), 98; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli9060098 - 17 Jun 2021
