Outstanding Reviewer Award
The Coatings Outstanding Reviewer Award is given annually to recognize reviewers who generously contribute their time to reviewing papers and display thoroughness, professionalism, and timeliness 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 free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year;
– A certificate.
Number of Winners: 2
Coatings Outstanding Reviewer Award
Winner announcement: 31 March 2026
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
– All of the reviewers for Coatings in 2025 will be automatically included;
– Number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Fatemeh Mollaamin
Kastamonu University, Turkey
Ehab AlShamaileh
The University of Jordan, Jordan
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Wei Pan
Chairman
Tsinghua University
Winner
Athanasios Sfikas
Northumbria University, UK
Alexander Sobolev
Ariel University, Israel
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Wei Pan
Chairman
Tsinghua University
Winner
Anca Mazare
Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen Nurnberg, Germany
Costica Bejinariu
Universitatea Tehnică „Gheorghe Asachi” din Iaşi, Romania
Winner
Catalin Pruncu
University of Birmingham
Valentina Marascu
National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics
Winner
Leszek Łatka
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poland
Hannes Rijckaert
Ghent University, Belgium
Andrey V. Bondarev
Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Winner
Luis Norberto López De Lacalle
Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Spain
Emerson Coy
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
Matteo Ghidelli
Università Roma Tre, Italy
