Coatings 2023, 13(3), 598; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13030598 - 11 Mar 2023
Best Paper Award
The Coatings Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The Evaluation Committee Members choose six articles and review papers of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before last and announce the winners online by the end of June.
The Prize:
– A total of six research articles and reviews will be selected.
– The first prize (three winners): CHF 600 and a voucher to cover applicable article processing charges (valid for one year).
– The second prize (three winners): CHF 300 and a voucher to cover applicable article processing charges (valid for one year).
Coatings Best Paper Award
Winner announcement: 30 June 2026
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in Coatings 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
Titanium Implant Alloy Modified by Electrochemically Deposited Functional Bioactive Calcium Phosphate Coatings
Coatings 2023, 13(3), 640; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13030640 - 17 Mar 2023
An Overview of Technological Parameter Optimization in the Case of Laser Cladding
Coatings 2023, 13(3), 496; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13030496 - 23 Feb 2023
A Review of Advances in Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing
Coatings 2023, 13(2), 267; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13020267 - 23 Jan 2023
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Wei Pan
Chairman
Tsinghua University
Prof. Eduardo Guzmán Solís
Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Dr. Torsten Brezesinski
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Prof. Dr. Anton FICAI
National University of Science and technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest
Dr. James Kit Hon Tsoi
The University of Hong Kong
Winner
Electrodeposition of Calcium Phosphate Coatings on Metallic Substrates for Bone Implant Applications: A Review
Coatings 2022, 12(4), 539; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12040539 - 17 Apr 2022
Comparative Study of Tribological Behavior of TiN Hard Coatings Deposited by Various PVD Deposition Techniques
Coatings 2022, 12(3), 294; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12030294 - 22 Feb 2022
Durability of Acrylic Cataphoretic Coatings Additivated with Colloidal Silver
Coatings 2022, 12(4), 486; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12040486 - 4 Apr 2022
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Wei Pan
Chairman
Tsinghua University
Dr. Torsten Brezesinski
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Dr. MICHELE FERRARI
Prof. Dr. Anton FICAI
University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest
Dr. James Kit Hon Tsoi
The University of Hong Kong
Prof. Dr. Emerson Coy
NanoBiomedical Centre
Winner
Structure and Applications of Pectin in Food, Biomedical, and Pharmaceutical Industry: A Review
Coatings 2021, 11(8), 922; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11080922 - 1 Aug 2021
Fabrication of Thermal Plasma Sprayed NiTi Coatings Possessing Functional Properties
Coatings 2021, 11(5), 610; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11050610 - 20 May 2021
