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Best Paper Award

The Diversity Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members select four exceptional articles that were published in the journal the year before last and announce them online by the end of June.

The Prize:

– Three research articles and one review will be selected.
– The review award comprises the following: CHF 500 and the chance to publish a paper, free of charge, in Diversity in 2026.
– The three research articles will receive the following:

      Rank 1: CHF 500 and the chance to publish a paper, free of charge, in Diversity in 2026;
      Rank 2: CHF 300 and the chance to publish a paper, free of charge, in Diversity in 2026;
      Rank 3: CHF 200 and the chance to publish a paper, free of charge, in Diversity in 2026.

 
Diversity Best Paper Award
 
Winner announcement: 30 June 2026
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Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Diversity will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– The scientific merit and broad impact of the paper;
– The originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– The creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– The clarity of presentation;
– The number of citations and downloads.

 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

24 pages, 7882 KiB  
Article
Phylogeny of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) Inferred from Morphology and DNA Sequences, with a New Classification
by Elena Kupriyanova, Harry A. ten Hove and Greg W. Rouse
Diversity 2023, 15(3), 398; https://doi.org/10.3390/d15030398 - 10 Mar 2023
16 pages, 1894 KiB  
Article
Compilation, Revision, and Annotation of DNA Barcodes of Marine Invertebrate Non-Indigenous Species (NIS) Occurring in European Coastal Regions
by Ana S. Lavrador, João T. Fontes, Pedro E. Vieira, Filipe O. Costa and Sofia Duarte
Diversity 2023, 15(2), 174; https://doi.org/10.3390/d15020174 - 26 Jan 2023
14 pages, 1497 KiB  
Article
Diversity and Regional Variation of Endosymbionts in the Green Peach Aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer)
by Qiong Yang, Paul A. Umina, Shujun Wei, Chris Bass, Wenjuan Yu, Katie L. Robinson, Alex Gill, Dongwu Zhan, Samantha E. Ward, Anthony van Rooyen and Ary A. Hoffmann
Diversity 2023, 15(2), 206; https://doi.org/10.3390/d15020206 - 1 Feb 2023
17 pages, 1253 KiB  
Review
The Application of eDNA for Monitoring Aquatic Non-Indigenous Species: Practical and Policy Considerations
by Vera G. Fonseca, Phil I. Davison, Veronique Creach, David Stone, David Bass and Hannah J. Tidbury
Diversity 2023, 15(5), 631; https://doi.org/10.3390/d15050631 - 6 May 2023

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Michael Wink Chairman
Heidelberg University
Prof. Mary Kelly-Quinn
University College Dublin
Dr. Burton Lim
Royal Ontario Museum
Dr. Yong-Bi Fu
Plant Gene Resources of Canada

Winner

61 pages, 45929 KiB  
Article
The Phylogeny of Rays and Skates (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii) Based on Morphological Characters Revisited
by Eduardo Villalobos-Segura, Giuseppe Marramà, Giorgio Carnevale, Kerin M. Claeson, Charlie J. Underwood, Gavin J. P. Naylor and Jürgen Kriwet
Diversity 2022, 14(6), 456; https://doi.org/10.3390/d14060456 - 6 Jun 2022
50 pages, 2174 KiB  
Article
Status and Trends in the Rate of Introduction of Marine Non-Indigenous Species in European Seas
by Argyro Zenetos, Konstantinos Tsiamis, Marika Galanidi, Natacha Carvalho, Cátia Bartilotti, João Canning-Clode, Luca Castriota, Paula Chainho, Robert Comas-González, Ana C. Costa, Branko Dragičević, Jakov Dulčić, Marco Faasse, Ann-Britt Florin, Arjan Gittenberger, Hans Jakobsen, Anders Jelmert, Francis Kerckhof, Maiju Lehtiniemi, Silvia Livi, Kim Lundgreen, Vesna Macic, Cécile Massé, Borut Mavrič, Rahmat Naddafi, Martina Orlando-Bonaca, Slavica Petovic, Lydia Png-Gonzalez, Aina Carbonell Quetglas, Romeu S. Ribeiro, Tiago Cidade, Sander Smolders, Peter A. U. Stæhr, Frederique Viard and Okko Outinenadd Show full author list remove Hide full author list
Diversity 2022, 14(12), 1077; https://doi.org/10.3390/d14121077 - 6 Dec 2022
15 pages, 1986 KiB  
Article
Ain’t Nothing like Family—Female Brown Bears Share Their Home Range with Relatives
by Astrid Olejarz, Jouni Aspi, Ilpo Kojola, Vesa Nivala, Alina K. Niskanen and Jenni Harmoinen
Diversity 2022, 14(1), 41; https://doi.org/10.3390/d14010041 - 10 Jan 2022
23 pages, 1052 KiB  
Review
The Expanding Role of DNA Barcodes: Indispensable Tools for Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation
by Morgan R. Gostel and W. John Kress
Diversity 2022, 14(3), 213; https://doi.org/10.3390/d14030213 - 13 Mar 2022

Winner

14 pages, 775 KiB  
Article
Mires in Europe—Regional Diversity, Condition and Protection
by Franziska Tanneberger, Asbjørn Moen, Alexandra Barthelmes, Edward Lewis, Lera Miles, Andrey Sirin, Cosima Tegetmeyer and Hans Joosten
Diversity 2021, 13(8), 381; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13080381 - 16 Aug 2021
19 pages, 3285 KiB  
Article
The Role of Small Lowland Patches of Exotic Forests as Refuges of Rare Endemic Azorean Arthropods
by Noelline Tsafack, Simone Fattorini, Mário Boieiro, François Rigal, Alejandra Ros-Prieto, Maria Teresa Ferreira and Paulo A. V. Borges
Diversity 2021, 13(9), 443; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13090443 - 16 Sep 2021
12 pages, 1599 KiB  
Article
Origins of Six Species of Butterflies Migrating through Northeastern Mexico: New Insights from Stable Isotope (δ2H) Analyses and a Call for Documenting Butterfly Migrations
by Keith A. Hobson, Jackson W. Kusack and Blanca X. Mora-Alvarez
Diversity 2021, 13(3), 102; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13030102 - 25 Feb 2021
15 pages, 2736 KiB  
Review
Why Is the Alpine Flora Comparatively Robust against Climatic Warming?
by Christian Körner and Erika Hiltbrunner
Diversity 2021, 13(8), 383; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13080383 - 16 Aug 2021

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Michael Wink Chairman
Heidelberg University

Winner

19 pages, 1805 KiB  
Review
More Than a Functional Group: Diversity within the Legume–Rhizobia Mutualism and Its Relationship with Ecosystem Function
by Benton N. Taylor, Ellen L. Simms and Kimberly J. Komatsu
Diversity 2020, 12(2), 50; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12020050 - 28 Jan 2020
12 pages, 249 KiB  
Article
A Common Approach to the Conservation of Threatened Island Vascular Plants: First Results in the Mediterranean Basin
by Giuseppe Fenu, Gianluigi Bacchetta, Charalambos S. Christodoulou, Donatella Cogoni, Christini Fournaraki, Giusso del Galdo Gian Pietro, Panagiota Gotsiou, Angelos Kyratzis, Carole Piazza, Magdalena Vicens and Bertrand de Montmollin
Diversity 2020, 12(4), 157; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12040157 - 18 Apr 2020
22 pages, 4502 KiB  
Article
Plant Diversity Patterns and Conservation Implications under Climate-Change Scenarios in the Mediterranean: The Case of Crete (Aegean, Greece)
by Konstantinos Kougioumoutzis, Ioannis P. Kokkoris, Maria Panitsa, Panayiotis Trigas, Arne Strid and Panayotis Dimopoulos
Diversity 2020, 12(7), 270; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12070270 - 7 Jul 2020
21 pages, 2455 KiB  
Article
Conserving the Diversity of Ecological Interactions: The Role of Two Threatened Macaw Species as Legitimate Dispersers of “Megafaunal” Fruits
by José L. Tella, Fernando Hiraldo, Erica Pacífico, José A. Díaz-Luque, Francisco V. Dénes, Fernanda M. Fontoura, Neiva Guedes and Guillermo Blanco
Diversity 2020, 12(2), 45; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12020045 - 24 Jan 2020

Winner

35 pages, 4018 KiB  
Article
A Phylogenomic Supertree of Birds
by Rebecca T. Kimball, Carl H. Oliveros, Ning Wang, Noor D. White, F. Keith Barker, Daniel J. Field, Daniel T. Ksepka, R. Terry Chesser, Robert G. Moyle, Michael J. Braun, Robb T. Brumfield, Brant C. Faircloth, Brian Tilston Smith and Edward L. Braun
Diversity 2019, 11(7), 109; https://doi.org/10.3390/d11070109 - 10 Jul 2019
21 pages, 5530 KiB  
Article
Recent Trends in Research on the Genetic Diversity of Plants: Implications for Conservation
by Yasmin G. S. Carvalho, Luciana C. Vitorino, Ueric J. B. de Souza and Layara A. Bessa
Diversity 2019, 11(4), 62; https://doi.org/10.3390/d11040062 - 18 Apr 2019
20 pages, 809 KiB  
Review
The Importance of Isotopic Turnover for Understanding Key Aspects of Animal Ecology and Nutrition
by Wales A. Carter, Ulf Bauchinger and Scott R. McWilliams
Diversity 2019, 11(5), 84; https://doi.org/10.3390/d11050084 - 26 May 2019

Winner

30 pages, 8534 KiB  
Article
Species Richness and Relative Abundance of Reef-Building Corals in the Indo-West Pacific
by Lyndon DeVantier and Emre Turak
Diversity 2017, 9(3), 25; https://doi.org/10.3390/d9030025 - 29 Jun 2017
30 pages, 3834 KiB  
Review
Positive Diagnosis of Ancient Leprosy and Tuberculosis Using Ancient DNA and Lipid Biomarkers
by Helen D. Donoghue, G. Michael Taylor, Graham R. Stewart, Oona Y. -C. Lee, Houdini H. T. Wu, Gurdyal S. Besra and David E. Minnikin
Diversity 2017, 9(4), 46; https://doi.org/10.3390/d9040046 - 15 Oct 2017

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Michael Wink Chairman
Heidelberg University
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