Drones 2022, 6(1), 11; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6010011 - 3 Jan 2022
Best Paper Award
Thank you for your continuous support. We regret to inform you that the deadline for announcing the winner of the Drones Best Paper Award has been postponed to 30 June 2025.
The editorial office would like to apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Drones Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose two articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before the previous year and announce them online by the end of June.
The Prize:
– One research article and one review will be selected;
– Each winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a free voucher for article processing fees that is valid for one year.
Drones Best Paper Award
Winner announcement: 30 June 2025
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in the Drones 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
A Review of Counter-UAS Technologies for Cooperative Defensive Teams of Drones
Drones 2022, 6(3), 65; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6030065 - 1 Mar 2022
Award Committee
Dr. Diego Gonzalez-Aguilera
Chairman
University of Salamanca
Dr. Xiwang Dong
Dr. Eben Broadbent
University of Florida
Prof. Dr. Petros S. Bithas
Digital IndustryTechnologies Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Winner
UAV-Enabled Mobile Edge-Computing for IoT Based on AI: A Comprehensive Review
Drones 2021, 5(4), 148; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones5040148 - 13 Dec 2021
Award Committee
Dr. Diego Gonzalez-Aguilera
Chairman
University of Salamanca
