Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the “Education Sciences 2019 Best Paper Awards” for research and review articles published in Education Sciences from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019. One review and one research article will receive an award each. The papers will be selected after thorough evaluation by the Education Sciences Award Committee (selected from the Education Sciences Editorial Board Members), and the winners will be announced on 25 July 2021.

Eligibility for the Awards:
– Papers published in Education Sciences from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria:
The papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria (data source: Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)):
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Relevance to the journal’s field;
– 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;
– Citation and download rates in 2020.

Prizes:
– One review award: 500 CHF and a chance to publish a free paper in Education Sciences in 2021;
– One research article award: 500 CHF and a chance to publish a free paper in Education Sciences in 2021.
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.

The winners will be announced on the journal website on 25 July 2021.
Kind regards,
Education Sciences Editorial Office

Dear Authors,

We are pleased to announce the “Education Sciences 2018 Best Paper Awards” for research and review articles published in Education Sciences in 2018. One review and one research article will receive this award. The papers will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee (selected from Education Sciences Editorial Board Members), and the winners will be announced on 31 March 2021.

Eligibility for the award:

• Papers published in Education Sciences in 2018;
• Open to all career levels;
• Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection criteria:

The papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:

• Originality and significance;
• Citation and download rates until 31 December 2020;
• Scientific merit and broad impact.

Prizes:

The winners will receive the following:

1. A certificate;
2. 500 CHF;
3. A waiver to publish a feature paper free of charge in Education Sciences (following the normal peer-review procedure). Submission deadline: 31 October 2021.

Kind regards,
Education Sciences Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Education Sciences 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Awards. The Education Sciences Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers to checking the manuscripts submitted to Education Sciences. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

The following three reviewers have been awarded the Education Sciences 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Awards (in no particular order):

Prof. Ian Hay
Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania, Locked Bag 1307, Launceston, TAS 7250, Australia.

Prof. Nancy Hertzog
College of Education, University of Washington, SEATTLE, WA 98195-3600, USA.

Prof. Ana Barbosa
Department of Education and Teacher Training, Escola Superior de Educação, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, 4901-908 Viana do Castelo, Portugal.

Each winner will receive 500 Swiss francs and a certificate, as well as the chance to publish a paper in Education Sciences free of charge (Submission deadline: 31 October 2021).

Kind regards,

Prof. Dr. James Albright
Editor-in-Chief, Education Sciences

Dear Colleagues,

The Education Sciences Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and efforts of reviewers in evaluating manuscripts submitted to Education Sciences. It is because of their outstanding contributions that the high scientific quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

The following referees (in alphabetical order by surname) have been selected to receive the “Education Sciences 2019 Outstanding Reviewer Award” in appreciation of the high number, timeliness, and quality of their reviews in 2019. Each of them will receive 500 CHF, and a Certificate of Appreciation:

• Dr. Essi Aarnio-Linnanvuori, University of Helsinki, Finland
• Dr. Andrea Burrows, University of Wyoming, USA
• Dr. Isaías González Pérez, University of Extremadura, Spain

Education Sciences Editorial Office