Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Fractal and Fractional 2021 Best Paper Award. All papers published in 2021 in Fractal and Fractional were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, two winners were selected.

One Review:
Investigation and Application of Fractal Theory in Cement-Based Materials: A Review
By Lei Wang, Xiaoman Zeng, Huamei Yang, Xingdong Lv, Fanxing Guo, Yan Shi and Asad Hanif
Fractal Fract. 2021, 5(4), 247; doi:10.3390/fractalfract5040247

One Article:
Study on Date–Jimbo–Kashiwara–Miwa Equation with Conformable Derivative Dependent on Time Parameter to Find the Exact Dynamic Wave Solutions
By Md Ashik Iqbal, Ye Wang, Md Mamun Miah and Mohamed S. Osman
Fractal Fract. 2022, 6(1), 4; doi: 10.3390/fractalfract6010004

Each winner will receive CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Fractal and Fractional in 2023 after peer review.

Please join us in congratulating the winners of Fractal and Fractional 2021 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of Fractal and Fractional.

Kind regards,
Fractal and Fractional Editorial Office