Galaxies 2023, 11(3), 61; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11030061 - 24 Apr 2023
Best Paper Award
The Galaxies 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 April.
The Prize:
– One research article and one review will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review)— valid for one year.
Galaxies Best Paper Award
Winner announcement: 30 April 2026
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in Galaxies 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
Key Science Goals for the Next-Generation Event Horizon Telescope
Award Committee
Dr. Margo Aller
Chairman
University of Michigan
Dr. Filippo D'Ammando
Prof. Dr. Antonaldo Diaferio
Dr. Stefano Ettori
Winner
Maria Concetta Tringali
1. European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), Cascina, I-56021 Pisa, Italy
2. Astronomical Observatory, Warsaw University, 00-478 Warsaw, Poland
