Best Paper Award

5.3
Impact Factor
7.6
CiteScore
14 days
Time to First Decision

The Gels 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 March.

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.

Gels Best Paper Award

Winner announcement date: 31 March 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in the Gels 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

Winner

Article
27 Citations
4,657 Views
22 Pages
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Green Synthesis of Hydrogel-Based Adsorbent Material for the Effective Removal of Diclofenac Sodium from Wastewater
Mariana Chelu,
Monica Popa,
Jose Calderon Moreno,
Anca Ruxandra Leonties,
Emma Adriana Ozon,
Jeanina Pandele Cusu,
Vasile Adrian Surdu,
Ludmila Aricov and
Adina Magdalena Musuc
Gels2023, 9(6), 454;https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9060454
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1 June 2023
The removal of pharmaceutical contaminants from wastewater has gained considerable attention in recent years, particularly in the advancements of hydrogel-based adsorbents as a green solution for their ease of use, ease of modification, biodegradabil...
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Review
145 Citations
19,537 Views
21 Pages
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Essential Guide to Hydrogel Rheology in Extrusion 3D Printing: How to Measure It and Why It Matters?
Helena Herrada-Manchón,
Manuel Alejandro Fernández and
Enrique Aguilar
Gels2023, 9(7), 517;https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9070517
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26 June 2023
Rheology plays a crucial role in the field of extrusion-based three-dimensional (3D) printing, particularly in the context of hydrogels. Hydrogels have gained popularity in 3D printing due to their potential applications in tissue engineering, regene...
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Award Committee

Esmaiel Jabbari
Prof. Dr. Esmaiel Jabbari
Chairman
University of South Carolina
Filippo Rossi
Prof. Dr. Filippo Rossi
Politecnico di Milano
Chuanliang Feng
Prof. Chuanliang Feng
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Georgios Bokias
Prof. Georgios Bokias
University of Patras
Jean-Michel GUENET
Dr. Jean-Michel GUENET
CNRS
Emiliano Carretti
Dr. Emiliano Carretti
University of Florence, Chemistry DEPT
MGMario Grassi
Prof. Mario Grassi
University of Trieste . Dept. od Engineering and Architecture
Dirk Kuckling
Prof. Dirk Kuckling
Paderborn University