Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) will be granting the Travel Award to two junior scientists. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) Editorial Board. 

This award provides financial support for the winners to attend an international conference in the field of environmental health sciences and public health to be held in 2024, in order to hold a presentation, present a poster, or both.

Candidate Requirements:
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students.
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2024 (oral presentation or poster). 

Required Application Documents:
– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted.
– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications.
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words).
– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status as a postdoctoral fellow/PhD student.

The winners (two awardees) will each be awarded CHF 500 and a certificate. 

Please submit your applications for the IJERPH 2024 Travel Award online by 31 October 2023.

Prizes will be awarded at the end of January 2024 and announced on the IJERPH website.

Kind regards,
IJERPH Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues, 

On behalf of the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou, we wish to acknowledge our reviewers who so generously offer to review the papers submitted to the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) by presenting an award to the reviewers who have demonstrated their dedication, professionalism, and timeliness in reviewing manuscripts for IJERPH.

What are the pre-requisites to be eligible for this award?
All of the reviewers for IJERPH in 2023 will be automatically included.

Selection Criteria:
– Number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.

What will the winners receive?
There will be four winners this year, and each will receive the following:
– CHF 500;
– An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in 2024 after peer review;
– A certificate.

When will the winners be announced?
The winners will be announced at the end of March 2024 on the journal website.

How can I make myself eligible?
If you have not yet reviewed papers for IJERPH, but would like to do so, you can register as a reviewer at the following link: https://susy.mdpi.com/volunteer/profile/edit. 

Kind regards,
IJERPH Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues, 

We are pleased to announce that the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) is now inviting nominations for the IJERPH 2023 Young Investigator Award. This prize will be given to one young investigator in recognition of their excellence in the field of environmental health sciences and public health. All nominations will be assessed by an Award Evaluation Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou.

The Prize:
− CHF 2000;
− Option to publish one paper free of charge in IJERPH after peer review before the end of 2024;
− An electronic certificate. 

Eligibility and Requirements:
− Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2023;
− Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of the environmental health sciences and public health.
− Candidates must be nominated by senior scientists. 

List of Documents for Nomination:
– Detailed Curriculum Vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;
− Scanned copy of doctorate certificate;
− Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.

Schedule:
– Open for nomination: 15 June 2023
– Nomination deadline: 30 November 2023
– Winner announcement: 29 February 2024

How to Submit Nominations?
The nominations must be submitted online. 

Contact:
Ms. Madison Liu
Marketing Specialist
Email: [email protected]
IJERPH Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues, 

We are pleased to announce the “IJERPH 2022 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) from 1 January to 31 December in 2022. One review and one research article will each receive an award. The papers will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee, led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou. 

Eligibility for the Award:
– Papers published in Journal from 1 January to 31 December in 2022;
– 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:
– 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. 

The Prize:
– One review award: CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in IJERPH in 2024 after peer review;
– One research article award: CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in IJERPH in 2024 after peer review.
– Each winner will also receive a certificate. 

The winners will be announced on the journal website at the end of April 2024.

Kind regards,
IJERPH Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH), I am pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Travel Award. The award has been granted to four junior scientists:

Dr. Anna Ogonowska-Slodownik, a post-doctoral fellow at Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland, who attended the International Conference on Aging, Innovation and Rehabilitation, Toronto, Canada.

Dr. Francesco De Pretis, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy and IU Bloomington, USA, who will attend the Society of Risk Analysis (SRA) Europe 2023, Lund, Sweden.

Dr. Marta Gea, a post-doctoral fellow at the Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Italy, who attended the 17th World Congress on Public Health, Rome, Italy.

Dr. Yimeng Song, a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University, USA, who will attend the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology – North American Chapter Conference 2023, Corvallis, USA 

As the awardees, they will each receive an honorarium of CHF 500 and an electronic certificate. 

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting their work on a diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winners on their accomplishments.

Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou
Editor-in-Chief, IJERPH

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the following referees (in alphabetical order by surname) have been selected to receive the “IJERPH 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award”. The IJERPH Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to acknowledge the time and effort dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to IJERPH. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

The Outstanding Awards for Excellence in Manuscript Reviews
(CHF 500, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before the end of March 2024 after peer review, and a certificate):

The Recognition Awards for Manuscript Reviews
(an offer to publish a paper free of charge before the end of March 2024 after peer review, and a certificate):

Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou, IJERPH

Dear Colleagues, 

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the IJERPH 2022 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Michael Bertram. 

Dr. Michael Bertram is a researcher in the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. He received his PhD in Biological Sciences from  Monash University under the mentorship of Professor Robert Wong and Dr. Minna Saaristo. In his brief career to date, he has been very productive. Michael’s research offers important insights into the environment, studying the exposure of wildlife to chemical pollution such as pharmaceuticals and endocrine-disrupting chemicals, which have important ecological and evolutionary implications. His publications have appeared in leading international journals, including Science, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Current Biology, Biological Reviews, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology, Science of the Total Environment, Environmental Pollution, Biology Letters, Hormones and Behavior, Chemosphere, Biological Invasions, and Behavioral Ecology. He also has been fairly successful at securing funding for his research, having received 34 highly competitive research grants. 

Dr. Bertram is clearly a rising star in this field and his outstanding achievements are duly noted in the receipt of this prestigious honor. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Michael Bertram as the winner of the IJERPH 2022 Young Investigator Award. 

As the awardee, Dr. Michael Bertram will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before 31 December 2023 in IJERPH after peer-review, and an electronic certificate. 

We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominations. 

IJERPH 2022 Young Investigator Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of IJERPH, I am pleased to announce the winners of the IJERPH 2022 Travel Award.

The award has been granted to:

Dr. Roseane F. De Fátima Guimarães
Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada

Mr. Phillips E. Obasohan
University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

Ms. Katarina Baralić
University of Belgrade, Beograd, Serbia

Mr. Xianglong Xu
Monash University, Clayton, Australia

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all of the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the Assessment Committee, I congratulate the winners on their accomplishments. 

Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou
Editor-in-Chief, IJERPH

Dear Colleagues, 

The editorial team would like to congratulate the winners of the IJERPH 2021 Best Paper Award, who were chosen by a selection committee chaired by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou. Following a review process by the Award Evaluation Committee, six winners were selected. 

Article:
The First Prize: CHF 500 plus a paper free of charge after peer review
Climate Change and Health Preparedness in Africa: Analysing Trends in Six African Countries
By Samuel Kwasi Opoku, Walter Leal Filho, Fudjumdjum Hubert and Oluwabunmi Adejumo
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(9), 4672; doi:10.3390/ijerph18094672 

The Second Prize: CHF 300 plus a paper free of charge after peer review
A Qualitative Study of Child and Adolescent Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ireland
By Katriona O’Sullivan, Serena Clark, Amy McGrane, Nicole Rock, Lydia Burke, Neasa Boyle, Natasha Joksimovic and Kevin Marshall
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(3), 1062; doi:10.3390/ijerph18031062 

The Third Prize: CHF 200 plus a paper free of charge after peer review
Stress and Mental Health among Children/Adolescents, Their Parents, and Young Adults during the First COVID-19 Lockdown in Switzerland
By Meichun Mohler-Kuo, Shota Dzemaili, Simon Foster, Laura Werlen and Susanne Walitza
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 2021, 18(9), 4668; doi:10.3390/ijerph18094668 

Review:
The First Prize: CHF 500 plus a paper free of charge after peer review
Agriculture Development, Pesticide Application and Its Impact on the Environment
By Muyesaier Tudi, Huada Daniel Ruan, Li Wang, Jia Lyu, Ross Sadler, Des Connell Cordia Chu and Dung Tri Phung
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 2021, 18(3), 1112; doi:10.3390/ijerph18031112 

The Second Prize: CHF 300 plus a paper free of charge after peer review
Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health in Adolescents: A Systematic Review
By Elizabeth A. K. Jones, Amal K. Mitra and Azad R. Bhuiyan
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 2021, 18(5), 2470; doi:10.3390/ijerph18052470 

The Third Prize: CHF 200 plus a paper free of charge after peer review
Maternal and Neonatal Characteristics and Outcomes of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: An Overview of Systematic Reviews
By Michail Papapanou, Maria Papaioannou, Aikaterini Petta, Eleni Routsi, Maria Farmaki, Nikolaos Vlahos and Charalampos Siristatidis
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 2021, 18(2), 596; doi:10.3390/ijerph18020596 

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

Kind regards,
IJERPH Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the following referees (in alphabetical order by surname) have been selected to receive the “IJERPH 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Awards”. The Journal Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to acknowledge the time and effort dedicated by reviewers to checking the manuscripts submitted to IJERPH. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround have been maintained.

The Outstanding Awards for Excellence in Manuscript Reviews
(CHF 500, an offer to publish a paper, free of charge, before the end of March 2023, and a certificate):

The Recognition Awards for Manuscript Reviews
(an offer to publish a paper, free of charge, before the end of March 2023, and a certificate):

Kind Regards,
Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou, IJERPH

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winner of the IJERPH 2021 Young Investigator Award, Dr. Grace Vincent. 

Dr. Grace Vincent is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Appleton Institute, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia. 

As a Research Fellow at Central Queensland University’s Appleton Institute, Dr. Vincent investigates ways in which to improve sleep in our communities. She particularly focuses on workers in high-risk industries, many of whom are shift workers—firefighters, doctors, nurses, miners, etc. Her research directly informs workplace policies, with the goal of creating a healthier and safer shiftwork workforce. 

Dr. Vincent was awarded her Ph.D. from Deakin University (2016) and completed a Bachelor of Science (Honours) at Auckland University (2011). She has over 60 publications and more than USD 1 million in research funding. She is a South Australian Tall Poppy (2020), winner of the National 5-Minute Research Pitch Competition (2018), and received the Central Queensland University Vice Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Early Career Research (2019).

She also has many other research interests, and has collaborated on projects with researchers from a wide range of disciplines, including exercise and sports science, human factors, psychology, nutrition, physical activity, physiotherapy, speech pathology, podiatry, health economics and allied health. 

As the awardee, Dr. Grace Vincent will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000, an offer to publish a paper, free of charge, in IJERPH before the end of March 2023,  following peer review, and an engraved plaque. 

We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation, as well as all the award committee members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominations. 

Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou
On behalf of the IJERPH 2022 Young Investigator Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the following two conference applicants who have been selected as the winners of the IJERPH 2021 Academic Conference Grants. Under the global epidemic, academic exchanges have been greatly restricted, and many academic conferences have been forced to cancel or transform into online platforms. Therefore, to maximize the promotion of academic exchange and give the academic community the most possible support, IJERPH specially set up this grant to encourage or commend innovation in global academic exchange.

Conference Name: GCSE 2022 Annual Conference
Conference Organizer: Global Council for Science and the Environment
Conference Link: https://www.gcseglobal.org/conference/conference-vision

Conference Name: 2021 IAPHS Conference “Racism, Power, and Justice: Achieving Population Health Equity”
Conference Organizer: Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science
Conference Link: https://iaphs.org/conference/

The two winners will each receive a 2000 CHF grant to promote academic exchange in any form.

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the IJERPH 2021 Academic Conference Grants.

Kind regards,
IJERPH Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of IJERPH, I am pleased to announce the winners of the IJERPH Travel Awards for 2021.
The awards go to:

Dr. Danila Azzolina, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Research Support Unit (USR), the Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy.

Dr. Kelvin Fong, an environmental epidemiologist and postdoctoral associate in Michelle Bell's Group at Yale University, USA.

Mr. Levi Frehlich, a PhD student from Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada‎.

Dr. Garyfallos Konstantinoudis, an MRC Skills Development Research Fellow at the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and part of the MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, UK.

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating papers. On behalf of the assessment committee, I would like to congratulate the winners on their accomplishments.

Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou
Editor-in-Chief, IJERPH

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the following referees (in alphabetical order by surname) have been selected to receive the “IJERPH 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Awards”. The Journal Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to warmly acknowledge the time and energy that reviewers have dedicated to checking the manuscripts submitted to IJERPH. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

The Outstanding Awards for Excellence in Manuscripts Review
(500 CHF, an offer to publish a paper free of charge and a certificate):

The Recognition Awards for Manuscripts Review
(An offer to publish a paper free of charge and a certificate):

Kind Regards,
Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou, IJERPH

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the IJERPH 2020 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Ioar Rivas.

Dr. Ioar Rivas is an Assistant Research Professor of ISGlobal, the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain. Dr. Rivas’s research interests are in indoor and ambient air quality, air pollutants monitoring, atmospheric chemistry, exposure to air pollutants, environmental epidemiology, air pollution and neurodevelopment, and air pollution and children’s health. Dr. Rivas received her PhD in 2015 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising 46 publications in peer-reviewed international journals. Ioar Rivas’s Scopus Scientific Citations number 1968 and her Hirsch index is 24. Her record on awarded fellowships is also impressive, as she has been awarded two Marie Curie’s Fellowship and a Marie Curie co-fund within the last five years, which highlight the excellence of her research. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Ioar Rivas for her outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr. Ioar Rivas will receive an honorarium of 2000 CHF, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before 31 December 2021 in IJERPH after peer-review, and an engraved plaque.

We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominations.

Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou
Editor-in-Chief, IJERPH

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, I am pleased to announce the winner of the IJERPH Travel Award for 2020.

The award has been granted to: Dr. Chenghao Wang, a postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, who is working on stochastic modeling of atmospheric diffusion and its application to urban air quality issues.

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winner on their accomplishment.

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou

Dear Colleagues,

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

The following referees (in alphabetical order by surname) have been selected to receive the “IJERPH 2019 Outstanding Reviewer Award” in appreciation of the high number, timeliness, and quality of their reviews in 2019.

The Outstanding Awards for Excellence in Manuscripts Review：

• Mr. Andrew Gray, University of Otago, New Zealand
• Dr. Daniel López-López, University of A Coruña, Spain
• Dr. Jennifer L. Scheid, Daemen College, USA
• Dr. Casey J. Thomas, University of California, USA

The Recognition Awards for Manuscripts Review:

• Dr. Naser Alsharairi, Griffith University, Australia
• Dr. Karl Andriessen, The University of Melbourne, Australia
• Dr. Cynthia Blanton, Idaho State University, USA
• Dr. Jed Boardman, King’s College London, UK
• Dr. Matthew Browning, Clemson University, USA
• Dr. Marica Cassarino, University College Cork, Ireland
• Professor Guillermo A. Cañadas-De La Fuente, University of Granada, Spain
• Professor Mariusz Duplaga, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Poland
• Dr. Fernando Fajardo-Bullón, University of Extremadura, Spain
• Dr. Tommaso Filippini, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy
• Dr. Francesca Gorini, Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica del CNR, Italy
• Dr. Sarkawt Hama, University of Surrey, UK
• Professor Gaetano Isola, University of Catania, Italy
• Professor Dorota Kaleta, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
• Dr. Otto Lam, University of Manitoba, Canada
• Dr. Paul Links, Lawson Health Research Institute, Canada
• Dr. Ciro Manzo, "Mariano Lauro" Hospital, Italy
• Dr. Ángel Romero Martínez, University of Valencia, Spain
• Dr. Ryan McGrath, North Dakota State University, USA
• Dr. Amin Mojiri, Hiroshima University, Japan
• Professor Diogo Monteiro, Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior, Portugal
• Dr. Natale Musso, University of Genoa Medical School, Italy
• Dr. Raul Navarro, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
• Dr. Luís Novo, University of Aveiro, Portugal
• Dr. Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi, North Carolina A&T State University, USA
• Dr. Félix Zurita Ortega, University of Granada, Spain
• Dr. Ahmad Reshad Osmani, The University of Memphis, USA
• Dr. Van Park, The University of California at San Francisco, USA
• Professor María Del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes, Universidad de Almeria, Spain
• Dr. Prashanth Rawla, SOVAH Health, USA
• Dr. Gianluca Serafini, Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy
• Professor Nikolaos Stilianakis, Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission, Italy
• Professor María M. Morales Suárez-Varela, University of Valencia, Spain
• Dr. Mariusz Szóstak, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland
• Professor Ines Testoni, University of Padova, Italy
• Dr. Sergio A. Useche, Universitat de Valencia, Spain
• Dr. Luigi Vimercati, University of Bari Medical School, Italy
• Dr. Peter Winwood, University of South Australia, Australia
• Dr. Shirley Wyver, Macquarie University, Australia
• Professor Jun Yoshinaga, University of Tokyo, Japan

IJERPH Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2019 IJERPH Young Investigator Award is Dr. Peng Jia.

Dr. Peng Jia is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Earth Observation Science at the University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands. Dr. Jia’s research interests primarily focus on applying spatial, location-aware, statistical, and artificial intelligence technologies to conduct epidemiologic research on the basis of large-scale cohorts and biobanks. He is also an expert in planning health-care resource allocation and optimizing hierarchical health-care systems on the basis of electronic medical records. His healthcare research has been granted the 2015 Outstanding Article of the Year Award by the U.S. AHRQ. Dr. Jia received his PhD in 2015 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising 90 papers with an accumulated Impact Factor of more than 600, and delivered over 60 invited presentations. He coined the term “Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology” and founded the International Initiative on Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology (ISLE) to facilitate this interdisciplinary area. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Peng Jia for his outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr. Peng Jia will receive an honorarium of 2000 CHF, an offer to publish a paper free-of-charge without a fixed deadline in IJERPH after peer-review, and an engraved plaque.

We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the abundant excellent nominations.

Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou
Editor-in-Chief, IJERPH Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As the Chair of the Travel Award Evaluation Committee, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 IJERPH Travel Award.

The members of the Evaluation Committee were very impressed with the high level of work presented, and after careful consideration, the Travel Award has been granted to Ms. Milkie Vu, a Ph.D. student at Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA, who is working on ecological and socio-cultural determinants of health and well-being among racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants, and refugees, with an emphasis on cancer prevention and control.

The winner will receive 800 Swiss Francs to be used to attend and participate at any academic conference in 2019.

We would like to congratulate the winner and thank the selection committee for their excellent work in selecting the winner from such a large number of excellent candidate profiles.

Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou
IJERPH Editorial Office
Editor-in-Chief

Dear Colleagues,

The IJERPH Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and effort committed by reviewers in evaluating manuscripts submitted to IJERPH. It is because of their outstanding contributions that the high scientific quality of the journal, and quick turnaround, is maintained.

The following referees (in alphabetical order by surname) have been selected to receive the “IJERPH 2018 Outstanding Reviewer Award” in appreciation of the high number, timeliness, and quality of their reviews in 2018. Each of them will receive 500 CHF, a free IJERPH publication in 2019, and a Certificate of Appreciation:

• Professor Gianluca Serafini, University of Genoa, Italy
• Professor Gabriela Topa, National University of Distance Education, Spain
• Dr. Lih-Ming Yiin, Tzu Chi University, Taiwan

IJERPH Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2018 IJERPH Young Investigator Award is Dr. Bach Tran. Dr. Tran will receive an award of 2000 CHF, an offer to publish a paper free of charge without a fixed deadline in IJERPH, and an engraved plaque.

Dr. Bach Tran is an Associate Professor of Public Health at Hanoi Medical University and Johns Hopkins University. His research interests primarily focus on applying decision analytic modeling to inform the development and evaluation of health technologies and policies. His current work centers on determining cost-effective interventions, assessing health service innovations, and strengthening health systems. Dr. Tran received his Ph.D. degree in 2011 and worked as a postdoctoral research fellow (2012–2013) at the University of Alberta. Dr. Tran’s track record of achievements is impressive for a young investigator at this stage of his career. So far, he has published more than 180 papers and has delivered over 50 invited presentations.

We would like to thank all the applicants in various fields of study for their participation and the Award Committee members for reviewing the numerous high-quality applications received.

Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou
IJERPH Editorial Office
Editor-in-Chief