Best Paper Award

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The IJERPH 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 free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Best Paper Award

Winners announced

Eligibility and Requirements:

– All papers published in the IJERPH 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
15 Citations
4,093 Views
12 Pages
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The Role of Emotion Regulation as a Potential Mediator between Secondary Traumatic Stress, Burnout, and Compassion Satisfaction in Professionals Working in the Forced Migration Field
Francesca Tessitore,
Alessia Caffieri,
Anna Parola,
Mauro Cozzolino and
Giorgia Margherita
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2023, 20(3), 2266;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032266
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27 January 2023
Background: Professionals working with refugees are vicariously exposed to complex traumatic experiences lived by forced migrants, which can lead to the risk of developing secondary traumatic stress, burnout, and a poor compassion satisfaction. The c...
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Review
36 Citations
8,651 Views
12 Pages
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Climate Change-Related Environmental Exposures and Perinatal and Maternal Health Outcomes in the U.S.
Ryne J. Veenema,
Lori A. Hoepner and
Laura A. Geer
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2023, 20(3), 1662;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031662
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17 January 2023
Purpose: Climate change poses one of the greatest risks to human health as air pollution increases, surface temperatures rise, and extreme weather events become more frequent. Environmental exposures related to climate change have a disproportionate...
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