Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the “J. Compos. Sci. 2022 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in J. Compos. Sci. between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022. One review and two research articles will be selected for this award after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee, led by Editor-in-Chief Dr. Francesco Tornabene, and the winners will be announced in February 2024.

Eligibility for the award:  

– Papers published in J. Compos. Sci. from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022;
– Open to researchers from all career levels;
– Only original research articles and reviews will be accepted;
– 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 (data source: Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)):

– 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;
– Citation and download rates in 2023.

Prizes:

– One review award: CHF 300 and the opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in J. Compos. Sci. in 2024.
– Two research article awards: CHF 300 and the opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in J. Compos. Sci. in 2024.
– Each winner will also receive a certificate in recognition of his/her achievements.

The winners will be announced on the journal website in February 2024.

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Composites Science, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 Journal of Composites Science Travel Awards: Elyas Goli, Ph.D. Candidate at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The award consists of 800 Swiss Francs to attend any academic conference in the second half year of 2019 or first half year of 2020.

Mr. Elyas Goli's research involves Computational Multiphysics and Advanced Materials Modeling. He will present his research “Modeling of a New Composites Manufacturing Process Based on Frontal Polymerization” at the 22nd International Conference on Composite Materials 2019 in Melbourne, Australia between August 11-16, 2019.

On behalf of the award committee, we would like to thank all applicants and to congratulate Mr. Elyas Goli for his accomplishments.

Francesco Tornabene
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Composites Science