The Outstanding Reviewer Award is given annually to recognize reviewers who generously contribute their time to reviewing papers and display thoroughness, professionalism, and timeliness while doing so. Winners will be chosen from all of the previous year’s reviewers and revealed by the end of March each year.
The Prize
– CHF 500;
– A voucher granting a full discount on the article processing charge, valid for one year;
– An electronic certificate.
Number of winners: five.
JMSE Outstanding Reviewer Award
Winner announcement: 31 March 2026
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
– All of the reviewers for JMSE in 2025 will be automatically included;
– Number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.
Winner
Sarat Mohapatra
Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Ho Namgung
Mokpo National Maritime University, Republic of Korea
Hitoshi Tanaka
Tohoku University, Japan
Magdalena Bogalecka
Gdynia Maritime University, Poland
Joonho Lee
UST21, Republic of Korea
Award Committee
Prof. Charitha Pattiaratchi
Chairman
The University of Western Australia
Winner
José Simão Antunes Do Carmo
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Santiago Lain
Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, Colombia
Clément Iphar
The University of Brest, France
Anna Miller
Gdynia Maritime University, Poland
Miaohua Mao
Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, China
Winner
Mina Tadros
Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering, Portugal
Mai The Vu
Sejong University, Korea
Denis Istrati
The University of Nevada, USA
Cagatay Iris
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Chiemela Victor Amaechi
Lancaster University, UK