Dear Colleagues,

The journal Logistics is inviting applications for the Logistics 2023 Best PhD Thesis Award. This prize will be awarded to a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential. The applications will be assessed by an evaluation committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Robert Handfield.

Eligibility and Requirements
– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential;
– The PhD thesis must be their original work;
– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2023.

Required Application Documents
– An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;
– A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
– The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
– An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;
– A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).

Selection Criteria
– Quality of resume and publications;
– Relevance of the candidate and research description;
– Novelty of the candidate’s PhD thesis;
– Strength of the recommendation letter;
– Anticipated academic potential;
– Originality and impact of the research.

Prizes
– Bonus (CHF 800);
– An e-certificate;
– Offer to publish one paper free of charge in Logistics after peer review in 2024.

The application deadline is 31 December 2023. The winner will be announced on the Logistics website by the end of February 2024.

Kind regards,
Logistics Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Logistics, it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the Logistics 2022 Best PhD Thesis Award. This award is for a PhD student or recently qualified PhD student who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential.

The award has been granted to:
“A Decision-Support Framework for Smart and Sustainable Reverse Logistics Network Design” By Xu Sun, UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, Norway

The winner will receive CHF 800, a certificate and a chance to publish a paper free of charge after peer review in Logistics in 2023.

On behalf of the evaluation committee, I congratulate the winner on their accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the applicants for submitting their exceptional theses, and thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Prof. Dr. Robert Handfield
Editor-in-Chief, Logistics