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Best Paper Award

The Machines Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight high quality publications of scientific significance and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose two articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal in 2024 and announce them online by the end of April 2026.

The Prize:

– One research article and one review will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review), valid for one year.

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Machines Best Paper Award

Winner announcement date: 30 April 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Machines 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 the uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Past Winners

Winner
Award Committee
  • Antonio J. Marques Cardoso avatar imageAntonio J. Marques Cardoso
    Antonio J. Marques Cardoso
    Chairman
    CISE | University of Beira Interior (UBI)
  • Minsoo Kim avatar imageMinsoo Kim
    Minsoo Kim
    ETH Zurich
  • ESElias G Strangas
    Elias G Strangas
    Michigan State University
  • José Machado avatar imageJosé Machado
    José Machado
    University of Minho
  • Ignacio González Prieto avatar imageIgnacio González Prieto
    Ignacio González Prieto
    Universidad de Málaga
  • Hui Ma avatar imageHui Ma
    Hui Ma
    School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Northeastern University, CHINA
  • Stefano Mariani avatar imageStefano Mariani
    Stefano Mariani
    Politecnico di Milano
  • Francisco J. G. Silva avatar imageFrancisco J. G. Silva
    Francisco J. G. Silva
    ISEP - School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto
  • Luca Bruzzone avatar imageLuca Bruzzone
    Luca Bruzzone
    University of Genova

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