Metals 2023, 13(3), 609; https://doi.org/10.3390/met13030609 - 17 Mar 2023
Best Paper Award
The Metals 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 July.
The Prize
– One research article and one review will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 500, an electronic certificate, and a free voucher for the article processing charge valid for one year.
Metals Best Paper Award
Winner announcement: 31 July 2025
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in Metals 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
Year:
Winner
A Review on Processing–Microstructure–Property Relationships of Al-Si Alloys: Recent Advances in Deformation Behavior
Effect of Laser Shock Peening on the Stress Corrosion Cracking of 304L Stainless Steel
Metals 2023, 13(3), 516; https://doi.org/10.3390/met13030516 - 3 Mar 2023
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Yong Zhang
Chairman
University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Dr. John D. Clayton
Aberdeen Proving Ground, USA
Prof. Dr. Wei Zhou
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Prof. Dr. Evangelos Hristoforou
National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Winner
Microstructures and Properties of the Low-Density Al15Zr40Ti28Nb12M(Cr, Mo, Si)5 High-Entropy Alloys
Metals 2022, 12(3), 496; https://doi.org/10.3390/met12030496 - 15 Mar 2022
Award Committee
Prof. Jian-Qiang Wang
Chairman
Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr. John D. Clayton
Dr. Belén Díaz
University of Vigo
Prof. Evangelos Hristoforou
National TU of Athens
Prof. Bernd Friedrich
IME - Metallurgische Prozesstechnik und Metallrecycling
Winner
Hydrogen Ironmaking: How It Works
Metals 2020, 10(7), 922; https://doi.org/10.3390/met10070922 - 9 Jul 2020
Award Committee
Prof. Yong Zhang
Chairman
USTB
