Best Paper Award
The Oceans 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 March.
The Prize:
– One research article and one review will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 300, a certificate, and a free voucher for article processing fees (valid for one year).
Number of Winners: 2
Eligibility and Requirements:
– All papers published in the Oceans will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).
Selection Criteria:
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– The originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– The creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– The clarity of the presentation;
– Citations and downloads.
