Best Paper Award

The Philosophies 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 June.

The Prize
– Two articles will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 300, an electronic certificate, and a free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.

 
Philosophies Best Paper Award
 
Winner announcement: 30 June 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Philosophies 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

13 pages, 273 KiB  
Article
Facts, Concepts and Patterns of Life—Or How to Change Things with Words
by Jasmin Trächtler
Philosophies 2023, 8(4), 58; https://doi.org/10.3390/philosophies8040058 - 30 Jun 2023

Award Committee

Dr. Marcin J. Schroeder Chairman
Tohoku University
Prof. Ezequiel Alejandro Di Paolo
Prof. Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic
Chalmers University of Technology
Prof. Dr. Jordi Vallverdú

Winner

24 pages, 1631 KiB  
Article
On Falsifiable Statistical Hypotheses
by Konstantin Genin
Philosophies 2022, 7(2), 40; https://doi.org/10.3390/philosophies7020040 - 2 Apr 2022
21 pages, 279 KiB  
Article
Human Rights and Democracy—Obligations and Delusions
by Hans Kolstad
Philosophies 2022, 7(1), 14; https://doi.org/10.3390/philosophies7010014 - 28 Jan 2022

Award Committee

Dr. Marcin J. Schroeder Chairman
Tohoku University
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