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Best Paper Award

Photonics Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose 2 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:
– 1 research article and 1 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 to the journal (subject to peer review)— valid for one year.

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Photonics Best Paper Award

Winner announcement date: 30 June 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Photonics 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

Winner
Award Committee
  • Sergio Fantini avatar imageSergio Fantini
    Sergio Fantini
    Chairman
    Tufts University
  • Shah Nawaz Burokur avatar imageShah Nawaz Burokur
    Shah Nawaz Burokur
  • Zengbo James Wang avatar imageZengbo James Wang
    Zengbo James Wang
    Bangor University
  • Chen Chen avatar imageChen Chen
    Chen Chen
    Chongqing University
  • Giuseppe Brunetti avatar imageGiuseppe Brunetti
    Giuseppe Brunetti
    Politecnico di Bari

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