Best Paper Award

2.8
Impact Factor
5.5
CiteScore
15 days
Time to First Decision

The Processes 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 previous year and announce them online by the end of June.

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 Processes (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.

Processes Best Paper Award

Winner announcement date: 30 June 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Processes 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

Feature Paper
Article
8 Citations
3,487 Views
14 Pages
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Exploring Different Designs in Thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine-Based Dyes to Enhance Divergent Optical Properties in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Daniele Franchi,
Matteo Bartolini,
Francesco D’Amico,
Massimo Calamante,
Lorenzo Zani,
Gianna Reginato,
Alessandro Mordini and
Alessio Dessì
Processes2023, 11(5), 1542;https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11051542
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17 May 2023
Two novel organic sensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC), called TP1 and TP2, based on the electron-poor thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine (TPz) π-bridge and the electron-rich N,N-bis(4-(hexylthio)phenyl)aniline (TPA) were designed following two di...
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Feature Paper
Review
13 Citations
7,179 Views
19 Pages
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Chemical Looping Strategy in Various Types of Carbon Capture Technologies
Birgitta Narindri Rara Winayu,
Ting-Ke Tseng and
Hsin Chu
Processes2023, 11(11), 3164;https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11113164
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6 November 2023
Considering the worsening of global warming, development of efficient strategies in carbon capture process is essential. The chemical looping process (CLP) is considered a promising method applicable in various carbon capture strategies. In pre-, pos...
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Award Committee

Giancarlo Cravotto
Giancarlo Cravotto
Chairman
Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin
Fausto Gallucci
Fausto Gallucci
TUE
Blaž Likozar
Blaž Likozar
National Institute of Chemistry
Krist V. Gernaey
Krist V. Gernaey
Technical University of Denmark