Outstanding Reviewer Award

The Outstanding Reviewer Award is given annually to recognize reviewers who generously contribute their time to reviewing papers and display thoroughness and professionalism while doing so. Winners will be chosen from all previous year’s reviewers and revealed by the end of June each year.

The Prize:
– CHF 500;
– A certificate;
– A voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.

Number of Winners: 5

Remote Sensing Outstanding Reviewer Award

Winner announcement date: 30 June 2026

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

– All of the reviewers for Remote Sensing in the 2025 will be automatically included;
– Number of review reports;
– The quality of review reports.

Past Winners

Winner

Christoph Ritter
Christoph Ritter
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Germany
Nicolas Baghdadi
Nicolas Baghdadi
National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture, France
Yong Han
Yong Han
Sun Yat-Sen University, China
XLXiaojun Li
Xiaojun Li
Université de Bordeauxdisabled, France
SDSteve Durden
Steve Durden
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA

Award Committee

Prasad Thenkabail
Prasad Thenkabail
Chairman
U.S. Geological Survey