Dear Colleagues,

The Societies Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy given by reviewers in checking manuscripts submitted to Societies. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

The following referees have been selected to receive Societies 2019 Outstanding Reviewer Awards for the quantity, timeliness, and quality of their reviews in 2019.

First Prize:

Anzhelika Voroshilova
The Institute of Public Administration and Entrepreneurship, Ural Federal University

Second Prize:

Sandro Nuno Ferreira Serpa
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of the Azores

Each winner will receive a certificate and a monetary award based on the prize category.

First Prize: 300 CHF
Second Prize: 200 CHF

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2019 Societies Young Investigator Award is Dr. Igor Grossmann.

Dr. Grossmann is an Associate Professor of the Department of Psychology at University of Waterloo. His work explores the interplay of sociocultural factors and ethics for wise judgment in the face of daily stressors using a wide range of methods, including big data analytics, psychophysiology, diary surveys, and behavioral experiments. Dr. Grossmann was awarded his PhD in 2012 and his work has been published in such outlets as Proceedings of the Royal Academy: Biological Science, Perspectives on Psychological Science, Psychological Science, Journal of Experimental Psychology, and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Grossmann for his outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr. Grossmann will receive an honorarium of 1000 CHF, an offer to publish a paper free of charge without a fixed deadline in Societies after peer review, and an engraved plaque.

We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their careful evaluation of the large number of excellent nominations.

Dr. Gregor Wolbring
Editor-in-Chief, Societies