Societies 2022, 12(2), 43; https://doi.org/10.3390/soc12020043 - 9 Mar 2022
Best Paper Award
Societies Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose 2 papers of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before the previous year and announce them online by the end of April.
The Prize:
- First prize: One winner will receive CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge after peer review in Societies before the end of December 2025;
- Second prize: One winner will receive CHF 300 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge after peer review in Societies before the end of December 2025.
Societies Best Paper Award
Winner announcement: 30 April 2025
Eligibility and Requirements
- All papers published in Societies 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
Diversity Competence in Healthcare: Experts’ Views on the Most Important Skills in Caring for Migrant and Minority Patients
Doulas, Racism, and Whiteness: How Birth Support Workers Process Advocacy towards Women of Color
Societies 2022, 12(1), 19; https://doi.org/10.3390/soc12010019 - 30 Jan 2022
Award Committee
Dr. Gregor Wolbring
Chairman
University of Calgary
Dr. José Carmelo Adsuar
University of Extremadura
Dr. Normand Boucher
Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Integration, Université Laval
Prof. Michael Bruter
LSE
