Best Paper Award
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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.
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.
Winner