Urban Sci. 2023, 7(2), 43; https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci7020043 - 24 Apr 2023
Best Paper Award
The Urban Science Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose one article of exceptional quality that was published in the journal the year before the previous year and announce it online by the end of June.
The Prize:
The winner will receive CHF 300, a certificate, and a free voucher covering the article processing fees for one paper valid for one year.
Urban Science Best Paper Award
Winner announcement: 30 June 2026
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in Urban Science are 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 the presentation.
– Citations and downloads.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Urbanization and Land Use Planning for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Case Study of Greece
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Luis Hernández-Callejo
Chairperson
Universidad de Valladolid
Dr. Francesco Aletta
University College London
Dr. Aya Hagishima
Kyushu University
Dr. Thomas W. Sanchez
Texas A&M University
Winner
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Luis Hernández-Callejo
Chairperson
Universidad de Valladolid
Dr. Aya Hagishima
Kyushu University
Dr. Yu-Sheng Shen
Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Prof. Mst Santamouris
UNSW
Winner
Evaluating the Accuracy of Gridded Population Estimates in Slums: A Case Study in Nigeria and Kenya
Urban Sci. 2021, 5(2), 48; https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci5020048 - 20 Jun 2021
Winner
Bradley Bereitschaft
Department of Geography/Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
