Water 2023, 15(4), 620; https://doi.org/10.3390/w15040620 - 5 Feb 2023
Best Paper Award
The Water Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose four articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal during the year before the previous year and announce them online by the end of March.
The Prize:
The winners and prizes are as follows:
– Two research articles and two reviews will be selected;
– The first prize (granted to one review and one research article): 800 CHF and a voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the Water journal (subject to peer review)—valid for one year;
– The second prize (granted to one review and one research article): 500 CHF and a voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the Water journal (subject to peer review)—valid for one year;
– Each winner will also receive an electronic certificate.
Water Best Paper Award
Winner announcement: 31 March 2026
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in the Water 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
Application of Machine Learning in Water Resources Management: A Systematic Literature Review
Research Progress of High-Salinity Wastewater Treatment Technology
Water 2023, 15(4), 684; https://doi.org/10.3390/w15040684 - 9 Feb 2023
A Digital Twin Dam and Watershed Management Platform
Water 2023, 15(11), 2106; https://doi.org/10.3390/w15112106 - 1 Jun 2023
Award Committee
Prof. Jean-luc Probst
Chairman
CNRS
Prof. Fernando António Leal Pacheco
Prof. Dr. Christos Akratos
Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace
Dr. Qiting Zuo
Zhengzhou University
Winner
New Challenges towards Smart Systems’ Efficiency by Digital Twin in Water Distribution Networks
Water 2022, 14(8), 1304; https://doi.org/10.3390/w14081304 - 17 Apr 2022
A Review on Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Smart Technology in Water Treatment and Monitoring
Water 2022, 14(9), 1384; https://doi.org/10.3390/w14091384 - 24 Apr 2022
Groundwater Level Modeling with Machine Learning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Water 2022, 14(6), 949; https://doi.org/10.3390/w14060949 - 17 Mar 2022
Award Committee
Prof. Jean-luc Probst
Chairman
CNRS
Prof. Francesco Napolitano
Dr. Albert Casas Ponsati
University of Barcelona
Dr. Jinnan Wang
School of Environment, Nanjing University
Prof. John Zhou
University of Technology Sydney
Winner
Start-Up of Anammox SBR from Non-Specific Inoculum and Process Acceleration Methods by Hydrazine
Water 2021, 13(3), 350; https://doi.org/10.3390/w13030350 - 30 Jan 2021
Occurrence and Fate of Emerging Pollutants in Water Environment and Options for Their Removal
Water 2021, 13(2), 181; https://doi.org/10.3390/w13020181 - 13 Jan 2021
Strategies for Improving Optimal Positioning of Quality Sensors in Urban Drainage Systems for Non-Conservative Contaminants
Water 2021, 13(7), 934; https://doi.org/10.3390/w13070934 - 29 Mar 2021
Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins in a Changing Environment: Concepts, Controversies, Challenges
Water 2021, 13(18), 2463; https://doi.org/10.3390/w13182463 - 7 Sep 2021
Winner
Worldwide Regulations and Guidelines for Agricultural Water Reuse: A Critical Review
Water 2020, 12(4), 971; https://doi.org/10.3390/w12040971 - 29 Mar 2020
Adsorption of Methylene Blue in Water onto Activated Carbon by Surfactant Modification
Water 2020, 12(2), 587; https://doi.org/10.3390/w12020587 - 21 Feb 2020
Antimicrobials and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: A Risk to the Environment and to Public Health
Water 2020, 12(12), 3313; https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123313 - 25 Nov 2020
Award Committee
Prof. Jean-luc Probst
Chairman
CNRS
Winner
Water Quality Indices: Challenges and Application Limits in the Literature
Water 2019, 11(2), 361; https://doi.org/10.3390/w11020361 - 20 Feb 2019
A Brief Review of Random Forests for Water Scientists and Practitioners and Their Recent History in Water Resources
Water 2019, 11(5), 910; https://doi.org/10.3390/w11050910 - 30 Apr 2019
Hydrological Effectiveness of an Extensive Green Roof in Mediterranean Climate
Water 2019, 11(7), 1378; https://doi.org/10.3390/w11071378 - 4 Jul 2019
Forecasting Groundwater Table in a Flood Prone Coastal City with Long Short-term Memory and Recurrent Neural Networks
Water 2019, 11(5), 1098; https://doi.org/10.3390/w11051098 - 25 May 2019
Effectiveness of Rainwater Harvesting Systems for Flood Reduction in Residential Urban Areas
Water 2019, 11(7), 1389; https://doi.org/10.3390/w11071389 - 6 Jul 2019
Award Committee
Prof. Jean-luc Probst
Chairman
CNRS
