Awards
MDPI Awards
Awards Introduction
In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the influence of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.
Available Awards
| Journal | Award | Intended Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative Sciences | Best Paper Award | Papers Published in 2023 |
| Administrative Sciences | Outstanding Reviewer Award | All of the reviewers for Administrative Sciences in the 2024 |
| Journal of Clinical Medicine | Editor of Distinction Award | All Editorial Board Members, excluding EiC and Section EiC |
| Pathogens | Best Paper Award | All papers published in Pathogens |
| Toxics | Young Investigator Award | Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2024 |
| Land | Best Paper Award | Papers Published in Land 2023 |
| Magnetochemistry | Outstanding Reviewer Award | All of the reviewers for Magnetochemistry in 2024 |
| Magnetochemistry | Best Paper Award | Papers Published in 2023 |
| Magnetochemistry | Travel Award | Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students who will attend an international conference in 2025 (oral presentation or poster) |
| Materials | Editor of Distinction Award | activities and contributions to the development and maintenance of the journal’s high standards throughout 2024 and 2025 |
| Metabolites | Best Paper Award | Papers Published in 2023 |
| Land | Young Investigator Award | Scholars who received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2024 |
| Molbank | Travel Award | Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students who will attend an international conference in 2025 (oral presentation or poster) |
| Molbank | Outstanding Reviewer Award | All of the reviewers for Molbank in 2024 |
| Laws | Outstanding Reviewer Award | All of the reviewers for Laws in 2024 |
| Journal | Award | Intended Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| Brain Sciences | 2023 Best PhD Thesis Award | PhD student who is about to graduate or participate in a graduation thesis |
| Safety | Best Paper Award | Papers published in Safety in 2022 |
| Metals | Best Paper Award | Papers published in Metals from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2022 |
| Antibodies | Best Paper Award | papers published in 2022 |
| Journal of Personalized Medicine | Best Paper Award | Papers Published in 2022 |
| Agriculture | Best Paper Award | Papers Published in 2022 |
| Clean Technologies | Best Paper Award | All papers published in Clean Technologies will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions) |
| Bioengineering | Lectureship Award | Must be an early career independent researcher who earned their degree within the last 10 years (doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars in a PI’s lab are not eligible) |
| Nutrients | Best Paper Award | Papers Published in 2022 |
| Polymers | 2024 Young Investigator Award | Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 30 September 2024 |
| Logistics | Best PhD Thesis Award | A Ph.D. student or recently qualified Ph.D. who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential |
| ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information | 2024 Travel Award | Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students who will attend an international conference in 2024/2025 (oral presentation or poster) |
| Forecasting | Forecasting 2024 Best PhD Thesis Award | A Ph.D. student or doctor who has produced a highly anticipated academic potential thesis. |
| Medicina | 2024 Young Investigator Award | Scholars who received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2024 |
| Electronics | 2024 Young Investigator Award | Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2024 |
Winner Announcement
| Journal | Award | Award Winner |
|---|---|---|
| ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information | The Jack Dangermond Award | Levente Juhász |
| World Electric Vehicle Journal | Best Paper Award | Joeri Van Mierlo |
| World Electric Vehicle Journal | Best Paper Award | Adrian König |
| Catalysts | Best Paper Award | Raffaele Molinari |
| Algorithms | Outstanding Reviewer Award | |
| Algorithms | Outstanding Reviewer Award | |
| Resources | Travel Award | Ph.D. student María Carpena Rodríguez |
| Diversity | Young Investigator Award | Dr. Zhichao Zhou |
| Informatics | Best Ph.D. Thesis Award | Ph.D. Lichao Wu |
| Journal of Fungi | 2024 Travel Award | Ph.D. student Paris Hamm |
| Journal of Fungi | 2024 Travel Award | Mark Gresnigt |
| Life | Travel Award | Ph.D. student Merel van der Thiel |
| Life | Travel Award | Post-doctoral fellow Alessandra Ruggiero |
| Antibodies | Best Paper Award | |
| Games | Best Paper Award | Jonathan Newton |
