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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | Women Mathematician Award | Women researchers who have produced groundbreaking research and made a significant contribution to advancing the field of mathematics | |
| International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | Outstanding Special Issue Award | Special Issues closed in 2025 | |
| Journal of Functional Biomaterials | Outstanding Reviewer Award | All of the reviewers for JFB in 2026 will be automatically included | |
| Optics | Editor of Distinction Award | Editorial Board Members of Optics, excluding EiCs | |
| Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing | Travel Award | Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students who will attend an international conference in 2027 |
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| Quantum Beam Science | Editor of Distinction Award | Editorial Board Members of QuBS, excluding EiC | |
| Journal of Marine Science and Engineering | Travel Award | Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students who will attend an international conference in 2027 (oral presentation or poster) |
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| Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks | Travel Award | Postdoctoral fellows, PhD students or other young investigators who will attend an international conference in 2027 (oral presentation or poster) |
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| Risks | Best Paper Award | All papers published in 2025 will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions) | |
| Gels | Travel Award | Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students who will attend an international conference in 2027 |
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| Forests | Editor of Distinction Award | Editorial Board members of Forests who made outstanding contributions in 2026 | |
| Medicina | 2026 Best Paper Award | Papers Published in 2026 | |
| Crystals | Editor of Distinction Award | All Editorial Board Members, excluding the Editor-in-Chief and Section Editor-in-Chief | |
| Medicina | Travel Award | Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students, research fellows, and clinical medical staff in their first 3 years of practice |
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| Nutrients | Editor of Distinction Award | Editorial Board Members, including Associate Editor, Advisory Board Member, Editorial Board Member, and Section Board Member |
| Journal | Award | Intended Awardee | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of Eye Movement Research | Travel Award | Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students who will attend an international conference in 2025 |
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| Remote Sensing | Young Investigator Award | Scholars who received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2026 |
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| Healthcare | Young Investigator Award | Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2025 |
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| Journal of Personalized Medicine | Young Investigator Award | Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 January 2025 |
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| Minerals | Young Investigator Award | Scholars who received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2025 |
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| Biosensors | Young Investigator Award | Scholars who received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2025 |
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| Water | Young Investigator Award | Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 March 2026 |
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| Metals | Young Investigator Award | Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 January 2026 |
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| Fluids | Travel Award | Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students who will attend an international conference in 2026 (oral presentation or poster) |
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| Toxics | Young Investigator Award | Scholars who received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2025 |
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| Land | Young Investigator Award | Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2025 |
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| Forests | Travel Award | Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students who will attend an international conference in 2026 (oral presentation or poster) |
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| Sensors | Outstanding Special Issue Award | The special issues that will be closed in 2025 | |
| Computers | Outstanding Reviewer Award | All of the reviewers for Computers in 2025 | |
| Dynamics | Outstanding Reviewer Award | All of the reviewers for Dynamics in 2025 |
Winner Announcement
| Journal | Award | Award Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brain Sciences | Best Paper Award | ||
| Brain Sciences | Best Paper Award | ||
| ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information | The Jack Dangermond Award | Levente Juhász | |
| Geosciences | Editor of Distinction Award | Mohamed Shahin | |
| Geosciences | Editor of Distinction Award | Dimitrios Nikolopoulos | |
| Forecasting | Outstanding Reviewer Award | José Manuel Oliveira | |
| Journal of Functional Biomaterials | Outstanding Reviewer Award | Alexander Milosevic | |
| Journal of Xenobiotics | Outstanding Reviewer Award | Lars Niemann | |
| Insects | Outstanding Reviewer Award | Žiga Laznik | |
| Insects | Outstanding Reviewer Award | Petr Pyszko | |
| Aquaculture Journal | Outstanding Reviewer Award | Kenji Saitoh | |
| Journal of Xenobiotics | Outstanding Reviewer Award | Changpeng Zhang | |
| Applied Biosciences | Outstanding Reviewer Award | Priyanka Kadav | |
| Optics | Outstanding Reviewer Award | Vaclav Prajzler | |
| Applied Biosciences | Outstanding Reviewer Award | Liming Yang |