Best Paper Award

The Environments Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. For this award, the evaluation committee members choose two articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal during the previous year, and announce them online by the end of June.

The Prize:
– CHF 500;
– A certificate;
– A free voucher for article processing fees, valid for one year. 

Number of winners:
– One research article and one review will be selected.

 
Environments Best Paper Award
 
Winner announcement: 30 June 2025

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Environments 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

16 pages, 2558 KiB  
Article
Dynamics of Soil Organic Carbon and CO2 Flux under Cover Crop and No-Till Management in Soybean Cropping Systems of the Mid-South (USA)
by Alexandra G. Firth, John P. Brooks, Martin A. Locke, Dana J. Morin, Ashli Brown and Beth H. Baker
Environments 2022, 9(9), 109; https://doi.org/10.3390/environments9090109 - 27 Aug 2022
17 pages, 995 KiB  
Review
Macro- and Microplastics in the Antarctic Environment: Ongoing Assessment and Perspectives
by Emilia Rota, Elisa Bergami, Ilaria Corsi and Roberto Bargagli
Environments 2022, 9(7), 93; https://doi.org/10.3390/environments9070093 - 15 Jul 2022

Award Committee

Dr. Sergio Ulgiati Chairman
Parthenope University of Napoli
Prof. Joaquim C.G. Esteves Da Silva
Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto
Dr. Simeone Chianese
Prof. Peter Brimblecombe
Department of Marine Environment and Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University,

Winner

12 pages, 1450 KiB  
Article
Sources of Light Density Microplastic Related to Two Agricultural Practices: The Use of Compost and Plastic Mulch
by Benjamin van Schothorst, Nicolas Beriot, Esperanza Huerta Lwanga and Violette Geissen
Environments 2021, 8(4), 36; https://doi.org/10.3390/environments8040036 - 20 Apr 2021
39 pages, 5610 KiB  
Review
Study of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) Using Remote Sensing Data/Techniques: A Systematic Review
by Cátia Rodrigues de Almeida, Ana Cláudia Teodoro and Artur Gonçalves
Environments 2021, 8(10), 105; https://doi.org/10.3390/environments8100105 - 9 Oct 2021
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