Outstanding Reviewer Award
The Outstanding Reviewer Award is granted annually to recognize reviewers who have generously contributed their time to reviewing papers while demonstrating thoroughness, professionalism, and timeliness. Winners will be chosen from all the preceding year’s reviewers and revealed by the end of March each year.
The Prize:
– CHF 500;
– A voucher for a full waiver on the article processing charge for one paper (valid for one year);
– A certificate.
Healthcare Outstanding Reviewer Award
Winner announcement: 31 March 2026
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
– All of the reviewers for Healthcare in 2025 will be automatically included;
– Number of review reports;
– Quality and timeliness of review reports.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Luigi Buongiorno
University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
Andréa Gomes Martins Gaspar
NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal
HoangNam Tran
Tokushima University, Japan
Pedro Aleixo
Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies, Portugal
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Lorraine S. Evangelista
Chairman
The University of Texas Austin School of Nursing
Winner
Janusz Opolski
University of Ecology and Management, Poland
Alessio Conti
Università degli Studi di Torinodisabled, Italy
Edna Patatanian
Southwestern Oklahoma State University, USA
Lorenzo Gianquintieri
Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Norbert Hosten
Chairman
Winner
Tefera Tadesse Jimma
Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
RYUICHI OHTA
Community Care, Unnan City Hospital, Daito‐cho, Unnan City, Shimane, Japan
Winner
Naser Alsharairi
Griffith University, Australia
Peter W. Choate
Mount Royal University, Canada
Qin Xiang Ng
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Award Committee
Dr. Rahman Shiri
Chairman
Winner
Julien Ancel
Department of Respiratory Diseases, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Reims, Hôpital Maison Blanche, 51092 Reims, France
Jesús Molina-Mula
Nursing and Physiotherapy Department, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma (Illes Balears), Spain
Christopher Lamb
Case Western University (EPS Research Fellow) and Fairleigh Dickenson University (Adjunct Faculty)
Award Committee
Dr. Christopher Cogle
Chairman
University of Florida
Ms. Merilee Song
MDPI
