Best Paper Award

Nursing Reports Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose two articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before the previous year and announce them online by the end of May 2025.

The Prize:
– 1 research article and 1 review will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.

 
Nursing Reports Best Paper Award
 
Winner announcement: 31 May 2025

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in the Nursing Reports 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

17 pages, 317 KiB  
Article
Qualified Nurses’ Perceptions of Cultural Competence and Experiences of Caring for Culturally Diverse Patients: A Qualitative Study in Four European Countries
by Isabel Antón-Solanas, Beatriz Rodríguez-Roca, Valérie Vanceulebroeck, Nuran Kömürcü, Indrani Kalkan, Elena Tambo-Lizalde, Isabel Huércanos-Esparza, Antonio Casa Nova, Nadia Hamam-Alcober, Margarida Coelho, Teresa Coelho, Yannic Van Gils, Seda Degirmenci Öz, Arzu Kavala and Ana B. Subirón-Valera
Nurs. Rep. 2022, 12(2), 348-364; https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep12020034 - 5 May 2022
14 pages, 406 KiB  
Review
Screening Tools Designed to Assess and Evaluate Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Adult Patients: A Scoping Review
by Rafael A. Bernardes, Arménio Cruz, Hugo Neves, Vítor Parola and Nuno Catela
Nurs. Rep. 2022, 12(2), 245-258; https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep12020025 - 2 Apr 2022

Award Committee

Prof. Richard John Gray Chairman
La Trobe University
Dr. Diana E. McMillan
Dr. Niall Higgins

Winner

9 pages, 368 KiB  
Article
Impacts of Coping Mechanisms on Nursing Students’ Mental Health during COVID-19 Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional Survey
by Son Chae Kim, Christine Sloan, Anna Montejano and Carlota Quiban
Nurs. Rep. 2021, 11(1), 36-44; https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep11010004 - 12 Jan 2021
11 pages, 367 KiB  
Systematic Review
Nurses’ Experience of Caring for Patients with Delirium: Systematic Review and Qualitative Evidence Synthesis
by Nissy Thomas, Mardhie Coleman and Daniel Terry
Nurs. Rep. 2021, 11(1), 164-174; https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep11010016 - 5 Mar 2021

Award Committee

Prof. Richard John Gray Chairman
La Trobe University
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