Best Paper Award

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Nursing Reports Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose 2 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.

The Prize:
– 1 research article and 1 review will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.

Nursing Reports Best Paper Award

Winner announcement date: 31 May 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in 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

Winner

Article
78 Citations
16,764 Views
11 Pages
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Increased Job Burnout and Reduced Job Satisfaction for Nurses Compared to Other Healthcare Workers after the COVID-19 Pandemic
Petros Galanis,
Ioannis Moisoglou,
Aglaia Katsiroumpa,
Irene Vraka,
Olga Siskou,
Olympia Konstantakopoulou,
Evangelia Meimeti and
Daphne Kaitelidou
Nurs. Rep.2023, 13(3), 1090-1100;https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep13030095
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14 August 2023
Nurses experience high levels of job burnout and low levels of job satisfaction, while the COVID-19 pandemic has deteriorated working conditions. In this context, our aim was to compare levels of job burnout and job satisfaction among nurses and othe...
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Review
38 Citations
12,748 Views
28 Pages
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Challenging the Myth of the Digital Native: A Narrative Review
Lisa Reid,
Didy Button and
Mark Brommeyer
Nurs. Rep.2023, 13(2), 573-600;https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep13020052
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4 April 2023
Background and Aims: Nurses are increasingly engaging with digital technologies to enhance safe, evidence-based patient care. Digital literacy is now considered a foundational skill and an integral requirement for lifelong learning, and includes the...
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Award Committee

Richard John Gray
Richard John Gray
Chairman
La Trobe University
Daniel Bressington
Daniel Bressington
Chiang Mai University
PKPiyanee Klainin-Yobas
Piyanee Klainin-Yobas
Alice Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore
Niall Higgins
Niall Higgins
MAMegan Aston
Megan Aston
Dalhousie University School of Nursing
Paulo Alves
Paulo Alves
Universidade Católica Portuguesa
ATAnne Elizabeth Topping
Anne Elizabeth Topping
University of Birmingham
Diana E. McMillan
Diana E. McMillan
MOMichael Olasoji
Michael Olasoji
Federation University Australia
Alessandro Stievano
Alessandro Stievano
University of Messina; Centrte of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship OPI Rome