Fishes 2021, 6(1), 6; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes6010006 - 23 Feb 2021
Best Paper Award
The Fishes 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 June.
The Prize:
– One research article and one review will be selected;
– Each winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a free voucher for article processing fees, valid for one year.
Fishes 2023 Best Paper Award
Winner announcement: 30 June 2025
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in the Fishes 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
Numeric Simulation Demonstrates That the Upstream Movement of Invasive Bigheaded Carp Can Be Blocked at Sets of Mississippi River Locks-and-Dams Using a Combination of Optimized Spillway Gate Operations, Lock Deterrents, and Carp Removal
Fishes 2021, 6(2), 10; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes6020010 - 26 Mar 2021
