Announcement of Mini-invasive Surgery 2024 Best Paper Awards
We are pleased to announce the "Mini-invasive Surgery 2024 Best Paper Award". The papers will be selected from the research and review articles published in Mini-invasive Surgery from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023. The award aims to recognize and encourage high-quality contributions to academic research. Three articles will be selected for this award (one First Prize and two Second Prizes) after a thorough evaluation by the Scientific Committee of Mini-invasive Surgery and led by the Editor-in-Chief. The winners will be announced in March 2025.
"The Best Paper" will be evaluated comprehensively from three aspects: the review report submitted by reviewers, the comprehensive evaluation by the Scientific Committee, and the number of citations (Data Source: Google Scholar).
Eligibility Requirements:
- Papers published in Mini-invasive Surgery from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023;
- Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.
Selection Criteria:
The papers will be selected by the Mini-invasive Surgery Scientific Committee according to the following criteria:
- Overall value to scientific research;
- Originality in the research objectives;
- Novelty in the opinions or the research approaches;
- Significance to the research field and interest to readers;
- Scientific soundness and data quality;
- Number of citations in 2024.
Awards:
- First Prize: $1,000
- Second Prize: $500 for each winner
- Winners will receive an official award certificate signed by the Editor-in-Chief
Other Benefits:
- Invited speakers at MIS webinars or special interviews, depending on their availability.
- The awarded papers will be broadly promoted through all platforms of Mini-invasive Surgery and OAE Publishing Inc.
- APC waiver once for the first prize winner in 2025, APC discounts for the second prize winners in 2025.
Editor: Irene Liu
Language Editor: Catherine Yang
Production Editor: Ting Xu
Respectfully Submitted by the Editorial Office of Mini-invasive Surgery
