Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the “Education Sciences 2022 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in Education Sciences in 2022. Four papers will receive an award each. The papers will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee led by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the Education Sciences Editorial Board.

Eligibility for the Award:
– Papers published in Education Sciences from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria:
The papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following 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.

Prizes:
– The first prize (two winners): CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Education Sciences in 2024 after peer review;
– The second prize (two winners): a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Education Sciences in 2024 after peer review;
– Each winner will also receive an electronic certificate.

The winners will be announced on the journal website in April 2024.

Kind regards,
Education Sciences Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Education Sciences 2023 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Education Sciences Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Education Sciences. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

Dr. Patricia Solís García
Faculty of Education, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Logroño, Spain
Research Interests: developmental disabilities; child development; disability studies; inclusive education; cognitive development; school psychology; disability evaluation, family studies; special needs education; learning disabilities

Prof. Dr. Murod Ismailov
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba Science City, Japan
Research Interests: media and technology for learning; instruction, motivation, and engagement; sustainability education

Dr. Salvador Baena-Morales
Department of General and Specific Didactics, Faculty of Education, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
Research Interests: physical education; education for sustainable development

The Prize for Each Winner:
– CHF 500;
– An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Education Sciences in 2024 after peer review;
– An electronic certificate.

Kind regards,
Education Sciences Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Education Sciences 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Education Sciences Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Education Sciences. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

Prof. Dr. Jodye I. Selco
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, USA
Research Interests: chemical education; education; science education

Dr. Leonie Brummer
University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Research Interest: Digitale leeromgevingen; ICT en onderwijs; cognitie, metacognitie en motivatie; begrijpend lezen; feedback en feedback-seeking behaviour

Dr. Dominique Sluijsmans
Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Research Interest: curriculum theory

The Prize for Each Winner:

• CHF 500;
• An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Education Sciences in 2023 after peer review;
• An electronic certificate.

Kind regards,
Education Sciences Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Education Sciences 2021 Best Paper Award. All papers published in 2021 in Education Sciences were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, two winners were selected.

One Review:
A Review of Evidence about Equitable School Leadership
By Kenneth Leithwood
Educ. Sci. 2021, 11(8), 377; doi:10.3390/educsci11080377

One Article:
Online Education and the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Case Study of Online Teaching during Lockdown
By Nastaran Peimani and Hesam Kamalipour
Educ. Sci. 2021, 11(2), 72; doi:10.3390/educsci11020072

Each winner will receive CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Eudcation Sciences in 2023 after peer review.

Please join us in congratulating the winners of Education Sciences 2021 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of Education Sciences 2021 Best Paper Award.

Kind regards,
Education Sciences Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Education Sciences 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Education Sciences Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by all reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Education Sciences. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround time is maintained.

The awards have been granted to:

Dr. James Russo
School of Curriculum Teaching & Inclusive Education, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Research Interests: Mathematics education; maths education; challenging tasks; primary education; games; teacher education; teacher research; teacher emotions; teacher attitudes; teacher beliefs; student emotions; student engagement; research and practice; estimation; mental computation; number sense; early childhood education; transforming teaching and learning; educating for diversity and inclusion

Dr. Luis Manuel Sánchez Ruiz
School of Design Engineering, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Research Interests: applied Mathematics; functional analysis; engineering education

Dr. Lasse Christiansen
Department of Desing and Production, University College Northern Denmark, Aalborg, Denmark
Research Interests: higher technical education; further technical education; lifelong learning in manufacturing; learning factories; authentic tasks in technical education

Each winner will receive CHF 500 (Swiss francs), an electronic certificate, and a chance to publish a free paper in Education Sciences in 2022.

Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. James Albright
Editor-in-Chief, Education Sciences

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Education Sciences 2020 Best Paper Award. All papers published from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 in Education Sciences were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the two winning papers, which were nominated by the Education Sciences Award Committee (selected from the Education Sciences Editorial Board Members), have been selected.

Article:

Compassionate Flexibility and Self-Discipline: Student Adaptation to Emergency Remote Teaching in an Integrated Engineering Energy Course during COVID-19
by Laura A. Gelles, Susan M. Lord, Gordon D. Hoople, Diana A. Chen and Joel Alejandro Mejia
Educ. Sci. 2020, 10(11), 304; doi: 10.3390/educsci10110304
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/10/11/304

Review:

Digital Learning Environments in Higher Education: A Literature Review of the Role of Individual vs. Social Settings for Measuring Learning Outcomes
by Elke Kümmel, Johannes Moskaliuk, Ulrike Cress and Joachim Kimmerle
Educ. Sci. 2020, 10(3), 78; doi: 10.3390/educsci10030078
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/10/3/78

Each winner (corresponding author) will receive CHF 500 (Swiss francs), an electronic certificate, and a chance to publish a free paper in Education Sciences in 2022.

Please join us in congratulating the winners of Education Sciences 2020 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of Education Sciences.

Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. James Albright
Editor-in-Chief, Education Sciences

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Education Sciences 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Awards. The Education Sciences Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers to checking the manuscripts submitted to Education Sciences. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

The following three reviewers have been awarded the Education Sciences 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Awards (in no particular order):

Prof. Ian Hay
Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania, Locked Bag 1307, Launceston, TAS 7250, Australia.

Prof. Nancy Hertzog
College of Education, University of Washington, SEATTLE, WA 98195-3600, USA.

Prof. Ana Barbosa
Department of Education and Teacher Training, Escola Superior de Educação, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, 4901-908 Viana do Castelo, Portugal.

Each winner will receive 500 Swiss francs and a certificate, as well as the chance to publish a paper in Education Sciences free of charge (Submission deadline: 31 October 2021).

Kind regards,

Prof. Dr. James Albright
Editor-in-Chief, Education Sciences

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Education Sciences 2019 Best Paper Awards. All papers published in Education Sciences from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the two winning papers, which were nominated by the Education Sciences Award Committee (selected from the Education Sciences Editorial Board Members), have been selected.

Article:
The Influence of Teachers’ Professional Development Activities on the Factors Promoting ICT Integration in Primary Schools in Mongolia
by Shengru Li, Shinobu Yamaguchi, Javzan Sukhbaatar and Jun-ichi Takada Educ. Sci. 2019, 9(2), 78; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci9020078

Review:
A Review of Nontraditional Teaching Methods: Flipped Classroom, Gamification, Case Study, Self-Learning, and Social Media
by Elnaz Safapour, Sharareh Kermanshachi and Piyush Taneja
Educ. Sci. 2019, 9(4), 273; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci9040273

The authors will receive an award of 500 CHF and an opportunity to publish one paper free of charge in Education Sciences in 2021 after the normal peer review procedure. We believe the above papers represent valuable contributions to Education Sciences and the scientific literature. We warmly congratulate the winners.

Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. James Albright
Editor-in-Chief, Education Sciences

Dear Colleagues,

The Education Sciences Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and efforts of reviewers in evaluating manuscripts submitted to Education Sciences. It is because of their outstanding contributions that the high scientific quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

The following referees (in alphabetical order by surname) have been selected to receive the “Education Sciences 2019 Outstanding Reviewer Award” in appreciation of the high number, timeliness, and quality of their reviews in 2019. Each of them will receive 500 CHF, and a Certificate of Appreciation:

• Dr. Essi Aarnio-Linnanvuori, University of Helsinki, Finland
• Dr. Andrea Burrows, University of Wyoming, USA
• Dr. Isaías González Pérez, University of Extremadura, Spain

Education Sciences Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Education Sciences 2018 Best Paper Awards. All papers published in Education Sciences in 2018 were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the two winning papers were chosen by the Journal Award Committee (selected from Education Sciences Editorial Board Members).

Article Research Paper:
Teaching and Learning Science in the 21st Century: Challenging Critical Assumptions in Post-Secondary Science
By Amanda L. Glaze
Educ. Sci. 2018, 8(1), 12

Review Paper:
Types, Topics and Trends: A Ten-Year Review of Research Journals in Science Education
By John Mitchell O’Toole, Margaret Freestone, Karina S. McKoy and Brian Duckworth
Educ. Sci. 2018, 8(2), 73

The authors will receive an award of 500 CHF, a certificate, and an opportunity to publish a feature paper free of charge in Education Sciences before 31 October 2021, after the normal peer review procedure.

We believe that the above papers represent valuable contributions to Education Sciences and the scientific literature. We warmly congratulate the winners.

Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. James Albright
Editor-in-Chief, Education Sciences