Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the “Urban Science 2022 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in Urban Science in 2022. One paper will receive this award. The paper will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Luis Hernández-Callejo.

Eligibility for the Award:
– Papers published in Urban Science in 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.

The Prize:
– CHF 300 and a chance to publish a free paper in Urban Science in 2024 after peer review;
– The winner will also receive a certificate.

The winner will be announced on the journal website on 31 March 2024.

Kind regards,
Urban Science Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winner of the Urban Science 2021 Best Paper Award. All papers published in 2021 in Urban Science were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, one winner was selected.

Evaluating the Accuracy of Gridded Population Estimates in Slums: A Case Study in Nigeria and Kenya
By Dana R. Thomson, Andrea E. Gaughan, Forrest R. Stevens, Gregory Yetman, Peter Elias and Robert Chen
Urban Sci. 2021, 5(2), 48; doi:10.3390/urbansci5020048

The winner will receive CHF 300 and the chance to publish a free paper in Urban Science in 2023 after peer review.

Please join us in congratulating the winner of the Urban Science 2021 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for their continued support of Urban Science.

Kind regards,
Urban Science Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winner of the Urban Science 2020 Best Paper Award. All of the papers published from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 in Urban Science were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the one winning paper, which was nominated by the journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Michael Peter Smith, has been selected.

How Might the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect 21st Century Urban Design, Planning, and Development?

By Bradley Bereitschaft and Daniel Scheller
Urban Sci. 2020, 4(4), 56; https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci4040056

The winner (corresponding author) will receive CHF 300 and a certificate. In addition, the winner will be given the opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Urban Science in 2022 after the normal peer review procedure.

On behalf of the Assessment Committee, I congratulate the winner on their accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the nominated research groups of the above exceptional papers for their
contributions to Urban Science as well as thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Michael Peter Smith, Urban Science

Dear Colleagues,

After a thorough assessment of all applications by the Evaluation Committee, we are pleased to announce that Dr. Francesco Aletta is the winner of the Urban Science Travel Award 2019, and will receive 500 Swiss Francs towards his travel expenses to attend the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics in Aachen, Germany.

Dr. Francesco Aletta received his Ph.D. at Second University of Naples in 2014, and is now a Research Associate at University College London. His research focuses on noise annoyance, soundscape, and environmental acoustics.

We would like to congratulate him on his excellent work, and would further like to thank all applicants for their interesting and high-quality contributions. We also wish to thank the Scientific Committee members for their evaluation of the candidates.

Prof. Dr. Michael Peter Smith
Editor-in-Chief
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Urban Science (ISSN 2413-8851; https://www.mdpi.com/journal/urbansci) is a scholarly international journal which provides a platform for the exchange of ideas, methods, and information on urban and regional studies. It is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes high-quality original articles, critical reviews, research notes, and short communications.