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Call for OPAS 2021
Dear EMS member,
As every year, the Executive Board of the European Microscopy Society (EMS) is very pleased to organize the "Outstanding Paper Award" (OPA) for papers published in 2021. The award will go to papers containing original work in the field of microscopy which will be judged on scientific merit, technical and general quality, expected impact, originality and relevance to microscopy.
Dear EMS member,
As every year, the Executive Board of the European Microscopy Society (EMS) is very pleased to organize the "Outstanding Paper Award" (OPA) for papers published in 2021. The award will go to papers containing original work in the field of microscopy which will be judged on scientific merit, technical and general quality, expected impact, originality and relevance to microscopy. One paper will be chosen in each of the following categories:
(i) Instrumentation and Technique Development
(ii) Materials Sciences
(iii) Life Sciences
The prize consists of 1000 € (one thousand) plus a glass plaque for the first author(s) (per awarded paper) in each category and certificates for all authors. These plaques will be presented during the EMS extension in 2022.
More information on the rules can be found at: http://www.eurmicsoc.org/en/funding/outstanding-paper-award/
Nominations may arise from any individual EMS member who is not part of the author list of the nominated paper. A cover letter from the eligible EMS member nominating the paper and describing why this paper is a good candidate for the EMS OPA must be included. The letter should also include the category to which the paper is nominated (i.e. Instrumentation and Technique Development, Materials Sciences or Life Sciences).
For the 2021 awards, papers published (or accepted for publication AND already published on line as an accepted paper, the link has to be provided*) from January 1 to December 31, 2021 in peer-reviewed journals with known impact factor can be submitted for consideration until January 15, 2022.
Nominations including reprints of the nominated papers should be submitted online through the link provided on the funding section of the EMS website:
https://www.eurmicsoc.org/en/funding/outstanding-paper-award/
Winners will be announced towards the end of the first quarter of 2022.
We look forward to many nominations, a strong competition and outstanding award winners as before.
Sincerely,
José María Valpuesta Virginie SERIN
EMS President EMS Secretary
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