The ASPAB Prize for Publication Excellence is to acknowledge outstanding contributions by our members made to phycology and aquatic botany. The prizes will be awarded in two categories: 1) Student member prize: member for at least 12 months prior to publication date and publication or acceptance date within 12 months of graduation if not current student; 2) Full member prize: member for at least 12 months prior to publication date.

To be eligible for these prizes you must send announcements of recently published papers to the ASPAB Webmaster and identify whether you belong to the student (proof will be required) or full member category. A judging committee will convene annually to judge the quality, significance and impact of all nominations; further supporting information may be sought from short-listed nominees as necessary. The judging committee reserves the right to not award the prizes in any year. Past winners of the publication prize are not excluded from applying in subsequent years.

Judging Criteria
Publication in high impact, ISI-ranked, peer-reviewed journals
Published research is creative and innovative in its approach to the questions of interest.
Published research is likely to advance the theory or methodological approach to the area of interest.
Published research may be rapidly incorporated into informing public policy extending impact beyond the scientific community.