“…Additional details about the design of the award along with the particulars of each of the previous years’ competitions (announcement, rules, and judging process) can be found in the following references (Hall 2019 ; Hall 2020a , b , c ; 2021a , b , c Hall 2022a , b ).…”
This Editorial for Issue 3 (Vol. 14 2022) of Biophysical Reviews first describes the Issue’s contents (five commentaries/editorials within the front matter and seven review/letter articles appearing within the main body) before going on to discuss a number of matters of potential importance to the journal and its readers. Amongst this second tranche of content is the opening of the call for nominations for the 2023 Michèle Auger Award for Young Scientists’ Independent Research.
“…Additional details about the design of the award along with the particulars of each of the previous years’ competitions (announcement, rules, and judging process) can be found in the following references (Hall 2019 ; Hall 2020a , b , c ; 2021a , b , c Hall 2022a , b ).…”
This Editorial for Issue 3 (Vol. 14 2022) of Biophysical Reviews first describes the Issue’s contents (five commentaries/editorials within the front matter and seven review/letter articles appearing within the main body) before going on to discuss a number of matters of potential importance to the journal and its readers. Amongst this second tranche of content is the opening of the call for nominations for the 2023 Michèle Auger Award for Young Scientists’ Independent Research.
“…The award was also designed to promote her interest in recognizing and inspiring younger scientists. Titled “The Michèle Auger Award for Young Scientists’ Independent Research,” this award is now in its third year of operation [Hall 2020b ; 2021a ]. Candidates for the award, who must be younger than 40 years of age at the time of the October 31 st nomination deadline, may either self-nominate or be nominated by an interested colleague.…”
This sub-Editorial for Volume 14 Issue 1 (2022) first makes comment on the current issue and then describes matters of interest related to the journal’s activities in 2022—chief among which are (i.) the announcement of the winner of the 2022 Michèle Auger Award for Young Scientists’ Independent Research, (ii.) an outline of this year’s finalized Special Issue (SI) lineup, (iii.) a description of a new production service offered by Springer to those submitting to the Biophysical Reviews journal, and (iv.) an introduction of newly appointed members of the Biophysical Reviews’ Editorial Board.
“…Nominations can be made via email in the form described above to any of the following. For those interested in entering (or nominating another) additional details about the judging and selection of winners for the previous years' competitions can be found in the following references: Hall (2020bHall ( , 2020cHall ( , 2020d; Hall (2021bHall ( , 2021c. The 2020 winner's published review article can be found here (Zidovska 2020) with the 2021 winner's published review article set to appear in the upcoming Issue 4.…”
This Editorial for Volume 13, Issue 3 of Biophysical Reviews begins with a summary of the Issue contents. This is then followed by a discussion of some additional matters important to the journal. In particular, this Editorial offers some thoughts as to what constitutes a good scientific Commentary before announcing the call for nominations for the 'The 2022 Michèle Auger Award for Young Scientists' Independent Research'.
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