1. High-Citation Paper Award:

The High-Citation Paper Award is evaluated once a year. The review committee selects three high-quality papers published in the journal during the previous year. The results are announced online by the end of March each year.

      1. 1 Selection Criteria:
      Papers are selected based on citation counts from databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, or Google Scholar. The three most-cited articles published in the previous year are chosen.

      1. 2 Awards:

      The winners (corresponding authors of the selected papers) will receive:

• • USD100 in cash,
  • A certificate,
  • A voucher for free article processing charges valid for one year.

2. High-Download Paper Award:

The High-Download Paper Award is evaluated once a year. The review committee selects the top three most-downloaded papers published in the journal during the previous year. The results are announced online by the end of March each year.

      2. 1 Selection Criteria:
      Papers are selected based on the number of downloads recorded on the ASP website. The top three most-downloaded articles from the previous year are chosen.

      2. 2 Awards:

      The winners (corresponding authors of the selected papers) will receive:

• • First Place: A certificate and a voucher for free article processing charges valid for one year.
  • Second Place: A certificate and a 50% discount voucher for article processing charges valid for one year.
  • Third Place: A certificate and a 30% discount voucher for article processing charges valid for one year.