ASP Author Reward Policy

To recognize and promote high-quality, scientifically robust, and widely influential papers published in each journal, AccScience Publishing (ASP) has established the following two reward policies:

I. High Citation Paper Award

The High Citation Paper Award is held annually. The selection committee will choose 3 outstanding papers from the previous year’s publications in each journal and announce the winners by the end of March.

Awards:

1. 3 to 6 papers with the highest citation count will be selected.
2. Each winner will receive:
   • $100 USD
   • A certificate
   • A one-year article processing fee waiver voucher.

Selection Criteria: The selection will be based on citation data from sources such as Web of Science (WOS), Scopus, Google Scholar, etc.

II. High Download Paper Award

More and more researchers are choosing to publish their work via open access with AccScience Publishing to make their scientific contributions widely available, discoverable, and accessible to the global community. The High Download Paper Award is designed to recognize and reward the most downloaded open access articles, encouraging the spread of high-quality research findings.

This award will be held annually, starting in 2024.

Awards for the top three papers by download count:

1. A certificate and a one-year article processing fee waiver voucher.
2. A certificate and a one-year 50% article processing fee discount voucher.
3. A certificate and a one-year 30% article processing fee discount voucher.

Selection Criteria: The selection will be based on the number of downloads recorded on the ASP website.

Note: These reward policies will be effective starting December 13, 2024. During implementation, the publisher reserves the right to amend or adjust the rewards based on the goals of each stage of development.

International Publishing Department
AccScience Publishing
December 13, 2024