Submission "Paper of the Month"

Dear scientists,

We are happy that you would like to submit your publication for the "Paper of the Month". The Paper of the Month is designed to recognize extraordinary publications while highlighting the diversity of research accomplishments within the faculty. To participate, please complete the form below and upload a version of the paper in PDF format.

Please note the following:

- The selection panel is free to make its own decision – this decision is not subject to appeal.
- The panel is encouraged to consider different qualitative criteria and the reasons for application you provide below, but not quantitative metrics such as the Journal Impact Factor (IF).
- Publications (esp. original papers) with a publication date within 12 months of the respective competition and a first authorship with Aachen affiliation are eligible for participation. The deadline is the 10th of each month. Each publication may only be submitted once.
- The recipients of the respective awards are the first authors.

1. Details on First Author and publication

Name
Institution / Working group

Gender

Status

How many years have you been actively researching in the current status until the submission of the publication? This information should help to estimate the “academic age”. Periods of absence, e.g. due to parental leave, maternity leave, illness, etc., do not have to be taken into account.

Title of the publication
DOI / Link

2. Please upload a version of your publication in PDF format.

Please note: For technical reasons, only files up to approx. 7.8 MB in size can be uploaded. If your file is larger, please try to reduce it using suitable software (e.g.: PDF24).

3. Important: What makes your publication stand out?

Here you have the opportunity to tell the selection committee in a few words why your publication should be awarded as “Paper of the Month”.

Please use the following questions as a guide:

What was known?

What did we do?

Why is this important?

Comments:

Please use this field for additional information (e.g. in case of shared first authorship) or feedback! Additional reasons mentioned here why your paper should be selected cannot be considered.