Dear Colleagues,

In order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Atoms, we are pleased to announce the “Atoms 2022 10th Anniversary Best Paper Award” for research and review papers published in Atoms in 2022. One review or research article will receive an award. The paper will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee led by the EiC, Dr. James F. Babb, and the winner will be announced by March 2024.

Eligibility Requirements:
– Papers published in Atoms from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria:
The paper will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria (data source: Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)):
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented (for research articles);
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts (for research article);
– Comprehensiveness will be considered for review articles;
– Citation and download rates in 2023.

Prizes:
The winner will receive the following:
– A certificate;
– 500 CHF;
– A chance to publish a free paper in Atoms in 2024.

The winner will be announced on the journal website on 1 March 2024.

Dear Colleagues,

To celebrate the excellence of the papers published in the Special Issue “Applications of Cold-Atom-Based Quantum Technology”, we are pleased to launch our new Best Paper Award. One review or research article will receive this award. The paper will be selected after thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee, led by the EiC, Prof. Dr. James F. Babb.

Eligibility for the award:
– Open to all career levels;
– Papers published in the Special Issue “Applications of Cold-Atom-Based Quantum Technology” before 31 October 2022 will be considered;
– Reviews and research articles will be considered;
– The papers published by Guest Editor(s) will not be granted this award.

Selection Criteria:
The paper will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria (data source: Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)):
– Scientific merit and broadness of impact;
– Relevance to the journal’s field;
– Originality of research objectives and/or presented ideas;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citation and download rates in 2023. 

Prizes:
The winner will receive the following:
– A certificate;
– 500 CHF;
– A waiver to publish a feature paper in Atoms in 2024.

The winner will be announced on the journal website on 31 January 2024.

If you want to know more details about the Special Issue and submit your paper, please see this link: (https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/journal/atoms/special_issues/applications_cold_atom_based_quantum_technology). Earlier submissions will stand a better chance of more citations and of winning the award.

Kind regards,
Atoms Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

To award the excellence of the papers in the Special Issue: “A Tribute to Oleg Zatsarinny (1953–2021) and His Science–Fees Are Waived”, we are pleased to launch our new Best Paper Award. One paper will receive this award. The papers will be selected after thorough evaluation by an Award Committee consisting of senior scholars from the Atoms Editorial Board.


Eligibility for the awards:
– Open to all career levels;
– Papers published in the Special Issue “A Tribute to Oleg Zatsarinny (1953–2021) and His Science–Fees Are Waived” will be considered;
– Reviews and research articles will be considered;
– The papers published by Guest Editor(s) will not be granted this award.

Selection Criteria:
Papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Relevance to the SI and journal scope;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented (for research article);
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts (for research article);
– Comprehensiveness for review article;
– Citations (data source: Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)) and download rates in 2022.

Prizes:
– CHF 500;
– The winner will also receive a certificate.

The winner will be announced on the journal website by the end of January 2023.

If you want to know more details about the Special Issue and submit your paper, please see this link: https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/journal/atoms/special_issues/tribute_OlegZatsarinny.

Kind regards,
Atoms Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Atoms 2023 Travel Award, which will be granted to a junior scientist in this field of research. The applications will be assessed by an evaluation committee consisting of senior scholars from the Atoms Editorial Board.

This award will provide financial support for the winner to attend a virtual or physical international conference based on research in the field of atoms, which will be held in 2023, in order to deliver a presentation, present a poster, or both.

Candidate Requirements:
– Postdoctoral fellows or Ph.D. students;
– Plans to attend a virtual or physical international conference in 2023 (to deliver an oral presentation or present a poster).

Required Application Documents:
– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;
– Curriculum vitae and a list of publications;
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);
– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status as a postdoctoral fellow/Ph.D. student.

The Prizes:
One winner (awardee) will be awarded
– CHF 500 for a virtual conference or CHF 800 for a physical conference;
– A certificate;
– An offer to publish one manuscript, free of charge, in Atoms before the end of 2023.

Please submit your applications for the Atoms 2023 Travel Award online by 31 December 2022. The prize will be awarded by 31 January 2023, and will be announced on the Atoms website.

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the two winners of the 2020 Travel Awards sponsored by Atoms.

The awards are granted to Dr. Francisco Navarrete, post-doctoral fellow of James R Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics, Kansas State University, and Dr. Vladimir A. Zaytsev, post-doctoral fellow of Department of Physics, St. Petersburg State University. The award recipients will receive 500 Swiss Francs each to support attendance at any academic conference in 2020.

I would like to congratulate the winners and thank the members of the committee for their excellent work in selecting the winners from such a large number of excellent candidate profiles.

Dr. James Babb
Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Hyun-Kyung Chung
Associate Editor

Atoms Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Evaluation Committee, I am pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Atoms Travel Awards:

Alexander Bray, a Ph.D. student from Australian National University, will attend the conference “31st International Conference on Photonic, Electronic, and Atomic Collisions (XXXI ICPEAC)”, 23–30 July 2019, in Deauville, France, to present his paper “Time-Resolved Theory of Atomic and Molecular Photoionization for RABBITT and Attoclock”.

Bhuvanesh Sundar, a post-doctoral fellow from Rice University, will attend the conference “50th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics APS Meeting”, 27–31 May 2019, in Milwaukee, USA, to present his paper “Fair Sampling of Weighted Solutions in Quantum Annealing”.

We thank all applicants for their participation in this inaugural competition, and we appreciate the recommendations from senior researchers. We congratulate the winners and look forward to hearing their presentations.
Dr. James Babb, Editor-in-Chief

Atoms provides an advanced forum for studies related to atomic physics, including all of their subfields. Different formats, such as specialized research articles, reviews, communications, and technical notes, are welcome. Manuscripts containing original and creative research proposals and ideas are especially appreciated.

We encourage scientists to publish their research results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the paper length, and full experimental and methodological details, as applicable, should be provided. All papers will be peer reviewed promptly. On behalf of the distinguished members of the editorial board, I extend my welcome to all researchers working on these subjects to contribute to Atoms.

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https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/journal/atoms