AWARDS

To encourage authors to publish their quality research in the 'International Journal of Space Applications', IJSA offers the following three prizes and awards to its authors. We would like to emphasize that the process for selecting the winners of all three awards is straightforward and 100% transparent. Details of prizes and awards, along with the procedure of selection, are described below: 

(1) Best Paper Award -

The Best Paper Award will be awarded to the author(s) of an article that receives the maximum citations within 12 months from the date of publication of the issue. This award includes a certificate and a cash award of Rs. 25,000/-. This award will be given for each issue. Kindly note that in case of a tie between two or more papers, the impact factor of the journals where the paper is cited will be considered as the deciding criterion. 

(2) Highest Downloaded Paper Award-

The author(s) of the paper that is downloaded the most number of times from the website of the 'International Journal of Space Applications' within 24 months from the publication date of the last issue of a volume, will receive this award. The award will be conferred for each volume. This includes a certificate and a cash award of Rs. 50,000/-. Kindly note that downloading of papers published in IJSA through any other platforms or websites will not be counted to decide the said award. Therefore, all the authors are requested not to upload the downloaded copy of their publication to any platform. However, they may provide the link of the journal's website (www.ijsa-prp.in) so that all the downloads can be counted accurately to decide the award.

(3) Highest Cited Paper Award-

The Highest Cited Paper Award will be awarded to the author(s) of an article that garners the most citations within 24 months from the publication date of the last issue of a volume. This award includes a certificate and a cash award of Rs. 1,00,000/-. The award will be given for each volume. Kindly note that in case of a tie between two or more papers, the impact factor of the journals where the paper is cited will be considered as the deciding criterion.