2026 – OENO One young scientist award

IVES is pleased to launch the fourth edition of the OENO One young scientist award, which recognises outstanding early-career researchers who have published their work in the OENO One Open Access journal.

Award:

• 2,000 € prize;
• invitation to participate in the IVES annual meeting 2027 (Italy, spring 2027 – exact dates to be confirmed);
• opportunity to present research as an invited speaker during the IVES Science Meeting;
• official certificate of recognition.

Eligibility criteria:

Applicants must meet all of the following requirements:

• Be the first author of an article published in OENO One;
• be 33 years old or younger at the time of article submission;
• have obtained their most recent academic degree (Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD) after 31 December 2021;
• have an article accepted between 15 June 2025 and 15 June 2026.

Additional conditions:

• Only articles with a final editorial decision within the eligibility period are considered;
• articles accepted with minor revisions during the eligibility period are not eligible;
• the winner must commit to attending the IVES annual meeting 2027 if selected;
• the award may be received only once per individual.

Selection criteria:

Applications will be evaluated based on:

• Relevance of the topic to the wine-producing sector and the scientific community;
• quality of the research objectives and hypotheses;
• methodological approach, including innovation or improvement of existing methods;
• significance and originality of the results;
• critical analysis and contextualisation of findings;
• relevance to the IVES Science meeting.

Award and schedule:

• Deadline for application: 1 July 2026 (00h; CET: Central European Time. UTC+1).
• Results announce by: 31 October 2026.

Scientific committee:

The committee is composed of the members of the working group “OENO One editorial strategy”. This committee may require additional evaluation by members of the journal’s editorial board.

• Cassandra Collins – Editor in chief (viticulture)
• Cornelis van Leeuwen – Editor in chief (viticulture)
• Antonio Morata – Editor in chief (enology)
• Pierre-Louis Teissedre – Editor in chief (enology)
• Markus Rienth – Coordinator of the working group and associate editor
• Simone Castellarin – Member of the working group and associate editor
• Gabriella De Lorenzis – Member of the working group and associate editor
• Georgios Kotseridis – Member of the working group and associate editor
• Jorge Ricardo da Silva – Member of the working group and associate editor

Coordinator:

• Claire Guyot (contact: )