It’s all about seeing and hearing: the Editors’ and Readers’ Choice Awards 2022

Abstract

This year marks the inauguration of the annual Editors' Choice Award and the Readers' Choice Award, each presented for outstanding original papers and review articles published in the Journal of Comparative Physiology A. The winners of the 2022 Editors' Choice Award were determined by vote of the Editorial Board for the most highly recommended papers published in Volume 207 in 2021. They are 'Visual discrimination and resolution in freshwater stingrays (Potamotrygon motoro)' by Daniel et al. (J Comp Physiol A 207, 43-58, 2021) in the Original Paper category; and 'Neurophysiology goes wild: from exploring sensory coding in sound proof rooms to natural environments' by Römer (J Comp Physiol A 207, 303-319, 2021) in the Review Article category. The 2022 Readers' Choice Award was based on access number of articles published in Volume 206 in 2020, to ensure at least 12-month online presence. It is given to Nicholas et al. for their original paper titled 'Visual motion sensitivity in descending neurons in the hoverfly' (

Contact chemoreception, magnetic maps, thermoregulation by a superorganism, and, thanks to Einstein, an all-time record: the Editors’ and Readers’ Choice Awards 2023

“…This has become possible only because many of our authors entrust us with their very best pieces of research. To show our appreciation for their trust, and to celebrate their achievements, we established four awards in 2022-the Editors' Choice Award and the Readers' Choice Award, each in the categories Original Paper and Review/Review-History Article (Zupanc et al 2022). Like last year, our announcement of this year's four winning pieces is combined with a discussion of their significance in the broader scientific context.…”