Awards 2025

Award Categories

A. Books

A1. Best Monograph Award
For a single-author academic work demonstrating scholarly depth and originality.

A2. Best Edited Volume Award
For an outstanding edited book that brings together multiple expert voices around a core theme.

A3. Best Reference Work Award
For encyclopaedias, handbooks, or multi-author academic reference works.

A4. Textbook Excellence Award
For an exceptional textbook that supports higher education teaching and learning.

A5. Outstanding Regional Language Publication Award
For a book published in an Indian language (including bilingual editions) contributing to academic discourse or public knowledge.

A6. Business & Professional Book of the Year
For a work advancing insights in business, management, economics, law, or professional education.

A7. Popular Academic Title of the Year
For a book that makes scholarly ideas accessible to general or cross-disciplinary readers.

A8. Open Access / Digital-first Book of the Year
For a high-quality scholarly book published in open access or born-digital format.

B. Journal Articles

B1. Best Original Research Paper Award
For a peer-reviewed article presenting significant original research findings.

B2. Outstanding Review Article Award
For a well-structured literature review or meta-analysis that synthesizes major research developments.

B3. Best Proceedings Paper Award
For a high-impact paper published in conference proceedings or academic symposia.

B4. Case Study Excellence Award
For an insightful case-based article illustrating real-world application, pedagogy, or innovation.

B5. Policy Impact / Practice-based Paper of the Year
For a journal article that informs policymaking, community practice, or real-world outcomes.

🌟 Special Jury Recognition Awards

S1. Emerging Scholar Award
For an outstanding book or article authored by an early-career researcher (within 7 years of PhD or first publication).

S2. Award for Excellence in Inclusive Publishing
For a work that advances diversity, equity, and inclusion in subject, authorship, language, or accessibility.

S3. Innovation in Scholarly Publishing Award
For a publication or publishing model that demonstrates originality in format, dissemination, technology, or audience engagement.

S4. Outstanding Contribution to Indian-language Scholarship
For exemplary academic publishing in a regional Indian language.

S5. Public Impact Award
For a publication that has influenced public discourse, policymaking, or community-level change.

S6. Multilingual Knowledge Access Award
For efforts in bridging language divides—through bilingual editions, translated scholarship, or cross-lingual collaboration.

S7. Open Knowledge Champion Award
For a book or article that embodies the values of open access, transparency, and knowledge equity.

Applicable Across All Disciplines

Each award will be considered within the following broad subject streams:

• Humanities & Social Sciences

• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)

• Medicine & Health Sciences

• Interdisciplinary Research