THE JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH POLICY AND ECONOMICS
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The
Fourth Adam Smith Award
in
Mental Health Policy and Economics Research
In addition, two "Excellence in Mental Health Policy and Economics Research Awards", have been established, each in the amount of $1,000USD. These Awards will be given to two articles of exceptional quality published in The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics during the years 2007 and 2008 (Vol. 10 and Vol. 11) and will be judged retrospectively by the Associate Editors of the Journal. Presentation of these Awards will also be made at the "Ninth Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry", 2009.
These Adam Smith Award and the Excellence in Mental Health Policy and Economics Research Awards will be conferred to the author(s) of chosen articles on the basis of their significant contributions to the field of mental health policy and economics.
AWARD PROCESS
Adam Smith Award in Mental Health Policy and Economics Research
Each of the Associate Editors will be asked to indicate one article considered of exceptional value among those published in the journal. Associate Editors who publish articles in the Journal during this time period are not eligible to nominate their own article. The Editors-in-Chief are not eligible to nominate candidates for this Award and will not express any preferences. The Associate Editors will send their vote by email to the Editorial Office: moscarelli@icmpe.org. The two articles receiving the highest number of preferences will be shortlisted for further consideration. These articles will then be subjected to a second round of consideration by the Associate Editors which will then chose one article to receive the Award.
Excellence in Mental Health Policy and Economics Research Award
Each of the Associate Editors will be asked to indicate two articles they deem worthy of consideration for contributions to the field (the winner of the Adam Smith Award will not be considered). Associate Editors cannot nominate their own work published in the Journal. The Editors-in-Chief are not eligible to nominate candidates for this Award and will not express any preferences. The members of the Editorial Board will send their votes by email to the Editorial Office: moscarelli@icmpe.org. The four articles that will receive the higher number of preferences will be shortlisted for further consideration. The two articles receiving the highest number of nominations in this round will be awarded the Excellence Awards.