Application for Ole-Jørgen Skog Award

The deadline for application for the 2015 OJS Award is May 5, 2015. Please read the eligibility criteria and instructions below.

The application form is available here. Please send your form and your paper to the Chair of the Award Committee before May 5, 2015:

Petra Meier: P.Meier[at}Sheffield.ac.uk

The Kettil Bruun Society is an international and multidisciplinary society, aiming to promote social and epidemiological research which fosters comparative understanding of the social aspects of alcohol problems in different countries and across different sub-populations.

The purpose of the Ole-Jørgen Skog Award for Early Career Scientist is to recognize the excellence of the papers presented by early career scientists at the KBS Annual Symposium held each year in early June. The award is a cash prize of 250 Euros, two years membership of the Kettil Bruun Society, and a certificate.

The best paper presented by an early career scientist (no more than 5 years in alcohol research) will be selected by a scientific committee, based on its contribution to advancing the knowledge in alcohol research and on its theoretical and methodological quality.

The winner will be announced and the award presented at the Social Dinner on Thursday evening, June 4, 2015.

Please read the eligibility and evaluation criteria, below, and ensure that you submit your paper along with the application form.

Eligibility:

To be considered for the award, applicants must be:

students studying for their masters or doctoral degree OR early career scientists whose doctoral degree was awarded within the last five years (i.e., not before May 2000);
presenting a paper as the first author; and
provide a statement describing the contributions of each author on the front page of the paper.

Evaluation criteria:

Approximately equal weight will be given to each of the three criteria. Please note the descriptors under each heading.

1. Significance and innovation

addresses an issue relevant to "social, epidemiological, and cross-cultural research on alcohol use"
reports findings that contribute to the research discipline and/or will improve public policy, health promotion or clinical practice
will probably result in an influential publication

2. Scientific merit

the rationale for the study is well developed
objectives are clearly defined and coherent
methods are appropriate
analyses are well executed
results are interpreted appropriately

3. Quality of presentation

paper is well structured and within the page limits (16, single-spaced including tables, figures and references)
abstract accurately and succinctly describes the study in <300 words
introduction covers the relevant literature and presents a rationale for the study
tables and figures are clear and informative and do not overlap with the text
discussion provides a brief summary of the main findings, a complete and balanced account of the limitations and strengths of the study, and a comparison with other relevant studies

A list of previous winners is available at: http://www.kettilbruun.org/ole-jorgen-skog-award/