ProSPER.Net/Scopus Young Scientist Award to be ...

TOKYO, July 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Encouraging Sustainable Development in Asia/Pacific Region

    Scopus(R), the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed
literature, today announced that Scopus will launch an award with ProSPER.Net
to encourage young researchers and academics in the Asia/Pacific region. The
ProSPER.Net/Scopus Young Scientist Award will be given annually to recognize
an outstanding young scientist who has made a significant contribution to the
area of Sustainable Development.



    The award will be given at the ProSPER.Net International Symposium in
March 2009 with a specific Business focus. Applications will be evaluated by
an international panel of three recognized experts in the discipline. Scopus
citation data and the Scopus h-index will be used to provide an objective and
transparent measurement of applicants' research performance which will help
determine their influence in the discipline.



    "The establishment of this award provides an important contribution to
the sustainable development of Asia/Pacific by recognizing and promoting the
careers of young academics who have the potential to lead progress in this
area and inspire others through their example," noted Professor Peter
Haddawy, Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Asian Institute of
Technology in Thailand and Chairman of the Board of ProSPER.Net, "It is also
an excellent model of how industry and academia can join hands and work
together for the benefit of society."



    Inn Beng Lee, Head of Customer Marketing, Asia Pacific, Elsevier
remarked, "We have established this capstone award to emphasize the
importance of sustainability, and to inspire more scholars to be actively
engaged in this arena, which in turn will stimulate the scientific research
progress for Sustainable Development across the Asia Pacific region."



About ProSPER.Net

    The Promotion of Sustainability in Postgraduate Education and Research
Network (ProSPER.Net) is an alliance of several leading higher education
institutions in the Asia-Pacific Region that have committed to work together
to integrate principles of Sustainable Development (SD) into postgraduate
courses and curricula as well as to conduct research on sustainability
issues. Member institutions are having strong education and research programs
as well as aspiring innovators in SD and related fields. ProSPER.Net is under
the auspices of the United Nations University - Institute of Advanced Studies
(UNU-IAS). For more information about ProSPER.Net please visit
http://www.ias.unu.edu/efsd/prospernet



About Scopus

    Covering the world's research literature, Scopus is the largest abstract
and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources
with smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Scopus is designed
and developed with over 500 users and librarians internationally. Its unique
database contains abstracts and references from 15,000 peer-reviewed journals
from more than 4,000 publishers worldwide, ensuring broad interdisciplinary
coverage. In addition, Scopus not only offers users citation information
about the articles covered, but also integrates web and patent searches
directly from its clean and simple interface. Direct links to full-text
articles, library resources and other applications like reference management
software, make Scopus quicker, easier and more comprehensive to use than any
other literature research tool. For more information about Scopus please
visit http://ww.info.scopus.com .



About Elsevier

    Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical
information products and services. Working in partnership with the global
science and health communities, Elsevier's 7,000 employees in over 70 offices
worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals and 1,900 new books per year, in
addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such as
ScienceDirect (http://www.sciencedirect.com/), MD Consult 
(http://www.mdconsult.com/), Scopus (http://www.info.scopus.com/),
bibliographic databases, and online reference works.



    Elsevier (http://www.elsevier.com/) is a global business headquartered in
Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has offices worldwide. Elsevier is part of
Reed Elsevier Group plc (http://www.reedelsevier.com/), a world-leading
publisher and information provider. Operating in the science and medical,
legal, education and business-to-business sectors, Reed Elsevier provides
high-quality and flexible information solutions to users, with increasing
emphasis on the Internet as a means of delivery. Reed Elsevier's ticker
symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and
ENL (New York Stock Exchange).



[Appendix]

     ProSPER.Net/Scopus Young Scientist Award in Sustainable
Development



    This award is given annually to recognize an outstanding young scientist
who has made significant contributions to the area of Sustainable
Development. Because Sustainable Development is quite broad, each year a
particular focus area will be chosen. Envisioned focus areas include
Environment, Engineering and Technology, Agriculture, Corporate Social
Responsibility, and Business. In the first year the award will be given in
the area of Business. Applications will be evaluated by an international
panel of three recognized academics in the focus area for that year.



Application Process

    Candidates may be put forth by nomination or direct application.
Nominations and applications must be supported by two letters of
recommendation.



Eligibility

    The award is open to candidates actively engaged in graduate education
and research and employed at institutions in the Asia-Pacific region who are
40 years old or less.


    
    Criteria for Evaluation

    - Average number of citations per paper and h-index over the past five
      years

    - Average number of publications and patents per year over the past
      five years

    - Documented societal impact





The Award

    The award winner will receive a cash prize, a certificate from
ProSPER.Net and Scopus, and r/t airfare and accommodation to attend the award
ceremony. The name of the awardee will be broadly announced.



Support from Elsevier

    Elsevier, the provider of Scopus will offer financial and publicity
support.


    
    Timeline

    - Establishment of award announced at ProSPER.Net press conference on
      June 21, 2008
    - Application deadline is November 15, 2008
    - International selection panel will meet in January/February 2009
    - Award to be conferred at ProSPER.Net International Symposium on
      Integrating Sustainable Development into Business School Curricula 
      in March 2009.

    Further information will be provided at UNU-IAS website:
    http://www.ias.unu.edu/efsd/prospernet


    
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