Abstracting and indexing database Scopus, part of STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has launched an award with the Promotion of Sustainability in Postgraduate Education and Research Network (ProSPER.Net), Japan, to encourage young researchers and academics in the Asia/Pacific region. The ProSPER.Net/Scopus Young Scientist Award will be given annually to recognise an outstanding young scientist who has made 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 recognised 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.
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 programmes 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).
