Dear members of the Zoological Society of Japan
Regarding the nomination of candidates for the BioOne Ambassador Award
BioOne Ambassador
The Award is presented to early-career researchers who are authors of papers published in BioOne in the previous year (in this case, 2025) and who are either graduate students or have obtained their degree (master’s or doctoral) within the past five years (i.e., between 2020 and 2025). The prize is US$$.
1,000 is given. Recommendations can be made by the academic societies that publish each journal. Regarding the 2026 call for applications, Zoological
We would like to recommend candidates from the authors of papers published in Science using the following method. Information on past awardees and other details can be found on the page below. For their future international success, we strongly encourage your active application.
https://bioonepublishing.org/our-work/
[Recommender] Member of the Zoological Society of Japan
[Nominee] in Zoological in 2025 (Vol. 42)
Authors of papers published in Science who are early-career researchers, ranging from graduate students to those within 5 years of obtaining their degree (Master's or Ph.D.) (they do not appear to need to be the first author).
[Recommended Method] Send the following content by email to the Zoological Society Office ( zsj-society@zoology.or.jp
) send to.
1. Recommender's Name
2. Nominee's name and status (clearly indicating that they meet the qualifications)
3. Published paper title, volume, and page
4. "How does your research change the
Prepare an English response of approximately 500 to 750 words, or a video or audio presentation within 5 minutes, to the question "world?"
[Deadline] Tuesday, January 13, 2026. Please write the email subject as "Ambassador
referred to as Award Recommendation.
[Determination of Nominee] Among the candidates who applied by the deadline, Zoological
Selected by the Science Editorial Board and recommended to BioOne.
Please check the following page for details regarding the application documents to be submitted after the recommendation.
https://bioonepublishing.org/about-ambassador-award/
Hyodo Susumu
Editor-in-Chief of Zoological Science
