The JRBM Best Paper Award rewards biannually the best contribution to the International Journal of River Basin Management (JRBM) with strong original research dealing with significant basin management problems.

The award is granted to the corresponding author of the paper judged the most outstanding paper published in the IAHR International Journal of River Basin Management in the two years preceding the River Flow Conference

The JRBM Best Reviewer Award rewards biannually the most outstanding reviewer to the International Journal of River Basin Management (JRBM) in the two years preceding the River Flow Conference. 

The International Journal of River Basin Management (JRBM) brings together research dedicated to all aspects of integrated river and floodplain management including catchments, wetlands, and estuarine systems with the aim of applying an integrated, cross-disciplinary approach to river basin management as recognised by the UN Watercourses Convention, World Water Vision, World Water Council and Global Water Partnership.  To assist in this task, the International Association of Hydro-environment Engineering and Research and Taylor and Francis offer an annual award for the best contribution to JRBM.

Established in 2010, this IAHR award is supported by Taylor and Francis and was reactivated under the current rules in 2023.

Selection procedure

The Awards recipients are selected by the JRBM Editor and the Editorial Board.

For the Best JRBM Best Paper Award, a review of eligible papers published during previous years is undertaken by a selection committee, consisting of the Editor-in-Chief and members of the Editorial Board, on the basis of: 

• Value to engineering knowledge 

• Innovation originality 

• Scientific basis insight 

• Clarity of presentation

For the JRBM Best Reviewer Award, a selection of eligible reviews submitted in previous years is undertaken by a selection committee consisting of the Editor-in-Chief and members of the Editorial Board, on the basis of:

• Outstanding reviews

• Number of reviews 

• Number of Associate Editors served

• Delivery time

• Gender and geographical representation

• Not awarded in previous years 

When and where will the award recipients be announced? 

The awardees of the JRBM Best Paper and Best Reviewer will be announced at the Conference River Flow in the even years. 

What do the awards consist of? 

Each award consists of a certificate and a monetary prize of EUR 600.

For further information, please refer to our FAQs section on our website. Additional enquiries should be directed to the IAHR Secretariat via email to awards@iahr.org

6th Edition (2024)

Best Paper Award
Burrell, B. C., Beltaos, S., & Turcotte, B. (2023). Effects of climate change on river-ice processes and ice jams.
International Journal of River Basin Management, 21(3), 421-441.  
Best Reviewer Award
Ali Moridi, Faculty of Civil, Water and Environmental Engineering Shahid Beheshti University, Iran.

5th Edition
Michael Nones (2021)
Remote sensing and GIS techniques to monitor morphological changes along the middle-lower Vistula river, Poland
International Journal of River Basin Management, 19:3, 345-357.

4th Edition
Frans Klijn, Dick de Bruinb, Maurits C. de Hoogc, Sjef Jansend & Dirk F. Sijmonsc (2013)
Design quality of room-for-the-river measures in the Netherlands: role and assessment of the quality team (Q-team)
International Journal of River Basin Management, 11:3, 287-299.

3rd Edition
Hans C. Komakech , Pieter Van der Zaag , Marloes L. Mul , Tulinumpoki A.  Mwakalukwa & Jeltsje S. Kemerink (2012)
Formalization of water allocation systems and impacts on local practices in the Hingilili sub-catchment, Tanzania
International Journal of River Basin Management, 10:3, 213-227.

2nd Edition
Tran Van Ty, Kengo Sunada & Yutaka Ichikawa (2011)
A spatial impact assesment of human-induced intervention on hydrological regimes: a case study in the upper Srepok River Basin, Central Highlands of Vietnam
International Journal of River Basin Management,  9:2, 103-116.

1st Edition
Alon Tal, Nader Al Khateeb, Neta Nagouker, Hila Akerman, Mousa Diabat, Alice Nassar, Roey Angel, Muath Abu Sadah, Yaron Hershkovitz, Avital Gasith, Amjad Aliewi, Dima Halawani, Adam Abramson, Amjad Assi, Jonathan B. Laronne & Lior Asaf (2010)
Chemical and biological monitoring in ephemeral and intermittent streams: a study of two transboundary Palestinian–Israeli watersheds
International Journal of River Basin Management, 8:2, 185-205.