Professor Amélia Loja (DEM/ISEL) has been awarded the Springer Nature Author Service Award 2026, one of the categories of the Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Awards, which annually recognise the outstanding contributions of scientific editors to their academic communities.

This award honours editors who stand out for enhancing the author experience and promoting peer-review processes that are efficient, constructive, and fair. The distinction acknowledges their commitment to ensuring editorial quality, supporting authors throughout the scientific publishing process, and fostering rigorous and transparent article evaluation practices.

The Editor of Distinction Awards celebrate the work carried out by the editorial teams of Springer Nature’s scientific journals, whose contribution is essential to advancing knowledge and disseminating high-quality research.