Best Conference Paper Prize

Each year since 1998 a Best Paper Prize has been awarded at the annual SCoLA conference.
The prize (currently $500) is sponsored by the Governance Institute of Australia.

SCoLA congratulates earlier past winners. 

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CRITERIA FOR BEST PAPER PRIZE

  • To be eligible for consideration for the best paper prize, papers must be received by the conference organiser by the time specified by the conference organiser in the promotional material for the annual conference (this will be not less than 2 weeks and not more than 4 weeks prior to the first day of the conference).

  • The author of the paper awarded the best paper prize need not be a member of the SCoLA.

  • The paper awarded the best paper prize must be presented at the SCoLA annual conference.

  • The selection committee for the best paper prize will consist of a committee of at least 3 people established by the President of the SCoLA.

  • Papers:

    • previously published; or

    • presented at plenary sessions of the conference; or

    • presented as a result of an invitation by the conference organisers, are ineligible for the best paper prize.

  • If a paper submitted for consideration for the best paper prize has been submitted for publication or has been accepted for publication, this must be disclosed to the conference organisers when the paper is submitted to the conference organisers or as soon thereafter as possible.

  • The prize is to encourage scholarship by early or mid career academics at senior lecturer level or below. Accordingly, a paper submitted where the author’s academic rank is above senior lecturer (or equivalent) at the time that the prize is awarded is ineligible for the prize.

  • The author of the paper awarded the best paper prize is encouraged to submit the paper or an edited version of the paper for publication in the journal of Governance Institute of Australia.

  • Whilst there is no maximum or minimum word requirement, authors are encouraged to submit papers between 5,000 – 8,000 words.

HOW TO ENTER

For the 2025 Conference Best Paper Prize, please submit your paper by clicking the button below and filling in the form. All papers are to be submitted by the 10th of January 2025.

PAST WINNERS OF THE BEST PAPER PRIZE

Winners of the SCoLA Best Paper Prize 2019

  • 2024 Annual Conference:

    • Joseph Lee ( Australian National University)

    • Highly commended: Paulina Fishman (Deakin University)

  • 2023 Annual Conference: Isa Alade and Zehra G Kavame Eroglu (joint paper) (both of Deakin University, Victoria)

  • 2022 Annual Conference: Alan K Koh, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

  • 2021 Annual Conference: Jonathan Ande and Zehra G Kavame Eroglu (joint paper) (both of Deakin University, Victoria)

  • 2020 Annual Conference:

    • Dr Jonathan Barrett (Wellington School of Business and Government, Victoria University of Wellington)

    • Highly Commended:

      • Alan Koh (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

      • Ang Wen Pin Lance (NUS)

  • 2018 Annual Conference:

    • Vivien Chen, ‘Private and public enforcement of directors’ duties in Malaysia and Australia: the implications of context’ (Monash University)

    • Alice Klettner, ‘Stewardship Codes and the Pursuit of Corporate Sustainability’ (University of Technology Sydney)