| Dr | Juan Jose | Alava | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia | Canada | Environmental Science | Marine Ecotoxicology; Environmental Toxicology, MicroplasticsScience | Best Paper Award | |
| Mr | Md Hafijur Rahaman | Khan | South China Sea Institute of Oceanology , Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Marine Geology | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Marco | Ligi | Istituto di Scienze Marine - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche | Italy | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Marine Geology and Geophysics | Best Paper Award | |
| Prof | Alireza | Riyahi Bakhtiari | Tarbiat Modares University | Iran | Environmental Science | Marine Pollution and Coral Reefs | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Dr | Maurice | Estes, Jr. | University of Alabama in Huntsville/APM NASA Ecological Conservation | United States | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Marine Science | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Ines | Alberico | ISMAR-CNR | Italy | Earth and Planetary Sciences | marine science | Best Research Article Award | |
| Dr | Maurice | Estes Jr. | University of Alabama in Huntsville/NASA Ecological Forecasting Program | United States | Other | Marine Science and Biodiversity | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Camille | Leal | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Environmental Science | Marine Sponge Microbiology | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Mr | Luís | Lopes | IPS | Portugal | Business, Management and Accounting | Maritime and Port Logistics | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Siti Marsila | Mhd Ruslan | Universiti Malaysia Terengganu | Malaysia | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Maritime Economics/ Energy Economics/ Investment | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Mr | Peyman | Ghaforian Masodzadeh | World Maritime University | Sweden | Energy | Maritime transport (shipping) | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Md Abu | Hasan | Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences | Hungary | Social Sciences | Marketing | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Huifeng | Bai | Liverpool John Moores University | United Kingdom | Business, Management and Accounting | Marketing | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof Dr | Margaret | Sheng | National Taiwan University of Science and Tech | Taiwan | Business, Management and Accounting | Marketing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Cinzia | Bandiziol | Università di Padova | Italy | Mathematics | Matematica | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Assoc Prof Dr | GUILHERMINO | FECHINE | Mackenzie Presbyterian University | Brazil | Engineering | Materiais bidimensionais/nanocompósitos poliméricos | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | PITCHAIMANI | VEERAKUMAR | Centre of Molecular Medicine and Diagnostics (COMManD), Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai 600 077, India | India | Chemistry | Material Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Xin | Cao | Nanjing Normal University | China | Chemistry | material chemistry | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Dr | huma | Shaikh | University of Sindh | Pakistan | Chemistry | Material Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Gabi | Nehme | University of Balamand | Lebanon | Engineering | Material Engineering | Best Paper Award | |