Hugo G. Beigel Award

This award is funded by Taylor & Francis, publisher of SSSS's Journal of Sex Research.

Clive M. Davis, the second editor of the Journal of Sex Research (JSR), initiated the Beigel Award. The award is named in memory of Dr. Hugo Beigel, a founding member of SSSS and the first editor of JSR, a position he held for 13 years.

This award recognizes and promotes research excellence in sexual science and is granted annually to the author(s) of an outstanding report published during the prior year in JSR. The winner(s) are selected by the JSR Editor and Associate Editors.

All refereed articles published in JSR for the prior year are eligible for the award, with the exception of review articles in the Annual Review of Sex Research special issue, introductions to special issues, editorials, or articles in which the Editor or Associate Editors were authors.  

Nominee Requirements:

• Because the Beigel award is presented to recognize research excellence in sexual science, it is not necessarily restricted to members of SSSS. 

Review & Evaluation:

The JSR Editor and each Associate Editor independently rate the quality of each eligible article using a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being “Outstanding”) on the basis of the appropriateness and rigor of the methods, the importance and novelty of the scholarly contribution, the theoretical significance, and the clarity of the writing.

For each article, the JSR Editor collects all ballots and averages the scores. The article with the highest average score receives the award. In the case of a tie, the award is given to both articles. The JSR Editor retains all ballots for at least two years. If there are questions about, or challenges to, the award decision, the ballots serve as evidence of a fair and transparent review process.

In the year a Hugo G. Beigel recipient is named, the recipient receives: 

• A Certificate of Research Excellence
• A $500 award
• Complimentary conference registration*

Hugo G. Beigel Award Recipients