Best Article in the Journal of Urban Affairs Award (Sponsored by Taylor & Francis)

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This annual award, initiated in 2003, gives recognition to an article published in the Journal of Urban Affairs (during the previous year) that is considered particularly outstanding as a scholarly contribution to the field of urban affairs. The award is sponsored by Routledge | Taylor and Francis, the official publisher of the Journal of Urban Affairs (JUA).

Eligibility Requirements
Award Benefits
Selection Process
Past Recipients
Eligibility Requirements
  • Only articles accepted by JUA and published in the 2023 volume year are eligible for the 2023-2024 awards cycle.
  • If your article was published in JUA in 2023, you will automatically be nominated for this award. You do not need to do anything else.
Award Benefits

The recipient(s) of the award receives:

  • A special award plaque
  • A complimentary conference registration waiver (including meal + reception tickets) for each author for the conference at which the award is received (valued at $500+ USD)
  • Up to four (4) nights of complimentary lodging at the conference hotel for the year in which the recipient receives the award.
    • Co-authors may share this lodging benefit in an agreed division of nights.
    • If recipient(s) is not able to attend the UAA Conference in the year of the award, the lodging benefit may be deferred up to one year.

The plaque will be presented at the Awards & Recognition Program held during the annual UAA Conference. Following the conference, a press release will be prepared announcing the recipient(s).

Selection Process

Each spring, the award is determined by a committee appointed by the Chair of the UAA Governing Board. All articles published in the most recent complete volume of the journal are automatically eligible for consideration. The committee chair reports the decision to the UAA Executive Director. The UAA Executive Office notifies the recipient.

Past Recipients

Note: Award year in parenthesis denotes year when the award was given. Article would have been published the previous year.