Bioinformatics is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field, spanning multiple areas of application. The purpose of the SIB Remarkable Outputs is to offer the life science community the opportunity to keep up with the latest advances on the Swiss bioinformatics front. By including scientific publications as well as policies, projects, training or outreach initiatives, this annual ‘shortlist’ highlights the scientific process and the culture underlying the discipline.
Each year, since 2019, up to 10 outstanding outputs produced by SIB Members are selected by the Award Committee.
Discover the past Remarkable Outputs: 2022, 2021; 2020; 2019
The call for the Remarkable Outputs 2022 is now closed.
Eligibility
- Any output from SIB Members will be considered. This includes, but is not limited to peer-reviewed publications, preprints, resources, software tools, databases, videos, tutorials, outreach programmes, science advocacy, etc.
- The output needs to have a clear link with the SIB. This typically means that at least one of the lead authors, contributors, or organisers is a SIB Member, and the output clearly displays the SIB affiliation. Collaborative projects, including those involving multiple SIB Groups, are eligible.
- Applications can be submitted by any SIB Member, but there is a maximum of one submission per SIB Group, so prioritisation should be discussed within and between each group prior to submission.
- The constraint is that the publication / release / event date should be in the calendar year 2022. Ambiguous cases will require justification by the applicant, and the Award Committee will decide date-eligibility on a case-by-case basis.
- If the output relates to an update, please provide clear explanations of how and why this constitutes a major update - a step-change/overhaul - and not an incremental development in the normal life of the output.
Evaluation process and criteria
- The evaluation process follows a typical peer assessment process. Each submission will be reviewed and scored by at least one Award Committee member, who will also seek reviews and scores from at least two suitable SIB Members who have no conflict of interest with the submission. The final ranking and selection will be carried out by the Award Committee guided by the independent reviews.
- The main criterion will be the academic merit, evaluated across multiple dimensions, including breakthrough character, usability / user friendliness, sustainability / reproducibility, empowerment, and overall contribution to the field of bioinformatics and computational biology.
How to submit
Submissions include:
- An abstract (max. 350 words) describing the output and making a case for its academic merit
- URL of the output (if available)
- Explanation of how the output is associated with SIB and description on how this association is indicated in the output
- Evidence that the output was published / released / occured in the calendar year 2022
- The names of 3-5 suggested reviewers from among SIB Members not associated with the work