In a BMC Series blog post, BMC Ecology and Evolution announces the launch of its third image competition and calls for image submissions.
Last year’s competition attracted substantial attention from researchers and the wider public. The winning images were highlighted in many international media outlets, including Science, New Scientist, Science News, Live Science, Gizmodo, National Geographic España, CNN, The Telegraph, and MailOnline.
The competition provides a fantastic opportunity to showcase research and the beauty of nature to a broad audience. Anyone affiliated with a research institution is eligible to enter one image into each of the following four categories: Judging the competition will be members of the BMC Ecology and Evolution editorial board, along with Jennifer Harman, the Editor of the journal. The journal will award the overall winner €800, and the winner for each of the four categories will receive €200. The journal will also award €50 to the runner up for each category.Please email your images to the Editor, Jennifer Harman, at jennifer.harman@springernature.
We’ll be posting regular updates on the competition in the coming months, so don’t forget to keep up to date by reading our blog or by following us on Twitter @BMC_seriesGood luck!
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