awards

Cordelia Myers AJOT Best Article Award

Established in 1979 as the Cordelia Myers Writer’s Award and renamed in 2013, the Cordelia Myers AJOT Best Article Award is presented every year to recognize a high-impact, quality research study published in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy (AJOT®) that reflects the journal’s current publication mission.

Description and purpose

  • To highlight important, high-level occupational therapy scholarship in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy (AJOT®) that reflects the journal’s current publication mission.

Minimal requirements

  • At least one author is an occupational therapist.
  • The article represents good-quality research that adds to the field of occupational therapy.
  • The article describes a high-impact study that has particular relevance to a priority in occupational therapy or an established knowledge gap and is timely, is highly relevant, and addresses an urgent need for information in the field.

Criteria for selection

  • The study described in the article can be any level of evidence as long as:
    • The study design is appropriate for the research question and for the current state of knowledge about the topic being addressed.
    • The study methods are well-designed and well-executed.
    • The study helps build evidence in support of occupational therapy.

Selection procedure

  • The Editor of AJOT shall compile eligible articles and send them to the AJOT Editorial Board for consideration.
  • Selection shall be made by the AJOT Editorial Board and then submitted to the Volunteer Leadership Development Committee (VLDC) for inclusion in the Association Awards & Recognitions Ceremony.

Specific information regarding award

  • One award may be given each year by the AJOT Editorial Board.
  • The authors of the winning article will divide $1,000 equally, and the article will be designated as an AJOT Best Article in the online version of the journal.

Previous recipients

 The following AOTA members have been awarded the Cordelia Myers AJOT Best Article Award and Cordelia Myers Writer's Award.

 

Previous recipients

The following AOTA members have been awarded the Cordelia Myers Writer's Award.