JOE Publication Awards
The nomination period for 2025 calendar year JOE Awards has closed as of December 31, 2025. Please check back in the fall of 2026 for the new nomination cycle.
Awards are available in the following categories:
Basic Science: Biology
Basic Science: Technology
Case Reports/Clinical Techniques
Clinical Research
Narrative Reviews
Regenerative Endodontics
Systematic and Scoping Reviews
Papers eligible for the award are those that represent significant advances in endodontics and adhere to the principles of the scientific method. Position papers and editorials are not considered for this award. Papers are judged based upon:
• Scientific merit and broad impact on dental research
• Relevance to endodontics
• Originality of research objectives and/or ideas presented
• Creativity of study design or uniqueness of approaches and concepts
• Validity of statistical and/or epidemiological methods
• Clarity of presentation
The JOE Publication Awards are presented to authors of published papers in the Journal of Endodontics that represent innovative thought and significant advances in the endodontic field. The JOE Publication Awards are presented annually at the Scientific Advisory Board Reception during the AAE annual meeting.
The AAE proudly recognizes JOE Publication Award recipients and continues the tradition of honoring the achievements and contributions of these individuals to the specialty of endodontics.
Publication Award Criteria
- Paper must have been published within the last calendar year.
- Papers must adhere to the principles of the scientific method. Position papers and editorials are not considered for this award.
- Papers may be nominated by any member of the AAE who is not an author of the paper and who was not affiliated with the institution of the corresponding author at the time of submission of the paper.
- Nominations must include a letter of nomination indicating for which of the above-mentioned categories the paper is being nominated, and expressing how the nominated paper meets the criteria. Please include the article title and publication date with your nomination.
- Submit nominations to Dr. Ken Hargreaves via communications@aae.org.
Award Categories
- Basic Research: Biology
- Basic Research: Technology
- Case Reports/Clinical Techniques
- Clinical Research
- Narrative Reviews
- Regenerative Endodontics
- Systematic and Scoping Reviews
Categories may not have finalist papers if the nominated articles do not meet the judges’ criteria.
Judging Criteria
- Scientific merit and broad impact on dental research.
- Relevance to endodontics.
- Originality of research objectives and/or ideas presented.
- Creativity of study design or uniqueness of approaches and concepts.
- Validity of statistical and/or epidemiological methods.
- Clarity of presentation.