The British Academy is strengthening its relationship with Wiley-Blackwell, the scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons Inc., with the creation of a major new prize for an outstanding contribution to economics.
The new British Academy-Wiley Prize in Economics, worth £5,000, will be awarded annuallyin recognition of excellence in economics, including economic history, by an early career researcher. The first prize will be made in 2012, with a call for nominations in autumn 2011.
Announcing the new initiative at the British Academy's annual Medals and Prizes ceremony on 6 October, the Academy's President, Sir Adam Roberts, said,
"I am delighted that our partnership with Wiley-Blackwell continues to grow with the launch of this new prize in economics. The British Academy is keen to support researchers early in their careers and pleased that the British Academy-Wiley Prize in Economics affords another opportunity for us to do so."
Philip Carpenter, Vice President and Managing Director, Social Science and Humanities publishing at Wiley-Blackwell, said,
"As publisher of over 70 journals across the whole field of Economics, Wiley-Blackwell is proud to play its part in enabling the global communication of research in the discipline. We are very pleased to be joining with the British Academy to celebrate the contributions of outstanding younger British-based researchers by establishing the Wiley prize."