Molecules Best Paper Award—Winners Announced

The editorial team would like to congratulate the winners of the Molecules Best Paper Award, chosen by a selection committee chaired by the Section Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Shaojun Yuan. All papers published in 2023 in Molecules (ISSN: 1420-3049) were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, as well as citations and downloads, ten winners were selected.

Article:

First Prize:
CHF 500, an electronic certificate, and an opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Molecules by the end of April 2026.

“α-Tocopherol Protects Lipopolysaccharide-Activated BV2 Microglia”
by Maria Ester La Torre, Antonia Cianciulli, Vincenzo Monda, Marcellino Monda, Francesca Martina Filannino, Laura Antonucci, Anna Valenzano, Giuseppe Cibelli, Chiara Porro, Giovanni Messina et al.
Molecules 2023, 28(8), 3340; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28083340

Second Prize:
CHF 300, an electronic certificate, and an opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Molecules by the end of April 2026.

“Incorporation of a Boron–Nitrogen Covalent Bond Improves the Charge-Transport and Charge-Transfer Characteristics of Organoboron Small-Molecule Acceptors for Organic Solar Cells”
by Jie Yang, Wei-Lu Ding, Quan-Song Li and Ze-Sheng Li
Molecules 2023, 28(2), 811; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28020811

“Novel Pyrimidine Derivatives as Antioxidant and Anticancer Agents: Design, Synthesis and Molecular Modeling Studies”
by Malama Myriagkou, Evangelia Papakonstantinou, Georgia-Eirini Deligiannidou, Alexandros Patsilinakos, Christos Kontogiorgis and Eleni Pontiki
Molecules 2023, 28(9), 3913; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28093913

Third Prize:
An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Molecules by the end of April 2026.

“Characteristics of Hybrid Bioglass-Chitosan Coatings on the Plasma Activated PEEK Polymer”
by Kacper Przykaza, Małgorzata Jurak, Grzegorz Kalisz, Robert Mroczka and Agnieszka Ewa Wiącek
Molecules 2023, 28(4), 1729; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28041729

“Acenocoumarol Exerts Anti-Inflammatory Activity via the Suppression of NF-κB and MAPK Pathways in RAW 264.7 Cells”
by Hyun-Ju Han and Chang-Gu Hyun
Molecules 2023, 28(5), 2075; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28052075

“Fish By-Products: A Source of Enzymes to Generate Circular Bioactive Hydrolysates”
by Sandra Borges, Joana Odila, Glenise Voss, Rui Martins, Ana Rosa, José António Couto, André Almeida and Manuela Pintado
Molecules 2023, 28(3), 1155; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28031155

Review:

First Prize:
CHF 500, an electronic certificate, and an opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Molecules by the end of April 2026.

“Photodynamic Therapy: From the Basics to the Current Progress of N-Heterocyclic-Bearing Dyes as Effective Photosensitizers”
by Eurico Lima and Lucinda V. Reis
Molecules 2023, 28(13), 5092; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28135092

Second Prize:
CHF 300, an electronic certificate, and an opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Molecules by the end of April 2026.

“Possible Side Effects of Polyphenols and Their Interactions with Medicines”
by Aleksandra Duda-Chodak and Tomasz Tarko
Molecules 2023, 28(6), 2536; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28062536

Third Prize:
An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Molecules by the end of April 2026.

“Application of Photocatalysis and Sonocatalysis for Treatment of Organic Dye Wastewater and the Synergistic Effect of Ultrasound and Light”
by Guowei Wang and Hefa Cheng
Molecules 2023, 28(9), 3706; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28093706

“The Polypharmacological Effects of Cannabidiol”
by Jorge Castillo-Arellano, Ana Canseco-Alba, Stephen J. Cutler and Francisco León
Molecules 2023, 28(7), 3271; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28073271

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Molecules Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for their continued support of Molecules and the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Molecules Editorial Office