Best Paper Award

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The Vaccines Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose four articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before the previous year and announce them online by the end of June.

The Prize:

– Two review awards: CHF 400 and the opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Vaccines in 2026 following peer review.
– Two research article awards: CHF 500 and the opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Vaccines in 2026 following peer review.
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.

Vaccines Best Paper Award

Winner announcement date: 30 June 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Vaccines are eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact.
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented.
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts.
– Clarity of the presentation.
– Citations and downloads.

Past Winners

Winner

Article
54 Citations
8,023 Views
17 Pages
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An RNA-Based Vaccine Platform for Use against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Sasha E. Larsen,
Jesse H. Erasmus,
Valerie A. Reese,
Tiffany Pecor,
Jacob Archer,
Amit Kandahar,
Fan-Chi Hsu,
Katrina Nicholes,
Steven G. Reed and
Susan L. Baldwin
+ 1 author
Vaccines2023, 11(1), 130;https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11010130
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5 January 2023
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb), a bacterial pathogen that causes tuberculosis disease (TB), exerts an extensive burden on global health. The complex nature of M.tb, coupled with different TB disease stages, has made identifying immune correlates o...
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Article
16 Citations
3,364 Views
13 Pages
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Factors Influencing Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination
Cathrin Kodde,
Sascha Tafelski,
Efthimia Balamitsa,
Irit Nachtigall and
Marzia Bonsignore
Vaccines2023, 11(2), 451;https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11020451
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15 February 2023
Vaccination plays a key role in tackling the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic but data regarding the individual’s protective antibody level are still pending. Our aim is to identify factors that influence antibody response following vaccination in h...
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Systematic Review
37 Citations
9,210 Views
19 Pages
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Real-World Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines against Infection, Symptomatic and Severe COVID-19 Disease Caused by the Omicron Variant (B.1.1.529)
Hassen Mohammed,
Dan Duy Pham-Tran,
Zi Yi Michelle Yeoh,
Bing Wang,
Mark McMillan,
Prabha H. Andraweera and
Helen S. Marshall
Vaccines2023, 11(2), 224;https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11020224
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19 January 2023
Real-world data on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) is limited. This systematic review aimed to investigate the real-world effectiveness and durability of protection conferred by primary course and booste...
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Review
43 Citations
9,207 Views
21 Pages
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The Potential Role of Vaccines in Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): An Update and Future Perspectives
Vincenzo Costanzo and
Giovanni N. Roviello
Vaccines2023, 11(2), 333;https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11020333
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1 February 2023
In the modern era, the consumption of antibiotics represents a revolutionary weapon against several infectious diseases, contributing to the saving of millions of lives worldwide. However, the misuse of antibiotics for human and animal purposes has f...
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Award Committee

Ralph Tripp
Ralph Tripp
Chairman
Univ Georgia
Christian Napoli
Christian Napoli
Department of Medical surgical sciences and translational medicine - Sapienza University of Rome
Haval Shirwan
Haval Shirwan
University of Louisville
François Meurens
François Meurens
Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal
Bingqian Qu
Bingqian Qu
Department of Infectious Diseases
MPMark E. Peeples
Mark E. Peeples
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Zixin Wang
Zixin Wang
JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Michael Bukrinsky
Michael Bukrinsky
The George Washington University
Mariusz Skwarczynski
Mariusz Skwarczynski
University of Queensland
Peter Maple
Peter Maple
University of Nottingham