Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Antibiotics 2022 Best Paper Award. All of the papers published in 2020 in Antibiotics were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the two winning papers, which were nominated by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Nicholas Dixon, have been selected.

Review:
Development and Challenges of Antimicrobial Peptides for Therapeutic Applications
By Charles H. Chen and Timothy K. Lu
Antibiotics 2020, 9(1), 24; doi:10.3390/antibiotics9010024.

Research article:
Antimicrobial Usage and Resistance in Companion Animals: A Cross-Sectional Study in Three European Countries
By Philip Joosten, Daniela Ceccarelli, Evelien Odent, Steven Sarrazin, Haitske Graveland, Liese Van Gompel, Antonio Battisti, Andrea Caprioli, Alessia Franco, Jaap A. Wagenaar, Dik Mevius and Jeroen Dewulf
Antibiotics 2020, 9(2), 87; doi:10.3390/antibiotics9020087.

Each winner (corresponding author) will receive CHF 500 (Swiss francs), an electronic certificate, and a chance to publish a free paper in Antibiotics in 2023.

On behalf of the Assessment Committee, I congratulate the winners on their accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the nominated research groups of the above exceptional papers for their contributions to Antibiotics as well as thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Nicholas Dixon, Antibiotics