Best Paper Award

The Antibiotics Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The Evaluation Committee Members choose two articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before the previous one and announce them online by the end of April.

The Prize
– One research article and one review will be selected;
– Each winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a free voucher for the article processing fees valid for one year.

Number of Winners: 2

 
Antibiotics Best Paper Award
 
Winner announcement: 30 April 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Antibiotics will be 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 presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

17 pages, 5547 KiB  
Article
Antibacterial Activity of Biosynthesized Copper Oxide Nanoparticles (CuONPs) Using Ganoderma sessile
by Karla M. Flores-Rábago, Daniel Rivera-Mendoza, Alfredo R. Vilchis-Nestor, Karla Juarez-Moreno and Ernestina Castro-Longoria
Antibiotics 2023, 12(8), 1251; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12081251 - 29 Jul 2023
26 pages, 450 KiB  
Review
The Use of Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance in Veterinary Medicine, a Complex Phenomenon: A Narrative Review
by Alice Caneschi, Anisa Bardhi, Andrea Barbarossa and Anna Zaghini
Antibiotics 2023, 12(3), 487; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12030487 - 1 Mar 2023

Award Committee

Prof. Nicholas Dixon Chairman
University of Wollongong
Dr. Krisztina M. Papp-Wallace
JMI laboratories
Prof. Jeffrey Lipman
University of Queensland

Winner

17 pages, 558 KiB  
Article
Stability Studies of 16 Antibiotics for Continuous Infusion in Intensive Care Units and for Performing Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy
by Guillaume Loeuille, Elise D’Huart, Jean Vigneron, Yann-Eric Nisse, Benoit Beiler, Caroline Polo, Gillian Ayari, Matthieu Sacrez, Béatrice Demoré and Alexandre Charmillon
Antibiotics 2022, 11(4), 458; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11040458 - 29 Mar 2022
26 pages, 1707 KiB  
Review
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing: A Comprehensive Review of Currently Used Methods
by Ina Gajic, Jovana Kabic, Dusan Kekic, Milos Jovicevic, Marina Milenkovic, Dragana Mitic Culafic, Anika Trudic, Lazar Ranin and Natasa Opavski
Antibiotics 2022, 11(4), 427; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11040427 - 23 Mar 2022

Award Committee

Prof. Nicholas Dixon Chairman
University of Wollongong
Dr. Krisztina M. Papp-Wallace
JMI laboratories
Prof. Jeffrey Lipman
University of Queensland

Winner

15 pages, 4947 KiB  
Article
pH-Responsive “Smart” Hydrogel for Controlled Delivery of Silver Nanoparticles to Infected Wounds
by Hanif Haidari, Zlatko Kopecki, Adam T. Sutton, Sanjay Garg, Allison J. Cowin and Krasimir Vasilev
Antibiotics 2021, 10(1), 49; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10010049 - 5 Jan 2021
25 pages, 909 KiB  
Review
Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance in Important Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Pathogens and Novel Antibiotic Solutions
by Loukas Kakoullis, Eleni Papachristodoulou, Paraskevi Chra and George Panos
Antibiotics 2021, 10(4), 415; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10040415 - 10 Apr 2021

Winner

Charles H. Chen
Synthetic Biology Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Philip Joosten
Veterinary Epidemiology Unit, Department of Obstetrics, Reproduction and Herd Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University

Winner

Eunice Ego Mgbeahuruike
Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
Bernardo Ribeiro da Cunha
Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (IBB), Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Universidade de Lisboa (UL); Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal

Award Committee

Prof. Nicholas Dixon Chairman
University of Wollongong
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