Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the “Antioxidants 2024 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in Antioxidants from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. One review and three research articles will receive an award each. The papers will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Stanley Omaye. 

Eligibility for the Award:
– Papers published in Antioxidants from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria:
The papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following 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.

The Prize:
– One review award: CHF 500
– Three research articles awards:
   a. The first prize: CHF 500
   b. The second prize: CHF 400
   c. The third prize: CHF 300
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.

The winners will be announced on the journal website on 30 April 2024.

Kind regards,
Antioxidants Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Stanley Omaye, we wish to acknowledge our reviewers who so generously offer their time to review the papers submitted to Antioxidants by presenting an award to the reviewers who have demonstrated their dedication, professionalism, and timeliness in reviewing manuscripts for Antioxidants.

What are the pre-requisites to be eligible for this award?
– All of the reviewers for Antioxidants in 2023 will be automatically included.

Selection Criteria:
– Number of review reports;
– The quality and timeliness of review reports.

What will the winners receive?
There will be five winners this year, and each will receive the following:
– CHF 500;
– A certificate.

When will the winners be announced?
– The winners will be announced on 31 March 2024 on the journal website.

How can I make myself eligible?
– If you have not yet reviewed papers for Antioxidants, but would like to do so, you can register as a reviewer at the following link: https://susy.mdpi.com/volunteer/profile/edit.

Kind regards,
Antioxidants Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that Antioxidants is now inviting nominations for the Antioxidants 2023 Young Investigator Award. This prize will be given to one young investigator in recognition of their excellence in the field of antioxidants. All nominations will be assessed by an Award Evaluation Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Stanley Omaye.

The Prize:
–– CHF 2000;
–– An electronic certificate.

Eligibility and Requirements:
–– Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2023;
–– Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of antioxidants;
–– Candidates must be nominated by senior scientists.

List of Documents for Nomination:
–– Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;
–– Scanned copy of doctorate certificate;
–– Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.

Schedule:
Open for nomination: 5 May 2023
Nomination deadline: 31 December 2023
Winner announcement: 31 May 2024

How to Submit Nominations?
The nominations must be submitted online.

Contact:
Ms. Coco Qin
Marketing Specialist
Email: [email protected]

Kind regards,
Antioxidants Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

The editorial team would like to congratulate the winners of the Antioxidants 2023 Best Paper Award, who were chosen by a selection committee chaired by the Section Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Aldini. Following a review process by the Award Evaluation Committee, four winners were selected.

Articles:
The First Prize: CHF 500 and a certificate
xCT-Driven Expression of GPX4 Determines Sensitivity of Breast Cancer Cells to Ferroptosis Inducers
By Authors: Namgyu Lee, Anne E. Carlisle, Austin Peppers, Sung Jin Park, Mihir B. Doshi, Meghan E. Spears and Dohoon Kim
Antioxidants 2021, 10(2), 317; doi:10.3390/antiox10020317

The Second Prize: CHF 400 and a certificate
Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Sulfide Coordinately Reduce Glucose Sensitivity and Decrease Oxidative Stress via Ascorbate-Glutathione Cycle in Heat-Stressed Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Plants
By Authors: Noushina Iqbal, Shahid Umar, Nafees A. Khan and Francisco J. Corpas
Antioxidants 2021, 10(1), 108; doi:10.3390/antiox10010108

The Third Prize: CHF 300 and a certificate
New Insights into the Metabolism of the Flavanones Eriocitrin and Hesperidin: A Comparative Human Pharmacokinetic Study
By Authors: María Ángeles Ávila-Gálvez, Juan Antonio Giménez-Bastida, Antonio González-Sarrías and Juan Carlos Espín
Antioxidants 2021, 10(3), 435; doi:10.3390/antiox10030435

Review:
The Prize: CHF 500 and a certificate
Abiotic Stress and Reactive Oxygen Species: Generation, Signaling, and Defense Mechanisms
By Authors: Swati Sachdev, Shamim Akhtar Ansari, Mohammad Israil Ansari, Masayuki Fujita and Mirza Hasanuzzaman
Antioxidants 2021, 10(2), 277; doi:10.3390/antiox10020277

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Antioxidants 2023 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of Antioxidants.

Kind regards,
Antioxidants Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Antioxidants 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Antioxidants Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Antioxidants. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

Dr. Miguel Rebollo-Hernanz
Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Science, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Research Interest: phytochemicals; bioactive compounds; dietary fiber; melatonin; food; Maillard reaction; legumes; coffee; byproducts; phenolic compounds; novel foods; cocoa; adipogenesis; insulin resistance; inflammation; cell signaling

Prof. Dr. Emanuel Vamanu
Department of Industrial Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Faculty of Biotechnology, Bucharest, Romania
Research Interest: microbiota; lactobacillus; nanoparticle; gastrointestinal transit; natural product; probiotic; prebiotic; amp; functional products; microbial diversity

Prof. Dr. Valentina Pozzi
Department of Clinical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
Research Interest: cancer; biology; biomarker; NNMT

Dr. Marc Herb
Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Research Interest: macrophages; reactive oxygen species; mitochondria; NADPH oxidases; infection; redox signaling; antimicrobial defense; inflammasome; immunity; ROS scavenging; ROS detection

Dr. Konrad A. Szychowski
Department of Lifestyle Disorders and Regenerative Medicine, University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
Interests: neurobiology; neurotoxicology; xenobiotics; elastin-derived peptides; extracellular matrix proteins

The Prize for Each Winner:
– CHF 500;
– A certificate.

Kind regards,
Antioxidants Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Antioxidants 2022 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Albert Salas Huetos.

Dr. Salas-Huetos (MSc, PhD) is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Basic Medical Sciences (Unitat de Medicina Preventiva i Salut Pública) at Rovira i Virgili University, Reus, Spain. Dr. Salas-Huetos’s research interests are mainly focused on male/female infertility and exposome (nutrition, endocrine disruptors, pollution, age, adiposity, etc.). He has been working in several randomized clinical trials, large cohort prospective studies, and hot topic meta-analyses. Dr. Salas-Huetos received his PhD in 2016 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising 83 publications in peer-reviewed international journals and 5 book chapters. Salas-Huetos’s Scopus Scientific Citations number is 1698 and his Hirsch index is 22. He is clearly a rising star in the field of nutrition and (in)fertility. As a single applicant, Dr. Salas-Huetos has secured funding of more than EUR 120k since 2023. This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Albert Salas-Huetos for his outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr. Albert Salas Huetos will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000 and an electronic certificate.

We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominations.

Antioxidants 2022 Young Investigator Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Antioxidants 2022 Best Paper Award. All papers published in Antioxidants from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, one review and three research articles, which were nominated by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Stanley Omaye, were selected.

Article:
Rank 1: CHF 500
Anti-inflammatory and Anti-oxidant Activity of Hidrox® in Rotenone-Induced Parkinson’s Disease in Mice (doi:10.3390/antiox9090824)

Rank 2: CHF 400
Expression of Pro-Angiogenic Markers Is Enhanced by Blue Light in Human RPE Cells (doi:10.3390/antiox9111154)

Rank 3: CHF 300
Quantification of the Antioxidant Activity of Plant Extracts: Analysis of Sensitivity and Hierarchization Based on the Method Used (doi:10.3390/antiox9010076)

Review:
Rank 1: CHF 500
Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidant Defense in Plants under Abiotic Stress: Revisiting the Crucial Role of a Universal Defense Regulator (doi:10.3390/antiox9080681)

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

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Stanley Omaye, Antioxidants

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Antioxidants 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Antioxidants Editorial Board and Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the dedication of their reviewers, whose efforts have ensured that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround time are maintained.

Dr. Lorenzo Cecchi
Department of Neurofarba, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

Dr. Miguel Rebollo-Hernanz
Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Food Science, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Dr. Elzbieta Janda
Magna Graecia University, Department of Health Sciences, Campus Germaneto, Catanzaro, Italy

Dr. Peter Vitiello
Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA

Prizes:
– CHF 500
– A certificate

Kind regards,
Antioxidants Editorial Office

The editorial team would like to congratulate the winners of the Antioxidants 2021 Best Paper Awards, who were chosen by a Selection Committee chaired by the Section Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Aldini. Following a review process by the Evaluation Committee, five winners were selected. The recipients of the Antioxidants 2021 Best Paper Awards are as follows:

Article:

Rank 1 Award: (CHF 500 + the opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Antioxidants in 2021)

Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Flavanones from Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (licorice) Leaf Phytocomplexes: Identification of Licoflavanone as a Modulator of NF-kB/MAPK Pathway (doi: 10.3390/antiox8060186)

Rank 2 Award: (CHF 300 + the opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Antioxidants in 2021)

LC-ESI-QTOF/MS Characterisation of Phenolic Acids and Flavonoids in Polyphenol-Rich Fruits and Vegetables and Their Potential Antioxidant Activities (doi: 10.3390/antiox8090405)

Rank 3 Award: (CHF 200 + the opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Antioxidants in 2021)

Nutritional Value, Chemical Composition and Cytotoxic Properties of Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) in Relation to Harvesting Stage and Plant Part (doi: 10.3390/antiox8080293)

Review:

Rank 1 Award: (CHF 500 + the opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Antioxidants in 2021)

A Comprehensive Review on Lipid Oxidation in Meat and Meat Products (doi: 10.3390/antiox8100429)

Please join us in congratulating the winners of Antioxidants 2021 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of Antioxidants.

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Antioxidants 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Awards. The Antioxidants Editorial Board and Editorial Team gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Antioxidants. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround have been maintained.

Two Outstanding Awards for Excellence in Manuscript Review:
CHF 500 and the opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Antioxidants in 2021

Dr. C. Henrique Alves
Retinal Dysfunction and Neuroinflammation Lab, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: microglia; retina; RPE; neurodegeneration; inflammation; CRB1; gene therapy; retinal organoids; neurodevelopment; IL-23; IL-17; mitochondria

Prof. Dr. Paweł Kafarski
Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
Interests: natural products of honey; herbs and mushrooms; antioxidants; medicinal chemistry; food alduteration

Two Recognition Awards for Manuscript Review:

The opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Antioxidants in 2021

Dr. Ana Čipak Gašparović
Division of Molecular Medicine, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: oxidative stress; antioxidative defense; lipid peroxidation; reactive oxygen species (ROS); cancer; cancer stem cells; aquaporins

Prof. Dr. Francisco Solano
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Immunology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Interests: tyrosinase and melanogenesis proteins; melanin pigmentation; photoprotection and other melanin functions; polyphenols as antioxidants; oxidative stress and ROS; skin-lightening agents; ocular; melanin; melanin as polymeric biomaterial; bacterial and fungal melanins; catecholamines; polyamines and amino acid metabolism

Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Stanley Omaye
Editor-in-Chief, Antioxidants

Dear Colleagues, 

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Antioxidants 2020 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Mateusz Maciejczyk. 

Dr. Mateusz Maciejczyk is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Ergonomics at Medical University of Bialystok, Poland. The main subject of Dr. Maciejczyk’s research investigating the mechanisms responsible for secretory dysfunction of salivary glands and searching for new non-invasive biomarkers of the most common metabolic, inflammatory, and neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Maciejczyk has demonstrated that salivary gland dysfunction in patients with chronic kidney disease, dementia, acute pancreatitis, insulin resistance, and obesity is associated with disturbed redox homeostasis, at the same time indicating the diagnostic usefulness of selected oxidative/nitrosative stress biomarkers in the diagnosis and/or monitoring of the disease progression. Dr. Mateusz Maciejczyk received his Ph.D. in 2019 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising 90 publications in peer-reviewed international journals and one international patent application. He is a rising star in the field of salivary oxidative stress. Mateusz Maciejczyk’s Scopus Scientific Citations number 618 and his Hirsch index is 15. This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Mateusz Maciejczyk for his outstanding achievements. 

As the awardee, Dr. Mateusz Maciejczyk will receive an honorarium of 2000 CHF and a certificate. 

We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the abundant excellent nominations. 

Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Stanley Omaye, on behalf of Antioxidants 2020 Young Investigator Award Evaluation Committee

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Evaluation Committee, we are pleased to announce the winner of the Antioxidants 2020 Travel Award: Roberto Berni. He will receive 800 Swiss Francs to cover the cost of participation at a conference of his choice.

Roberto Berni is a PhD Student at University of Siena. He is interested in the secondary metabolism of plants, i.e., the phenylpropanoid pathway and the genes involved in this metabolic branch, as well as the related phenolic molecules displaying antioxidant effects and nutraceutical value. This award will support his travel to the Plant Biology Europe 2020 conference to communicate his current research results.

We would like to congratulate the winner and thank all the applicants for their participation.

The Evaluation Committee

Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921; IF: 4.520) is an international peer-reviewed open access journal published monthly online by MDPI. It is indexed by Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), PubMed and Scopus with a 2018 CiteScore of 4.88. Please find more information about Antioxidants at www.mdpi.com/journal/antioxidants.

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 Antioxidants Travel Award.

The Award has been granted to Gabriella Testa, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Turin, Italy, who specializes in lipid oxidation products, oxidative stress and Alzheimer’s disease. Gabriella will receive 800 Swiss Francs to support him to attend the meeting “Redox Homeostasis: From Signaling to Damage”.

We thank all applicants for submitting a fascinating and diverse range of research topics.

Prof. Dr. Stanley Omaye
Editor-in-Chief

Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921; CODEN: ANTIGE) is an international open access journal published monthly online by MDPI. It is indexed by Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), PubMed, Scopus and many other databases. Please find more information about Antioxidants at www.mdpi.com/journal/antioxidants.

Dear Colleagues,

We are inviting applications for a Travel Award for postdoctoral researchers in the area of antioxidants to support participation at a conference in 2019. The nominations and applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the field.

Candidates’ Requirements:

• Applicants must be postdoctoral researchers involved in antioxidants and related areas;
• Applicants will attend an international conference (from January 2019 to December 2019) in the field to present their research (oral presentation or poster).

Applicants need to submit the following documents:

• Outline of current and future work (500 words);
• A short CV with selected publications; 
• The conference to be attended and the work that will be presented;
• A letter of recommendation from their supervisor or PI.

The Award will consist of 800 Swiss Francs.

Please apply online at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/antioxidants/awards/submit/477 up until 31 December 2018. 

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2018 Antioxidants Travel Awards. The Award has been granted to: Elizabeth Bromfield, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Newcastle, Australia.

Her work is focused on the effect of oxidative stress on protein homeostasis in developing germ cells. The Award consisted of 800 Swiss Francs, to attend an academic conference of her choice in 2018. We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting their fascinating and diverse range of research topics.

Yours sincerely,
Prof. Dr. Stanley Omaye
Editor-in-Chief of Antioxidants
Department of Agriculture, Nutrition and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nevada, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557, USA
[email protected]