Best Paper Award

Fermentation Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose 2 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:

– One research article and one review will be selected.

– Each winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review)— valid for one year.

 
Fermentation Best Paper Award
 
Winner announcement: 30 June 2026

Eligibility and Requirements:

– All papers published in Fermentation 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

16 pages, 2498 KiB  
Article
Effects of Temperature Shifts on Microbial Communities and Biogas Production: An In-Depth Comparison
by Gede Adi Wiguna Sudiartha, Tsuyoshi Imai, Chonticha Mamimin and Alissara Reungsang
Fermentation 2023, 9(7), 642; https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9070642 - 8 Jul 2023
25 pages, 1121 KiB  
Review
Microbial Fermentation for Improving the Sensory, Nutritional and Functional Attributes of Legumes
by Dhananga Senanayake, Peter J. Torley, Jayani Chandrapala and Netsanet Shiferaw Terefe
Fermentation 2023, 9(7), 635; https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9070635 - 6 Jul 2023

Award Committee

Dr. Badal C. Saha Chairman
USDA-ARS-NCAUR (Retired)
Dr. Spiros Paramithiotis
Department of Biological Applications and Technology, University of Ioannina
Prof. Dr. Taj Keshavarz
University of Westminster
Prof. Dr. Ronnie Guy Willaert
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Prof. Antonio Morata
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Dr. Miguel Ladero
Complutense University
Prof. Dr. Kenji Sakai
Faculty of Agriculture Kyushu University

Winner

11 pages, 912 KiB  
Article
Single Cell Protein Production through Multi Food-Waste Substrate Fermentation
by Alessia Tropea, Antonio Ferracane, Ambrogina Albergamo, Angela Giorgia Potortì, Vincenzo Lo Turco and Giuseppa Di Bella
Fermentation 2022, 8(3), 91; https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation8030091 - 23 Feb 2022
43 pages, 1436 KiB  
Review
Effect of Lactic Acid Fermentation on Legume Protein Properties, a Review
by Mehrsa Emkani, Bonastre Oliete and Rémi Saurel
Fermentation 2022, 8(6), 244; https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation8060244 - 24 May 2022

Award Committee

Dr. Badal C. Saha Chairman
USDA-ARS-NCAUR (Retired)
Dr. Konstantinos Kalogiannis
University of Western Macedonia, Department of Chemical Engineering
Dr. Liang Yu
Washington State University

Winner

33 pages, 1346 KiB  
Review
Oleaginous Yeasts as Cell Factories for the Sustainable Production of Microbial Lipids by the Valorization of Agri-Food Wastes
by Antonio Caporusso, Angela Capece and Isabella De Bari
Fermentation 2021, 7(2), 50; https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation7020050 - 3 Apr 2021
16 pages, 2969 KiB  
Article
Optimization of Yeast, Sugar and Nutrient Concentrations for High Ethanol Production Rate Using Industrial Sugar Beet Molasses and Response Surface Methodology
by Jean-Baptiste Beigbeder, Julia Maria de Medeiros Dantas and Jean-Michel Lavoie
Fermentation 2021, 7(2), 86; https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation7020086 - 31 May 2021
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