Best Paper Award

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Insects Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose 5 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:
– Five articles will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 200, a certificate, and a free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.

Insects Best Paper Award

Winner announcement date: 30 June 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Insects 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

Winner

Article
103 Citations
23,268 Views
18 Pages
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Global Distribution of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in a Climate Change Scenario of Regional Rivalry
Gabriel Z. Laporta,
Alexander M. Potter,
Janeide F. A. Oliveira,
Brian P. Bourke,
David B. Pecor and
Yvonne-Marie Linton
Insects2023, 14(1), 49;https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14010049
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3 January 2023
Arboviral mosquito vectors are key targets for the surveillance and control of vector-borne diseases worldwide. In recent years, changes to the global distributions of these species have been a major research focus, aimed at predicting outbreaks of a...
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83 Citations
25,562 Views
36 Pages
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Mosquito-Borne Diseases and Their Control Strategies: An Overview Focused on Green Synthesized Plant-Based Metallic Nanoparticles
Hudson Onen,
Miryam M. Luzala,
Stephen Kigozi,
Rebecca M. Sikumbili,
Claude-Josué K. Muanga,
Eunice N. Zola,
Sébastien N. Wendji,
Aristote B. Buya,
Aiste Balciunaitiene and
Jonas Viškelis
+ 2 authors
Insects2023, 14(3), 221;https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14030221
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23 February 2023
Mosquitoes act as vectors of pathogens that cause most life-threatening diseases, such as malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya, Yellow fever, Zika, West Nile, Lymphatic filariasis, etc. To reduce the transmission of these mosquito-borne diseases in humans, s...
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Review
47 Citations
6,456 Views
17 Pages
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Dynamic Roles of Insect Carboxyl/Cholinesterases in Chemical Adaptation
Casey Cruse,
Timothy Walter Moural and
Fang Zhu
Insects2023, 14(2), 194;https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020194
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16 February 2023
Insects have evolved several intricate defense mechanisms to adapt to their chemical environment. Due to their versatile capabilities in hydrolytic biotransformation, insect carboxyl/cholinesterases (CCEs) play vital roles in the development of pesti...
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53 Citations
7,606 Views
19 Pages
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Bioconversion of Different Waste Streams of Animal and Vegetal Origin and Manure by Black Soldier Fly Larvae Hermetia illucens L. (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)
Somaya Naser El Deen,
Klaas van Rozen,
Hellen Elissen,
Piet van Wikselaar,
Istvan Fodor,
Rommie van der Weide,
Elise Federica Hoek-van den Hil,
Arya Rezaei Far and
Teun Veldkamp
Insects2023, 14(2), 204;https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020204
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17 February 2023
Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) are considered a commercially viable solution for global organic waste problems. The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of rearing BSFL on a wide range of low-value waste streams and its potential to...
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32 Citations
4,822 Views
19 Pages
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Isolation and Identification of Antioxidant Peptides Derived from Cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus) Protein Fractions
Olumide Oluwatoyosi Fashakin,
Pipat Tangjaidee,
Kridsada Unban,
Wannaporn Klangpetch,
Tabkrich Khumsap,
Korawan Sringarm,
Saroat Rawdkuen and
Suphat Phongthai
Insects2023, 14(8), 674;https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14080674
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29 July 2023
Crickets contain high protein content that can be used to improve nutrition but are less exploited. This study was conducted to isolate different Cricket Protein Fractions including albumin, globulin, glutelin, and prolamin. All fractions were charac...
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