Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Emmanuel Andrès and Prof. Dr. Michael G. Hennerici, we wish to acknowledge our reviewers who so generously offer their time to review the papers submitted to Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM) by presenting an award to the reviewers who have demonstrated their dedication, professionalism, and timeliness in reviewing manuscripts for JCM.

What are the pre-requisites to be eligible for this award?

• All of the reviewers for JCM  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 fives winners this year, and each will receive the following:

• CHF 500;
• An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in 2024 after peer review;
• A certificate.

When will the winners be announced?

• The winners will be announced in March 2024 on the journal website.

How can I make myself eligible?

• If you have not yet reviewed papers for JCM, 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,
JCM Editorial Office

 

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM) will be granting the Travel Award to two junior scientists. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the JCM Editorial Board.

This award provides financial support for the winners to attend an international conference in the field of clinical medicine to be held in 2024, in order to hold a presentation, present a poster, or both.

Candidate Requirements:

– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students.
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2024 (oral presentation or poster).

Required Application Documents:

– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted.
– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications.
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words).
– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status as a postdoctoral fellow/PhD student.

The winners (two awardees) will each be awarded CHF 800 and a certificate.

Please submit your applications for the JCM 2024 Travel Award online by 31 December 2023. Prizes will be awarded at the end of February 2024 and announced on the JCM website.

Kind regards,
JCM Editorial Office

 

Dear Colleagues,

The journal Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM) is inviting applications for the JCM 2023 PhD Thesis Award. This prize will be awarded to a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential. The applications will be assessed by an evaluation committee led by the Editors-in-Chief, Dr. Emmanuel Andrès and Prof. Dr. Michael G. Hennerici.

Eligibility and Requirements:
– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential;
– The PhD thesis must be their original work;
– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2023.

Required Application Documents:
– An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;
– A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
– The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
– An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;
– A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).

Selection Criteria:
– An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;
– A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
– The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
– An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;
– A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).

Prizes:
– Bonus (CHF 800);
– An electronic certificate;
– Offer to publish one paper free of charge in JCM after peer review before the end of 2024.

The application deadline is 30 April 2024. The winner will be announced on the JCM website by the end of June 2024.

Kind regards,
JCM Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the “JCM 2023 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in JCM from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021. Three reviews and two research articles will receive an award each. The papers will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee led by the Editors-in-Chief, Dr. Emmanuel Andrès and Prof. Dr. Michael G. Hennerici.

Eligibility for the Award:
– Papers published in JCM from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021;
– 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:
– Three reviews award: CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in JCM in 2024 after peer review;
– Two research articles award: CHF 500 CHF and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in JCM in 2024 after peer review.
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.

The winners will be announced on the journal website in March 2024.

Kind regards,
JCM Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that that the Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM) is now inviting nominations for the JCM 2023 Young Investigator Award. This prize will be given to one young investigator in recognition of their excellence in the field of clinical medicine. All nominations will be assessed by an Award Evaluation Committee led by the Editors-in-Chief, Dr. Emmanuel Andrès and Prof. Dr. Michael G. Hennerici.

The Prize
– CHF 2000;
– Option to publish one paper free of charge in JCM after peer review before the end of 2024;
– 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 clinical medicine;
– 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: 14 April 2023.
Nomination deadline: 31 December 2023.
Winner announcement: 28 February 2024.

How to Submit Nominations
The nominations must be submitted online.

Contact
Ms. Christy Guo
Marketing Specialist
Email: [email protected]

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the JCM 2023 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The JCM Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to JCM. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the JCM and quick turnaround are maintained.

Dr. George Imataka
Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
Research Interests: acute encephalopathy; encephalitis; brain hypothermia; gaming disorder

Dr. Emmanouil Kapetanakis
Locum Thoracic and ICU Consultant, General Hospital of Piraeus “Tzaneio”, Athens, Greece
Research Interests: thoracic oncologic surgery; thoracic malignancies; minimally invasive thoracoscopic surgery (VATS); pleuroscopy—medical thoracoscopy; post-graduate education; COVID-19

Dr. Petros Ioannou
Department of Internal Medicine & Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Research Interests: clinical microbiology; infectious diseases; endocarditis; mycoses; fungal infections

Dr. Zenon Pogorelić
Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Split, Split, Croatia
Research Interests: laparoscopy; pediatric surgery; minimally invasive surgery; pediatric urology; testis; appendicitis; thoracoscopic surgery; testicular torsion; neonatal surgery; esophageal atresia; varicocele; acute scrotum; surgical infection

Dr. Rafał Watrowski
Faculty of Medicine (Faculty Associate), University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Research Interests: gynecologic surgery; gynecologic oncology; surgical complications; laparoscopy

The Prize for Each Winner:
– CHF 500;
– An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in JCM in 2024 after peer review;
– A certificate.

Kind regards,
JCM Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As Editors-in-Chief of Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM), we are pleased to announce the winners of the JCM 2023 Travel Award. The award has been granted to Mr. Alexandru Achim, a PhD student at the Heart Institute, Romania. He will be awarded CHF 800 to attend the ESC (European Congress of Cardiology) Congress 2023 (25–28 August 2023), to be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The award also goes to Dr. Francesco Restelli, a postdoctoral fellow at the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Italy. He will also be awarded CHF 800 to attend the EANS (European Association of Neurological Surgeons) Annual Meeting (24–28 September 2023), Barcelona, Spain.

As the awardees, they will each receive an honorarium of CHF 800, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before 31 December 2023 in JCM after peerreview, and an electronic certificate.

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, we congratulate the winners on their accomplishments.

Dr. Emmanuel Andrès
Prof. Dr. Michael G. Hennerici
Editors-in-Chief, JCM

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM), it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the JCM 2022 PhD Thesis Award. This award is for a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential.

The award has been granted to:

“Advances in prognostic stratification by cardiac magnetic resonance in patients with chronic coronary syndrome” By Víctor Marcos Garcés, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia and INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, Spain.

The winner will receive CHF 800, a certificate and a chance to publish a paper free of charge after peer review in JCM in 2023.

On behalf of the evaluation committee, I congratulate the winner on his accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the applicants for submitting their exceptional theses, and thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Dr. Emmanuel Andrès
Prof. Dr. Michael G. Hennerici
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Clinical Medicine

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the JCM 2022 Best Paper Award. All papers published in 2020 in JCM were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, three winners were selected.

Two Reviews:
Racial Disparities-Associated COVID-19 Mortality among Minority Populations in the US
By Donald J. Alcendor
J. Clin. Med. 2020, 9(8), 2442; doi:10.3390/jcm9082442

Hypertension, Thrombosis, Kidney Failure, and Diabetes: Is COVID-19 an Endothelial Disease? A Comprehensive Evaluation of Clinical and Basic Evidence
By Celestino Sardu, Jessica Gambardella, Marco Bruno Morelli, Xujun Wang, Raffaele Marfella and Gaetano Santulli *
J. Clin. Med. 2020, 9(5), 1417; doi:10.3390/jcm9051417

One Article:
Estimation of the Transmission Risk of the 2019-nCoy and Its Implication for Public Health Interventions
By Biao Tang, Xia Wang, Qian Li, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Sanyi Tang, Yanni Xiao and Jianhong Wu *
J. Clin. Med. 2020, 9(2), 462; doi:10.3390/jcm9020462

Each winner will receive CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper in JCM in 2023 after peer review.

Please join us in congratulating the winners of JCM 2022 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of JCM.

Kind regards,
JCM Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the JCM 2022 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Jan Bednarsch.

Dr. Jan Bednarsch completed his PhD at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany. He is currently a lecturer of the Medical Faculty of the Rhine-Westphalia Institute of Technology, Aachen, Germany. Dr. Jan Bednarsch’s research interests are in colorectal liver metastases, cholangiocellular carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver surgery, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, and pancreas surgery. Dr. Jan Bednarsch received his PhD in 2016 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising 84 publications in peer-reviewed international journals. Dr. Jan Bednarsch’s Scopus Scientific Citations number 1070 and his Hirsch index is 18. He is clearly a rising star in the field of clinical medicine. As a single applicant, Dr. Jan Bednarsch has secured funding of more than EUR 115,000 since 2017. This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Jan Bednarsch for his outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr. Jan Bednarsch will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before the end of 2023 in JCM after peer-review, 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.

Dr. Emmanuel Andrès
Editor-in-Chief, JCM

Dear Colleagues,

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

Dr. Henry Sutanto
Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands
Research Interests: medicine; cardiovascular science; cardiac electrophysiology; computational modeling; ion channel; cardiac pharmacology

Dr. José-María Sánchez-González
Department of Physics of Condensed Matter, Optics Area. University of Seville, Seville, Spain
Research Interests: optometry; vision science; contact lens; binocular vision

Dr. Emmanouil Kapetanakis
Locum Thoracic and ICU Consultant, General Hospital of Piraeus “Tzaneio”, Athens, Greece
Research Interests: thoracic oncologic surgery; thoracic malignancies; minimally invasive thoracoscopic surgery (VATS); pleuroscopy—medical thoracoscopy; post-graduate education; COVID-19

Prize:
– CHF 500 each;
– An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge by June 2023;
– A certificate.

Kind regards,
JCM Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM), I am pleased to announce the winners of the JCM 2022 Travel Award.

The award has been granted to Mr. Max Lennart Eckstein, a PhD student in the Division of Exercise Physiology and Metabolism, Department of Sport Science, University of Bayreuth, Germany, and Dr. Lorenzo Bertani, a PhD student in the Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy.

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all of the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the Assessment Committee, I congratulate the winners on their accomplishments.

Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Andrès
Editor-in-Chief, JCM

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM), it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the JCM 2021 PhD Thesis Award. This prize was aimed to be granted to a doctor who has produced a highly anticipated academic potential thesis.

The award has been granted to:
“The Fabrication of Novel, Bespoke Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms Using 3D Printing” by Atheer Awad, University College London, UK

The winner will receive CHF 800 and a certificate.

On behalf of the evaluation committee, I would like to congratulate the winner on her accomplishment. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups of the above exceptional thesis for their contributions to JCM and the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Dr. Emmanuel Andrès
Editor-in-Chief, JCM

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the JCM 2021 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Andrea Palermo.

Dr. Palermo is an Associate Professor of the Department of Endocrinology at Campus Bio-Medico University, Roma, Italy. Dr. Palermo’s research interests are in endocrinology, PTH replacement therapy for hypoparathyroidism, normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism, osteoporosis, and thyroid cancer. Dr. Palermo received his PhD in 2016 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising 95 publications in peer-reviewed international journals. Dr. Palermo’s Scopus Scientific Citations number is 1521, and his Hirsch index is 25. He is clearly a rising star in the field of clinic medicine. This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Palermo for his outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr. Palermo will receive an honorarium of 2000 CHF, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before 30 April 2023 in JCM after peer review, and an electronic certificate.

In addition, we also selected 5 nominees who will each be granted a 20% discount voucher for publications in JCM, valid before 30 April 2023.

Dr. Domenico Trico, University of Pisa, Italy
Dr. Dong Keon Yon, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea
Dr. Seung-Won Lee, Sejong University, Korea
Dr. Simone Di Franco, University of Palermo, Italy
Dr. Soraya Puglisi, University of Turin, Italy

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.

Kind reagrds,
JCM Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As the editors-in-chief of JCM, we are pleased to announce the winners of the JCM 2021 Best Paper Awards.

The awards have been granted to:

Two Reviews:
Periodontitis: A Multifaceted Disease of Tooth-Supporting Tissues
Eija Könönen, Mervi Gursoy and Ulvi Kahraman Gursoy
J. Clin. Med. 2019, 8(8), 1135; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8081135

The Immunomodulatory Functions of Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cells Mediated via Paracrine Activity
Yueyuan Zhou, Yusuke Yamamoto, Zhongdang Xiao and Takahiro Ochiya
J. Clin. Med. 2019, 8(7), 1025; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8071025

One research article:
Optimizing Detection of Kidney Transplant Injury by Assessment of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA via Massively Multiplex PCR
Tara K. Sigdel, Felipe Acosta Archila, Tudor Constantin, Sarah A. Prins, Juliane Liberto, Izabella Damm, Parhom Towfighi, Samantha Navarro, Eser Kirkizlar, Zachary P. Demko, Allison Ryan, Styrmir Sigurjonsson, Reuben D. Sarwal, Szu- Chuan Hseish, Chitranon Chan-On, Bernhard Zimmermann, Paul R. Billings, Solomon Moshkevich and Minnie M. Sarwal
J. Clin. Med. 2019, 8(1), 19; https://doi.org/10.3390/8010019

Each winner (corresponding author) will receive 1000 CHF and a chance to publish a paper in JCM in 2022.

We would like to 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 JCM, and thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with these awards.

Editors-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Andrès, Prof. Dr. Michael G. Hennerici, JCM

Dear Colleagues,

It is our great pleasure to announce the winners of JCM 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Award.

Assessed by the JCM Editorial Board and Editorial Team, this award is for gratefully acknowledging the time and energy given by reviewers in assessing the manuscripts submitted to the journal. With these reviewers’ great support, many interesting papers of high quality have been published in JCM and a quick peer review process has been maintained.

The following three referees have been selected by the Award Committee of JCM to receive this award for the quantity, timeliness and quality of their reviews in 2020. Each of them will receive 500 Swiss Francs and a certificate for their outstanding review work:

1. Giulio Francesco
Romiti Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy

2. Sebastian Schnaubelt
Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Wien, Austria

3. Olga Kislitsina
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Northwestern University, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60611, USA

We warmly congratulate the winners.

Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Andrès, Prof. Dr. Michael G. Hennerici
Editors-in-Chief, JCM

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the JCM 2019–2020 Best Cover Award. In total, 24 cover stories published from 2019 to 2020 in JCM were considered for this award. The winners of the “JCM 2019–2020 Best Cover Award”, in no particular order, will receive CHF 200 each. They are as follows:

JCM, Volume 8, Issue 4 (April 2019)
Advanced Evolution of Pathogenesis Concepts in Cardiomyopathies
(doi: 10.3390/jcm8040520)

JCM, Volume 8, Issue 1 (January 2019)
Neurophysiological Mechanisms of Resilience as a Protective Factor in Patients
with Internet Gaming Disorder: A Resting-State EEG Coherence Study
(doi: 10.3390/jcm8010049)

JCM, Volume 8, Issue 12 (December 2019)
Bioengineered Skin Substitutes: The Role of Extracellular Matrix and
Vascularization in the Healing of Deep Wounds
(doi: 10.3390/jcm8122083)

JCM, Volume 8, Issue 8 (August 2019)
Inflammation as a Therapeutic Target in Atherosclerosis
(doi: 10.3390/jcm8081109)

JCM, Volume 9, Issue 5 (May 2020)
Revisiting Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Pathology, Treatments, Challenges
and Emerging Therapeutics Including Drug Leads from Natural Products
(doi: 10.3390/jcm9051273)

Congratulations to the winners for their excellent research!

Kind regards,
JCM Editorial Office

 

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of JCM, I am pleased to announce the winners of the JCM 2021 Travel Award.

The award has been granted to Dr. Georges Jourdi, a postdoctoral researcher in Montreal Heart Institute, Canada; and Dr. Giuseppe Lamberti, a Medical Oncologist and PhD student at the Medical Oncology Department at University of Bologna School of Medicine, Italy.

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winners on their accomplishments.

Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Andrès
Editor-in-Chief, JCM

Dear Colleagues,

The JCM Outstanding Research Award was initiated to recognize outstanding research by authors of the journal that has had a significant international impact. The novelty and significance of research works were assessed by the JCM Editorial Board and reviewers along with consideration of the citations.

We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Robin Nicholas Thompson will be granted the JCM 2020 Outstanding Research Award for his contribution of using mathematical models to represent the epidemiological or evolutionary behavior of infectious disease outbreaks. The main aims are not only to generate forecasts of specific outbreaks but also to understand how diseases spread such that forecasts can be made, and control interventions can be planned with more precision.

His paper “Novel Coronavirus Outbreak in Wuhan, China, 2020: Intense Surveillance Is Vital for Preventing Sustained Transmission in New Locations” published in February 2020 (https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/2/498) was recognized as recommended reading by the World Health Organization.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Thompson on receiving this award. As the awardee, Dr. Thompson will receive an honorarium of 1000 CHF (Swiss Francs).

Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Andrès
Prof. Dr. Michael G. Hennerici
Editor-in-Chief, JCM

Dear Colleagues,

It is our great pleasure to announce the winners of JCM 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award.

Assessed by the JCM Editorial Board and Editorial Team, this award is for gratefully acknowledging the time and energy given by reviewers in assessing the manuscripts submitted to the journal. With these reviewers’ great support, many interesting papers of high quality have been published in JCM and a quick peer review process has been maintained.

The following three referees have been selected by the Committee of JCM to receive this award for the quantity, timeliness and quality of their reviews in 2019. Each of them will receive 500 Swiss Francs and a certificate for their outstanding review work:

1. Jitendra Kumar Tripathi
School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA

2. Gerald Chi
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

3. Antonio Magan-Fernandez
Periodontology Department, School of Dentistry, University of Granada, Granada, Spain

We warmly congratulate the winners.

Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Andrès
Editor-in-Chief, JCM

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the JCM 2020 Best Paper Award. All papers published in 2018 in JCM were considered for the award, and three papers won this award. An Evaluation Committee considered the originality and significance of the papers, as well as the citations and downloads in 2019, in choosing the winners.

1. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF): An Overview

Authors: Shaney L. Barratt, Andrew Creamer, Conal Hayton and Nazia Chaudhuri
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/7/8/201
Grant: The value of the award is 1000 CHF and one free publication quota before 31 December 2021, after the normal peer-review procedure.

2. Applications of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Neuroimaging in Exercise-Cognition Science: A Systematic, Methodology-Focused Review

Authors: Fabian Herold, Patrick Wiegel, Felix Scholkmann and Notger G. Müller
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/7/12/466
Grant: The value of the award is 1000 CHF and one free publication quota before 31 December 2021, after the normal peer-review procedure.

3. MicroRNAs in Smoking-Related Carcinogenesis: Biomarkers, Functions, and Therapy

Authors: Tomomi Fujii, Keiji Shimada, Tokiko Nakai and Chiho Ohbayashi
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/7/5/98
Grant: The value of the award is 1000 CHF and one free publication quota before 31 December 2021, after the normal peer-review procedure.

We believe the above papers represent valuable contributions to JCM and the scientific literature. This award also serves to celebrate the newly released Impact Factor of JCM, 3.303 (2019), and strengthen friendly relations with eminent authors. We warmly congratulate the winners.

Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Andrès
Editor-in-Chief, JCM

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Clinical Medicine, I am pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Travel Award sponsored by our journal.

Emma Rheel, a Ph.D. student at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Medical campus Jette, Brussels, Belgium, carries out research on pain related disorders.

Miriam Krieger, a Ph.D. student at the Department of Physics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, carries out research on proton therapy.

From the applications received, it is obvious that there was a large pool of highly qualified candidates that deserve this award. Given the fact that only two winners were available, it was not a simple task to select the winners this year. In the election process, an experienced committee closely examined the applicants’ submitted documents, and ranked them based on strong research productivity and performance merit. From the outcome of this exercise, the winners obtained relatively higher scores.

Please join me in congratulating the winners for a well-deserved prize (800 Swiss Francs for each).

Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Andrès
Editor-in-Chief

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Best Paper Award 2019. Two papers were selected for this award. All papers published in 2016 and 2017 in JCM were considered for the award. An Evaluation Committee considered the originality and significance of the papers as well as the citations and downloads in 2018 in choosing the winners.

1. Role of EMT in Metastasis and Therapy Resistance
Authors: Bethany N. Smith, Neil A. Bhowmick
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/5/2/17
Grant: The value of the Award is 1000 CHF and one free publication quota

2. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cancer Cell Cytotoxicity: Implications for Multi- Targeted Cancer Therapy
Authors: Donatella D’Eliseo, Francesca Velotti
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/5/2/15
Grant: The value of the Award is 1000 CHF and one free publication quota

We believe the above papers represent valuable contribution to JCM and the scientific literature. This award is also to celebrate the newly released Impact Factor, 5.688 (2018), and meanwhile strengthen the friendly authorship. Warmly congratulate the winners.

Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Andrès
Editor-in-Chief

Dear Colleagues,

The JCM Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy given by reviewers in assessing the manuscripts submitted to the journal. With their great support, many interesting papers of high quality have been published in JCM and quick peer review process is maintained.

The following three referees have been selected by the Committee of JCM to be awarded “Outstanding Reviewers 2019” for the quantity, timeliness and quality of their reviews in 2018. Each of them will receive 500 Swiss Francs and a certificate for their outstanding review work:

1. Dr. Jone A. Stanley
Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA

2. Dr. Katsuyuki Tanabe
Okayama University Medical School, Department of Nephrology, Okayama, Japan

3. Dr. Nitin Kumar
West Medical Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5644, USA

Warmly congratulate the winners.

Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Andrès
Editor-in-Chief

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Clinical Medicine, I am pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Travel Award sponsored by our journal.

Dr. Elisa Ramos-Sevillano, a postdoctoral research scientist at the Centre for Inflammation and Tissue Repair, University College of London, London, UK, carries out research to develop a live vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Daniel Migliozzi, a Ph.D. student at the Laboratory of Microsystems, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, carries out research to develop microfluidic and optical technologies for cancer diagnostics and drug screening.

From the applications received, it is obvious that there was a large pool of highly qualified candidates that deserve this award. Given the fact that only two winners were available, it was not a simple task to select the winners this year. In the election process, an experienced committee closely examined the applicants’ submitted documents, and ranked them based on strong research productivity and performance merit. From the outcome of this exercise, the winners obtained relatively higher scores.

Please join me in congratulating Dr. Elisa Ramos-Sevillano and Daniel Migliozzi for a well-deserved prize (800 Swiss Francs for each).

Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Andrès
Editor-in-Chief

As the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Clinical Medicine, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2018 Travel Award sponsored by our journal.
Dr. Anja Kafka, a post-doctoral fellow and a research assistant at the Laboratory of Neuro-oncology at Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Croatia, carries out research to determine the involvement of molecular components of Wnt signaling in the process of brain tumorigenesis.
From the applications received, it is obvious that there was a large pool of highly qualified candidates that deserve this award. Given the fact that only one award was available, it was not a simple task to select the winner this year. In the election process, an experienced committee closely examined the applicants’ submitted documents, and ranked them based on strong research productivity and performance merit. From the outcome of this exercise, Dr. Anja Kafka was ranked by two out of three committee members as the winner of this year’s award. Please join me in congratulating Dr. Anja Kafka for a well-deserved prize (800 Swiss Francs).

As Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Clinical Medicine, I am pleased to announce the winner of the 2017 Travel Award sponsored by our journal.
The Travel Award (700 Swiss Francs) is granted to Ms. Elly Marcq, PhD student at Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Belgium, whose research on mesotheliomas is groundbreaking.
From the applications received, it is obvious that there was a large pool of highly qualified candidates that deserve this award. Given the fact that only one award was available, it was not a simple task to select the winner this year. Please join me in congratulating Elly Marcq for a well-deserved prize.