Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the Magnetochemistry 2023 Best Paper Award for research and review articles published in Magnetochemistry from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021. Five papers will receive an award each. The winning papers will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal’s Award Committee, which is led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Carlos J. Gómez García. The winners will be announced in April 2023.

Eligibility for the Award:
– Papers published in Magnetochemistry 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’s Award Committee according to the following criteria (data source: Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)):
– 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;
– Citation and download rates in 2022.

Prizes:
– Rank 1: CHF 500 (one paper) and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Magnetochemistry in 2023;
– Rank 2: CHF 200 (two papers) and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Magnetochemistry in 2023;
– Rank 3: CHF 100 (two papers) and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Magnetochemistry in 2023;
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.

The winners will be announced on the journal website in April 2023.

Kind regards,
Magnetochemistry Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Carlos J. Gómez García, we wish to acknowledge our reviewers who generously devote their time to review the papers submitted to Magnetochemistry by presenting an award to the reviewers who have demonstrated their dedication, professionalism, and timeliness in reviewing manuscripts for Magnetochemistry.

What are the prerequisites to be eligible for this award?
All of the reviewers for Magnetochemistry in 2022 will be automatically included.

Select Criteria:
– Number of review reports (only first review reports are considered);
– Review quality based on the rating given in SuSy;
– Review speed.

What will the winners receive?
There will be one winner this year who will receive the following:
– 500 Swiss francs;
– An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in 2023;
– A certificate.

When will the winners be announced?
The winners will be announced in March 2023 on the journal website.

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

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Magnetochemistry 2022 Best Paper Award. All papers published from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 in Magnetochemistry were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the four winning papers, which were nominated by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Carlos J. Gómez García, were selected.

Two Reviews:
Magnetic Nanoparticle Systems for Nanomedicine—A Materials Science Perspective
By Vlad Socoliuc, Davide Peddis, Viktor I. Petrenko, Mikhail V. Avdeev, Daniela Susan-Resiga, Tamas Szabó, Rodica Turcu, Etelka Tombácz and Ladislau Vékás
Magnetochemistry 2020, 6(1), 2; doi: 10.3390/magnetochemistry6010002

Magnetite (Fe₃O₄) Nanoparticles in Biomedical Application: From Synthesis to Surface Functionalisation
By Lokesh Srinath Ganapathe, Mohd Ambri Mohamed, Rozan Mohamad Yunus and Dilla Duryha Berhanuddin
Magnetochemistry 2020, 6(4), 68; doi: 10.3390/magnetochemistry6040068

Two Research Articles:
Saturation of Specific Absorption Rate for Soft and Hard Spinel Ferrite Nanoparticles Synthesized by Polyol Process
By Cristian Iacovita, Gabriela Fabiola Stiufiuc, Roxana Dudric, Nicoleta Vedeanu, Romulus Tetean, Rares Ionut Stiufiuc and Constantin Mihai Lucaciu
Magnetochemistry 2020, 6(2), 23; doi: 10.3390/magnetochemistry6020023

False Chirality, Absolute Enantioselection and CP Violation: Pierre Curie’s Legacy
By Laurence D. Barron
Magnetochemistry 2020, 6(1), 5; doi: 10.3390/magnetochemistry6010005

Each winner (corresponding author) will receive a prize of CHF 500, a certificate and a chance to publish a paper in Magnetochemistry in 2022.

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 Magnetochemistry, and thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Prof. Dr. Carlos J. Gómez García
Editor-in-Chief, Magnetochemistry

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winner of the Magnetochemistry 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Magnetochemistry Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Magnetochemistry. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround is maintained.

Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Sorace

Affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica “U. Schiff”, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy

Research Interests: magnetic anisotropy; electron paramagnetic resonance; lanthanides; molecular qubits; molecular magnetism; single molecule magnets; spin dynamics

Kind regards,
Magnetochemistry Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Magnetochemistry 2021 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Mauro Perfetti.

Dr. Mauro Perfetti is a research fellow in the Department of Chemistry, “Ugo Schiff”, at the University of Florence, Florence, Italy. Dr. Mauro Perfetti’s research focuses on the magnetic properties of metal complexes, particularly investigating how external variables, such as temperature and magnetic fields, affect magnetic anisotropy. He is an expert in using Cantilever Torque Magnetometry to investigate and elucidate the mechanisms of magnetic anisotropy of mononuclear and polynuclear metal complexes. Dr. Mauro Perfetti received his PhD in 2015 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising 37 publications (with 15 first authorships) in international journals, with a total citation of 2119, an impact factor of over 300, and an h-index of 20 (Scholar, 2 March 2022). We look forward to seeing his further accomplishments in the field of magnetochemistry. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Mauro Perfetti for his outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr. Mauro Perfetti will receive a prize of CHF 1800, the opportunity to publish a peer-reviewed paper free of charge before 2022 in Magnetochemistry, and an engraved plaque.

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.

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Magnetochemistry, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Magnetochemistry Travel Awards for 2021.

The awards have been granted to: Dr. Fabio Ferreira, a post-doctoral fellow in University of Coimbra, Portugal; and Dr. Giulia Serrano, a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Florence, 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. Carlos J. Gómez García,
Editor-in-Chief, Magnetochemistry

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Magnetochemistry, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Magnetochemistry 2021 Best Paper Awards.

The awards have been granted to:

Two Articles:

A Clock Transition in the Cr₇Mn Molecular Nanomagnet
By Charles A. Collett, Kai-Isaak Ellers, Nicholas Russo, Kevin R. Kittilstved, Grigore A. Timco, Richard E. P. Winpenny and Jonathan R. Friedman
Magnetochemistry 2019, 5(1), 4; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry5010004

A Series of Field-Induced Single-Ion Magnets Based on the Seven-Coordinate Co(II) Complexes with the Pentadentate (N₃O₂) H₂dapsc Ligand
By Vyacheslav A. Kopotkov, Denis V. Korchagin, Valentina D. Sasnovskaya, Ildar F. Gilmutdinov and Eduard B. Yagubskii
Magnetochemistry 2019, 5(4), 58; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry5040058

One Review:

Magnetic Janus Particles for Static and Dynamic (Bio)Sensing
By Susana Campuzano, Maria Gamella, Verónica Serafín, María Pedrero, Paloma Yáñez-Sedeño and José Manuel Pingarrón
Magnetochemistry 2019, 5(3), 47; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry5030047

Each winner (corresponding author) will receive CHF 300, a certificate and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Magnetochemistry in 2021.

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 Magnetochemistry, as well as thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with these awards.

Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Dr. Carlos J. Gómez García, Magnetochemistry

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Magnetochemistry, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Magnetochemistry Travel Award for 2019.

The award has been granted to: Dr. Giuseppe Ferrauto, postdoctoral fellow at the Molecular Imaging Center, University of Torino, Italy.

Giuseppe Ferrauto’s research activity is essentially focused on four main fields: i) the development of highly sensitive metal-containing probes for MRI (T 1, T 2, and CEST agents) and their application in cell systems or in vivo; ii) the development of “smart” nano- or micro-carriers (e.g., micelles, liposomes, MSNs, RBCs, etc.) for the delivery of imaging probes and for the development of in vitro analytical assays; iii) the development of MRI procedures for the characterization of the tumor microenvironment (e.g., pH, temperature, vascular volume, etc.); iv) the development and characterization of probes for photoacoustic imaging.

It was a difficult decision with such high-quality applications for the awards, and we would like to thank all applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. We congratulate Dr. Ferrauto for his accomplishments.

Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Dr. Carlos J. Gómez García

Magnetochemistry (ISSN 2312-7481) is a scientific, peer-reviewed, open access journal on molecular magnetism, the relationship between chemical structure and magnetism, and magnetic materials, published quarterly online by MDPI, Switzerland.

The competition for 2020 Magnetochemistry Travel Awards will be open for applications in early June. Please check https://www.mdpi.com/journal/magnetochemistry for more information closer to this date.

Dear Colleagues,
As Editor-in-Chief of Magnetochemistry, I am pleased to announce the winner of the Magnetochemistry Travel Award for 2018.
The award has been granted to: Dr. Fabrizio Ortu, a postdoctoral researcher in the group of David Mills at The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Dr. Fabrizio Ortu’s research focuses on the study of f-element organometallic chemistry, with a particular interest in the design and synthesis of highly axial lanthanide Single Molecule Magnets (SMMs). His current work focuses on the effect of isotopic enrichment on the relaxation of magnetization in a family of high performing dysprosium SMMs. Dr. Ortu will present the latest results of this work at ICCC2018 in Sendai, Japan.
It was a difficult decision with such high quality applications for the awards and we would like to thank all applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. We congratulate Dr. Ortu for his accomplishments.
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Carlos J. Gómez García

The competition for 2019 Magnetochemistry Travel Awards will be open for applications in early June. Please check https://www.mdpi.com/journal/magnetochemistry for more information closer to this date.