Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the Medicina 2021 Best Paper Awards for research and review articles published in Medicina from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019. One review and one research article will each receive an award. The papers will be selected after thorough evaluation by the journal award committee led by the Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Edgaras Stankevičius, and the winners will be announced by December 2021.

Eligibility for the awards:

• Papers published in Medicina from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019;
• 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 (data source: Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)):

• Scientific merit and broad impact;
• Relevance to the journal’s field;
• Originality in terms 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 2020.

Prizes:

One review

• CHF 1500;
• A certificate and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Medicina in 2022.

One research article

• CHF 1500;
• A certificate and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Medicina in 2022.

The winners will be announced on the Medicina journal website by December 2021.

Kind regards,
Medicina Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

The journal Medicina (MDPI, Switzerland, (ISSN 1648-9144) is inviting applications for the Medicina 2021 Best Ph.D. Thesis Award. This prize will be awarded to a Ph.D. student who is about to graduate or participate in the graduation thesis. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the Medicina Editorial Board.

Eligibility Requirements:

(a) The candidate must be a Ph.D. student who is going to graduate or participate in the graduation thesis defense.
(b) The PhD thesis must be original work.
(c) The PhD thesis must be defended between 1 September, 2020 and 31 August, 2021.
(d) Applicants are required to submit the following 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.

Selection Criteria:

All applications will be assessed by an evaluation committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Edgaras Stankevičius according to the following criteria:

- Quality of resume and publications;
- Relevance of the candidate and research description;
- Novelty of the candidate’s PhD thesis;
- Strength of the recommendation letter;
- Anticipated academic potential;
- Originality and impact of the research.

Prizes

– Bonus (1000 CHF);
– Certificate;
– Offer to publish a featured paper in Medicina with the article processing charge (APC) waived before the end of 2022.

How to apply?

Please submit your application online.

The application deadline is 31 October, 2021. The winner will be announced on the Medicina website by the end of December, 2021.

Please feel free to contact us at [email protected] with any questions.

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winners of the Medicina 2021 Young Investigator Award are Dr. Veeru Kasivisvanathan and Dr. Andrea Cortegiani.

The 2021 Medicina Young Investigator Award is firstly granted to Dr. Veeru Kasivisvanathan, an Academic Urologist at University College London, UK, whose research focuses on prostate cancer. His work, which supports prostate MRI as an upfront diagnostic test in men with suspected prostate cancer, has contributed to the first main change in the way that we diagnose the disease for 30 years. His remarkable career achievements have led to major advancement in the field of medicine.

The 2021 Medicina Young Investigator Award is also granted to Dr. Andrea Cortegiani, Assistant Professor at the Department of Surgical Oncological and Oral Science at the University of Palermo, Italy, and anesthesiologist at the Department of Anesthesia Intensive Care and Emergency at the University Hospital Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy. Dr. Cortegiani has demonstrated strong expertise in research methodology and has produced significant advances in the fields of infections and sepsis in critically ill patients, noninvasive respiratory support and ethics in publishing.

The award consists of 2000 Swiss Francs and a waiver of the 1500 Swiss Francs article processing fee for a manuscript accepted for publication in Medicina.

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,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Medicina 2020 Best Paper Award. All papers published in 2018 in Medicina were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the two winning papers, which were nominated by the Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editor-in-Chief, will receive the award.

1. Characterization and Comparison of Nutritional Intake between Preparatory and Competitive Phase of Highly Trained Athletes

Authors: Catarina L. Nunes, Catarina N. Matias, Diana A. Santos, José P. Morgado, Cristina P. Monteiro, Mónica Sousa, Cláudia S. Minderico, Paulo M. Rocha, Marie-Pierre St-Onge, Luís B. Sardinha and Analiza M. Silva Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/54/3/41

Grant: The award consists of 800 CHF and one free publication before 31 December 2020, after the normal peer-review procedure.

2. Current Research on the Safety of Pyrethroids Used as Insecticides

Authors: Agnieszka Chrustek, Iga Hołyńska-Iwan, Inga Dziembowska, Joanna Bogusiewicz, Marcin Wróblewski, Anna Cwynar and Dorota Olszewska-Słonina Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/54/4/61

Grant: The award consists of 800 CHF and one free publication before 31 December 2020, after the normal peer-review procedure.

We believe the above papers represent valuable contributions to Medicina and the scientific literature. We warmly congratulate the winners.

Dear Colleagues,

We are now inviting applications for the 2020 Travel Award from residents, fellows, and other non-fellow postdoctoral trainees. The award will go toward the winner attending and participating in the medical conference of their choice in 2020.

The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee presided over by the Editor-in-Chief of Medicina, Prof. Dr. Edgaras Stankevičius.

Candidate Requirements:
–– Have an abstract submitted to a medical conference.
–– Submit a curriculum vitae.
–– Submit a one-page statement describing research interests and possible career plans in a medical sub-specialty.
–– Submit a recommendation letter from a mentor.

The Travel Award will sponsor the travel of one dedicated resident, fellow, or other non-fellow postdoctoral trainee to an upcoming meeting*, where the winner will present an abstract as a first author. The stipend will be given on a competitive basis. This grant is restricted to a one-time acceptance.

The Travel Award consists of 800 Swiss Francs (approximately $800 USD) and is sponsored by the journal Medicina. Please apply online at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/medicina/awards by 15 December 2019. The award winner will be announced by the end of January 2020.

We look forward to receiving your applications.

Kind regards,
Igor Matic ([email protected])
On behalf of the Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Edgaras Stankevičius

* Applications for meetings or conferences starting before February 2020 will not be considered.

Dear Colleagues,

We are inviting applications for a Travel Award for residents, fellows, and other non-fellow postdoctoral trainees to attend a scientific meeting with relevance to a medical field of their choice in 2019.
The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee presided by the

Editor-in-Chief of Medicina,
Prof. Dr. Edgaras Stankevičius

Candidate Requirements:

–– Abstract submitted to a medical conference
–– Applicant’s curriculum vitae, along with a one-page statement from the candidate
describing his/her research interests and possible career plans in a medical
sub-specialty.
–– Recommendation letter from by his/her mentor.

The Award will sponsor residents, fellows, and other non-fellow postdoctoral trainees to attend an upcoming meeting *, while presenting an abstract as a first author. The stipend will be given on a competitive basis. This grant is restricted to a one-time acceptance.
The Award will consist of 800 Swiss Francs (approximately $800 USD) and is sponsored by the journal Medicina. Please apply online at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/medicina/awards by 30th April 2019. The awardee will be announced by the end of May 2019.
We look forward to receiving your applications.

Kind regards,
Igor Matic ([email protected])
On behalf of the Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Edgaras Stankevičius