Dear Colleagues,

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

What are the pre-requisites to be eligible for this award?
All of the reviewers for Medicina 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 on SuSy;
– Review speed.

What will the winners receive?
There will be four winners this year, and each will receive the following:
– CHF 500;
– An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in 2023;
– A certificate.

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

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

Medicina Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

The journal Medicina is inviting applications for the 2022 Best PhD Thesis Award. This prize will be awarded to a PhD student or doctor who has produced a thesis with highly anticipated academic potential. The applications will be assessed by an evaluation committee led by Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Edgaras Stankevičius.

Eligibility and Requirements:
(a) The candidate must be a PhD student or a doctor who has produced a thesis with highly anticipated academic potential.
(b) The PhD thesis must be their original work.
(c) The PhD thesis must be defended in 2022.
(d) Applicants are required to submit the following documents:
– An executive summary of the PhD thesis of around 3000 words in English;
– 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:
– 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 (CHF 1000);
– Certificate;
– Offer to publish a featured paper in Medicina with the article processing charge (APC) waived for submission before 30 April 2024.

The application deadline is 28 February 2023. The winner will be announced on the Medicina website by the end of 30 April 2023.

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

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the “Medicina 2022 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in Medicina from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020. One review and one research article will receive an award each. 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 in December 2022.

Eligibility for the award:
– Papers published in Medicina from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020;
– 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;
– Citation and download rates.

Prizes:
– One review award: 500 CHF and a chance to publish a free paper in Medicina in 2023.
– One research article award: 500 CHF and a chance to publish a free paper in Medicina in 2023.
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.

The winners will be announced on the journal website in December 2022.

Kind regards,
Medicina Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that Medicina is now inviting nominations for the Medicina 2022 Young Investigator Award. This prize will be awarded to one young investigator in recognition of her/his excellence in the field of medicine. All nominations will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Edgaras Stankevičius.

The prize:
– CHF 2000;
– The option to publish one paper free of charge in Medicina after peer review before 31 December 2023;
– An electronic certificate.

Eligibility and Requirements:
– Received their PhD for no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2021;
– Produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of medical research;
– Be nominated by senior researchers, research directors, or department heads.

List of Documents for Nomination:
– A detailed Curriculum Vitae that includes an updated publication list and a list of research grants received by the researcher;
– A scanned copy of the nominee’s doctorate certificate;
– Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.

Schedule:
– Open for nominations: 17 May 2022
– Nomination deadline: 30 September 2022
– Winners announced: 15 December 2022

How to submit nominations?
Nominations must be submitted online.

Contact:
Catherine Meng
Marketing Specialist
Email: [email protected]

Kind regards,
Medicina Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Medicina, I am pleased to announce the winners of the “Medicina 2021 Best Paper Award”. The awards have been granted to:

One review:

Tumor Microenvironment
By: Borros Arneth
Medicina 2020, 56(1), 15 DOI: 10.3390/medicina56010015
https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56010015

One research article:

Comparative Epidemiology and Resistance Trends of Common Urinary Pathogens in a Tertiary-Care Hospital: A 10-Year Surveillance Study
By: Márió Gajdács, Marianna Ábrók, Andrea Lázár, and Katalin Burián
Medicina 2019, 55(7), 356 DOI: 10.3390/medicina55070356
https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55070356

Each winner (corresponding author) will receive CHF 1500 and the opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Medicina in 2022.

On behalf of the Assessment Committee, I congratulate the winners on their accomplishments. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the research groups of the aforementioned papers for their contributions to the journal and the Award Committee for their efforts in the evaluation process.

Kind regards,
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Edgaras Stankevičius, Medicina

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Medicina, it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the Medicina 2021 Best Ph.D. Thesis Award. This prize was aimed to be granted to a Ph.D. student who is about to graduate or participate in the graduation thesis.

The award has been granted to:

“Chosen Aspects of Modern Perioperative Care in Patients Operated for Morbid Obesity”, by Piotr Małczak, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Poland.

The winner will receive CHF 1000, a certificate and a chance to publish a paper in Medicina in 2022.

On behalf of the Evaluation Committee, I congratulate the winner on his accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups of the above exceptional thesis for their contributions to Medicina, and thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

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

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://doi.org/10.3390/medicina54030041

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://doi.org/10.3390/medicina54040061

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.