Microorganisms 2023, 11(2), 344; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11020344 - 30 Jan 2023
Best Paper Award
The Microorganisms Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose four 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:
– The first prize (one for a review paper and one for a research paper): CHF 300 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Microorganisms in 2025 after peer review;
– The second prize (one for a review paper and one for a research paper): CHF 200 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Microorganisms in 2025 after peer review.
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.
Microorganisms Best Paper Award
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in the Microorganisms 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
Year:
Winner
The Diversity of Escherichia coli Pathotypes and Vaccination Strategies against This Versatile Bacterial Pathogen
Antimicrobial Resistance in the Global Health Network: Known Unknowns and Challenges for Efficient Responses in the 21st Century
Microorganisms 2023, 11(4), 1050; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11041050 - 17 Apr 2023
Clostridioides difficile, a New “Superbug”
Microorganisms 2023, 11(4), 845; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11040845 - 26 Mar 2023
Award Committee
Dr. Nico Jehmlich
Chairman
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Dr. Pramod Gopal
New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research
Prof. Maurizio Ciani
Polytechnic University of Marche
Winner
Endophytic PGPR from Tomato Roots: Isolation, In Vitro Characterization and In Vivo Evaluation of Treated Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
Microorganisms 2022, 10(4), 765; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10040765 - 1 Apr 2022
Diversity of Blastocystis Subtypes in Horses in Colombia and Identification of Two New Subtypes
Microorganisms 2022, 10(9), 1693; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10091693 - 24 Aug 2022
Targeting the Holy Triangle of Quorum Sensing, Biofilm Formation, and Antibiotic Resistance in Pathogenic Bacteria
Microorganisms 2022, 10(6), 1239; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10061239 - 16 Jun 2022
Phylum Gemmatimonadota and Its Role in the Environment
Microorganisms 2022, 10(1), 151; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10010151 - 12 Jan 2022
Award Committee
Dr. Grzegorz Węgrzyn
University of Gdansk
Winner
Wide Genetic Diversity of Blastocystis in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from Maryland, USA
Microorganisms 2021, 9(6), 1343; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9061343 - 21 Jun 2021
Implementing SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Testing in the Emergency Ward of a Swiss University Hospital: The INCREASE Study
Microorganisms 2021, 9(4), 798; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9040798 - 10 Apr 2021
The Many Faces of Enterococcus spp.—Commensal, Probiotic and Opportunistic Pathogen
Microorganisms 2021, 9(9), 1900; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9091900 - 7 Sep 2021
Towards Advances in Medicinal Plant Antimicrobial Activity: A Review Study on Challenges and Future Perspectives
Microorganisms 2021, 9(10), 2041; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9102041 - 27 Sep 2021
Winner
Extremophiles in an Antarctic Marine Ecosystem
Microorganisms 2016, 4(1), 8; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms4010008 - 11 Jan 2016
The Gut Microbiome Feelings of the Brain: A Perspective for Non-Microbiologists
Microorganisms 2017, 5(4), 66; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms5040066 - 12 Oct 2017
