Molecules Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose 10 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 review and one research article, CHF 500 each;
– The second prize: one review and two research articles, CHF 300 each;
– The third prize: two reviews and three research articles;
– For each winning paper, we will award a certificate and a voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in Molecules will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).
Selection Criteria
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-enclosed particles that have attracted much attention for their potential in disease diagnosis and therapy. However, the clinical translation is limited by the dosing consistency due to their heterogeneity. A...
Vanillin, one of the most widely used and appreciated flavoring agents worldwide, is the main constituent of vanilla bean extract, obtained from the seed pods of various members belonging to the Orchidaceae family. Due to the great demand in the food...
The hydrolysis and biotransformation of lignocellulose, i.e., biorefinery, can provide human beings with biofuels, bio-based chemicals, and materials, and is an important technology to solve the fossil energy crisis and promote global sustainable dev...
Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs), either paramagnetic or superparamagnetic depending on their composition and size, have been thoroughly studied as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents using in vitro and in vivo biomedical preclinical studie...
Metal–organic structures have great potential for practical applications in many areas. However, their widespread use is often hindered by time-consuming and expensive synthesis procedures that often involve hazardous solvents and, therefore, g...
The long time (2 h) required for measurement, expensive chemicals (Ag2SO4), and toxic reagents (K2Cr2O7, HgSO4) limit the application of the standard method for measuring the oxygen equivalent of organic content in wastewater (chemical oxygen demand,...
Saffron (Crocus sativus) floral by-products are a source of phenolic compounds that can be recovered and used in the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, or cosmetic industries. This study aimed to evaluate the phenolic compounds’ extraction using gr...
Among brain tumors, glioblastoma (GBM) is very challenging to treat as chemotherapeutic drugs can only penetrate the brain to a limited extent due to the blood–brain barrier (BBB). Nanoparticles can be an attractive solution for the treatment o...
The house cricket (Acheta domesticus L.) is one of four edible insect species introduced to the EU market as a novel food and alternative protein source. Innovative products, such as cricket flour, are increasingly appearing on supermarket shelves an...
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), a grade IV (WHO classification) malignant brain tumor, poses significant challenges in treatment. The current standard treatment involves surgical tumor removal followed by radiation and chemotherapeutic interventions....
Thomas J. Schmidt
Dimitris Makris
Wolfgang Sippl
Maria Filomena Barreiro
Arduino Mangoni
Jalel Labidi
Łukasz Chrzanowski
George Grant
Victoria Samanidou
Enrique Barrajon-Catalan
