Best Paper Award
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Pathogens 2020 Best Paper Award. All papers published in 2020 in Pathogens 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. Lawrence S. Young and the Award Committee, have been selected.
First Prize: CHF 500
Effectiveness of Chemical Compounds Used against African Swine Fever Virus in Commercial Available Disinfectants
By Małgorzata Juszkiewicz, Marek Walczak, Natalia Mazur-Panasiuk and Grzegorz Woźniakowski
Pathogens 2020, 9(11), 878; doi:10.3390/pathogens9110878
Betanodavirus and VER Disease: A 30-year Research Review
By Isabel Bandín and Sandra Souto
Pathogens 2020, 9(2), 106; doi:10.3390/pathogens9020106
Second Prize: CHF 300
The Bradyzoite: A Key Developmental Stage for the Persistence and Pathogenesis of Toxoplasmosis
By Aude Cerutti, Nicolas Blanchard and Sébastien Besteiro
Pathogens 2020, 9(3), 234; doi:10.3390/pathogens9030234
Understanding Flavivirus Capsid Protein Functions: The Tip of the Iceberg
By Stephanea Sotcheff and Andrew Routh
Pathogens 2020, 9(1), 42; doi:10.3390/pathogens9010042
Each winner (corresponding author) will also receive a certificate and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Pathogens in 2022.
On behalf of the assessment committee, I would like to congratulate the winners on their accomplishments. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups of the above exceptional papers for their contributions to Pathogens and the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Lawrence S. Young, Pathogens
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in Pathogens will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).Winner
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