Best Paper Award

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The Pathogens 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:
– One Review Award: CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Pathogens in 2026 after peer review;
– Three Research Article Awards:
First Prize: CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Pathogens in 2026 after peer review;
Second Prize: CHF 300 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Pathogens in 2026 after peer review;
Third Prize: CHF 200 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Pathogens in 2026 after peer review;
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.

Pathogens Best Paper Award

Winner announcement date: 30 June 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in the Pathogens 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

Winner

Article
63 Citations
35,437 Views
11 Pages
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Zoonotic Mutation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus Identified in the Brain of Multiple Wild Carnivore Species
Sandra Vreman,
Marja Kik,
Evelien Germeraad,
Rene Heutink,
Frank Harders,
Marcel Spierenburg,
Marc Engelsma,
Jolianne Rijks,
Judith van den Brand and
Nancy Beerens
Pathogens2023, 12(2), 168;https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12020168
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20 January 2023
Wild carnivore species infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus subtype H5N1 during the 2021–2022 outbreak in the Netherlands included red fox (Vulpes vulpes), polecat (Mustela putorius), otter (Lutra lutra), and badger (Meles mel...
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Article
19 Citations
4,599 Views
12 Pages
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Prevalence, Resistance Patterns and Biofilm Production Ability of Bacterial Uropathogens from Cases of Community-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections in South Italy
Angela Maione,
Emilia Galdiero,
Luigi Cirillo,
Edvige Gambino,
Maria Assunta Gallo,
Francesca Paola Sasso,
Arianna Petrillo,
Marco Guida and
Marilena Galdiero
Pathogens2023, 12(4), 537;https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12040537
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29 March 2023
Community-acquired urinary tract infections represent the most common infectious diseases in the community setting. Knowing the antibiotic resistance patterns of uropathogens is crucial for establishing empirical treatment. The aim of the current stu...
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Article
15 Citations
7,260 Views
19 Pages
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Recurrent Loss of Macrodomain Activity in Host Immunity and Viral Proteins
Sofia E. Delgado-Rodriguez,
Andrew P. Ryan and
Matthew D. Daugherty
Pathogens2023, 12(5), 674;https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12050674
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3 May 2023
Protein post-translational modifications (PTMs) are an important battleground in the evolutionary arms races that are waged between the host innate immune system and viruses. One such PTM, ADP-ribosylation, has recently emerged as an important mediat...
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Review
122 Citations
25,505 Views
16 Pages
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HPV and Cervical Cancer: A Review of Epidemiology and Screening Uptake in the UK
Sunyoung Choi,
Ayden Ismail,
George Pappas-Gogos and
Stergios Boussios
Pathogens2023, 12(2), 298;https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12020298
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11 February 2023
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common malignancy in females worldwide, and a leading cause of death in the United Kingdom (UK). The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the strongest risk factor for developing cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and canc...
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Award Committee

Hinh Ly
Hinh Ly
Chairman
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
JBJochen Bodem
Jochen Bodem
University of Würzburg
Edward Breitschwerdt
Edward Breitschwerdt
North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Edward R.B. Moore
Edward R.B. Moore
University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Academy
Sudhir Gupta
Sudhir Gupta
University of California at Irvine
Remi Charrel
Remi Charrel
Unité des Virus Emergents
Paul Murray
Paul Murray
LRLaurence Rahme
Laurence Rahme
William Shafer
William Shafer
Emory University School of Medicine
EAElliot Androphy
Elliot Androphy
Indiana University School of Medicine
GZGuangming Zhong
Guangming Zhong
John H. Adams
John H. Adams
University of South Florida College of Public Health
Alexander Bukreyev
Alexander Bukreyev
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston Nartional Laboratory
Timothy G. Geary
Timothy G. Geary
McGill University
Maria Söderlund-Venermo
Maria Söderlund-Venermo
Department of Virology, University of Helsinki
JHJayne Hope
Jayne Hope
The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Trudy G Morrison
Trudy G Morrison
University of MA Medical Schl.
Longzhu Cui
Longzhu Cui
Jichi Medial University
Marat R. Sadykov
Marat R. Sadykov
CHRIS CHASE
CHRIS CHASE
SDSU VETERINARY & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Ming Fan
Ming Fan
Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph
Helmut Fickenscher
Helmut Fickenscher
Institute for Infection Medicine
Libor Gribhoffer
Libor Gribhoffer