Best Paper Award

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Time to First Decision

Toxics Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose one article and one review of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before the previous year and announce them online by the end of March.

The Prize:
– One research article and one review will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.

Toxics Best Paper Award

Winners announced

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in the Toxics 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

Review
185 Citations
22,918 Views
21 Pages
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Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the Environment: Occupational and Exposure Events, Effects on Human Health and Fertility
Luigi Montano,
Concetta Pironti,
Gabriella Pinto,
Maria Ricciardi,
Amalia Buono,
Carlo Brogna,
Marta Venier,
Marina Piscopo,
Angela Amoresano and
Oriana Motta
Toxics2022, 10(7), 365;https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10070365
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1 July 2022
In the last decade or so, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) garnered renewed attention in the scientific community due to new evidence pointing at their continued presence in the environment and workplaces and the potential human risks related to thei...
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Feature Paper
Article
32 Citations
3,275 Views
14 Pages
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Nanoplastic Exposure at Predicted Environmental Concentrations Induces Activation of Germline Ephrin Signal Associated with Toxicity Formation in the Caenorhabditis elegans Offspring
Yue Zhao,
Xin Hua,
Qian Bian and
Dayong Wang
Toxics2022, 10(11), 699;https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10110699
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17 November 2022
In nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, exposure to polystyrene nanoparticles (PS-NPs) at predicted environmental concentrations can cause induction of transgenerational toxicity. However, the underlying mechanisms for toxicity formation of PS-NP in the...
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Award Committee

Demetrio Raldúa
Demetrio Raldúa
Chairman
IDAEA-CSIC
Myung Chae Jung
Myung Chae Jung
Sejong University
Mário Pacheco
Mário Pacheco
Virgínia Cruz Fernandes
Virgínia Cruz Fernandes
1 Chemical Sciences and Biomolecules, School of Health, Polytechnic of Porto; 2 RISE-Health, Center for Research in Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology (TBIO), School of Health, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, ; 3 REQUIMTE/LAQV, ISEP, Polytechn
Sam Caito
Sam Caito
Husson University
William S Baldwin
William S Baldwin
Clemson University
Giovanna Tranfo
Giovanna Tranfo
INAIL Research
Łukasz Chrzanowski
Łukasz Chrzanowski
Poznan University of Technology
Jaymie Meliker
Jaymie Meliker
Stony Brook University