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Best Paper Award

Toxins Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose 3 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:
–2 research articles and 1review will be selected.
–Each winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.

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Toxins Best Paper Award

Winner announcement date: 30 June 2026

Eligibility and Requirements:

–All papers published in the Toxins 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
Award Committee
  • Jay William Fox avatar imageJay William Fox
    Jay William Fox
    Chairman
    University of Virginia School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, Cancer Biology
  • Daniel Gillet avatar imageDaniel Gillet
    Daniel Gillet
    CEA
  • XSXiulan Sun
    Xiulan Sun
    State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University
  • Jonathan Puddick avatar imageJonathan Puddick
    Jonathan Puddick
    Cawthron Institute
  • MMMark J. Margres
    Mark J. Margres
    University of South Florida
  • Nina Lundholm avatar imageNina Lundholm
    Nina Lundholm
    Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen
  • Ren Lai avatar imageRen Lai
    Ren Lai
    Kunming Institute of Zoology, CAS
  • Panagiotis Papatheodorou avatar imagePanagiotis Papatheodorou
    Panagiotis Papatheodorou
    Ulm University Medical Center
  • Alessandro Picelli avatar imageAlessandro Picelli
    Alessandro Picelli
    University of Verona
  • BQBeatriz Quiñones
    Beatriz Quiñones
    U.S. Dept of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service/Western Regional Research Center
  • Jacob Galan avatar imageJacob Galan
    Jacob Galan
    University of Texas- Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
  • Maria Elena De Lima avatar imageMaria Elena De Lima
    Maria Elena De Lima
    Faculdade de Saúde Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte

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