Best Paper Award

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 June.

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
 
Winner announcement: 31 March 2025

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
 
Year: 

Winner

11 pages, 2794 KiB  
Article
Perfluoroalkylated Substances (PFAS) Associated with Microplastics in a Lake Environment
by John W. Scott, Kathryn G. Gunderson, Lee A. Green, Richard R. Rediske and Alan D. Steinman
Toxics 2021, 9(5), 106; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9050106 - 11 May 2021
30 pages, 7683 KiB  
Review
Microplastics in the Environment: Intake through the Food Web, Human Exposure and Toxicological Effects
by Concetta Pironti, Maria Ricciardi, Oriana Motta, Ylenia Miele, Antonio Proto and Luigi Montano
Toxics 2021, 9(9), 224; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9090224 - 16 Sep 2021

Award Committee

Dr. Demetrio Raldúa Chairman
IDAEA-CSIC
Prof. Dr. Soterios Kyrtopoulos
National Hellenic Research Foundation
Dr. Eduardo V. Soares
Dr. Edwin Routledge

Winner

David Spink
Joaquim Jaumot
Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain

Award Committee

Dr. Demetrio Raldúa Chairman
IDAEA-CSIC

Winner

Chuxia Lin
School of Environment and Life Science, University of Salford, Greater Manchester M5 4WT, UK
Kurunthachalam Kannan
1. Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY 12201, USA 2. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York, NY 12201, USA

Award Committee

Dr. Demetrio Raldúa Chairman
IDAEA-CSIC

Winner

Soisungwan Satarug
Dietary Cadmium Intake and Its Effects on Kidneys https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/6/1/15
Vera Samburova
Aldehydes in Exhaled Breath during E-Cigarette Vaping: Pilot Study Results https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/6/3/46

Award Committee

Dr. Toxics MDPI Chairman
Toxics
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