Animals 2022, 12(15), 1976; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12151976 - 4 Aug 2022
Best Paper Award
The Animals Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members chose five articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal in the year before last, and the winners will be announced online by the end of May 2025.
The Prize:
– 3 research articles and 2 reviews will be selected:
The first prize (one review and one research article): CHF 500 each;
The second prize (one review and two research articles): CHF 300 each;
– Each winner will also receive a certificate and the opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in Animals in 2025 following peer review.
Animals Best Paper Award
Winner announcement: 31 May 2025
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in the Animals 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
Animal Detection and Classification from Camera Trap Images Using Different Mainstream Object Detection Architectures
Microplastics in Internal Tissues of Companion Animals from Urban Environments
Animals 2022, 12(15), 1979; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12151979 - 4 Aug 2022
Alternative Proteins for Fish Diets: Implications beyond Growth
Animals 2022, 12(9), 1211; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12091211 - 7 May 2022
Intensification of Penaeid Shrimp Culture: An Applied Review of Advances in Production Systems, Nutrition and Breeding
Animals 2022, 12(3), 236; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12030236 - 19 Jan 2022
Award Committee
Dr. Clive Julian Phillips
Chairman
Retired
Dr. Guillermo Ripoll
CITA de Aragón
Prof. Annamaria Costa
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science (DIVAS), Università degli Studi di Milano
Prof. Dr. Jorge Galindo-Villegas
Nord University
Winner
First Description of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Two Feral American Mink (Neovison vison) Caught in the Wild
Animals 2021, 11(5), 1422; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11051422 - 16 May 2021
SARS-CoV-2 in Danish Mink Farms: Course of the Epidemic and a Descriptive Analysis of the Outbreaks in 2020
Animals 2021, 11(1), 164; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11010164 - 12 Jan 2021
“I Couldn’t Have Asked for a Better Quarantine Partner!”: Experiences with Companion Dogs during Covid-19
Animals 2021, 11(2), 330; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11020330 - 28 Jan 2021
A Review on Mitigating Fear and Aggression in Dogs and Cats in a Veterinary Setting
Animals 2021, 11(1), 158; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11010158 - 12 Jan 2021
Phytogenic Feed Additives in Poultry: Achievements, Prospective and Challenges
Animals 2021, 11(12), 3471; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11123471 - 6 Dec 2021
Award Committee
Dr. Clive Julian Phillips
Chairman
Retired
Winner
Joao H.C. Costa
Department of Animal & Food Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
Zhijun Cao
State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
