Best Paper Award

The Antioxidants Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose four papers 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;
– Three research articles awards:
   a. The first prize: CHF 500;
   b. The second prize: CHF 400;
   c. The third prize: CHF 300.
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.
 
Antioxidants Best Paper Award
 
Winner announcement: 30 June 2025

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in the Antioxidants 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

49 pages, 2644 KiB  
Review
The Role of Selenium in Pathologies: An Updated Review
by Giulia Barchielli, Antonella Capperucci and Damiano Tanini
Antioxidants 2022, 11(2), 251; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11020251 - 27 Jan 2022
22 pages, 4689 KiB  
Article
Epitranscriptome Analysis of Oxidative Stressed Retinal Epithelial Cells Depicted a Possible RNA Editing Landscape of Retinal Degeneration
by Luigi Donato, Concetta Scimone, Simona Alibrandi, Sergio Zaccaria Scalinci, Carmela Rinaldi, Rosalia D’Angelo and Antonina Sidoti
Antioxidants 2022, 11(10), 1967; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11101967 - 30 Sep 2022
15 pages, 932 KiB  
Article
Investigation of Antioxidant Synergisms and Antagonisms among Phenolic Acids in the Model Matrices Using FRAP and ORAC Methods
by Danijela Skroza, Vida Šimat, Lucija Vrdoljak, Nina Jolić, Anica Skelin, Martina Čagalj, Roberta Frleta and Ivana Generalić Mekinić
Antioxidants 2022, 11(9), 1784; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11091784 - 9 Sep 2022
13 pages, 4060 KiB  
Article
Construction of Polygonatum sibiricum Polysaccharide Functionalized Selenium Nanoparticles for the Enhancement of Stability and Antioxidant Activity
by Wanwen Chen, Hao Cheng and Wenshui Xia
Antioxidants 2022, 11(2), 240; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11020240 - 26 Jan 2022

Award Committee

Prof. Alessandra Napolitano Chairman
University of Naples "Federico II"
Prof. Dr. Jiankang Liu
Prof. Marco Alves
Department of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro
Prof. Dr. Simone Carradori
"G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Department of Pharmacy

Winner

12 pages, 1790 KiB  
Article
xCT-Driven Expression of GPX4 Determines Sensitivity of Breast Cancer Cells to Ferroptosis Inducers
by Namgyu Lee, Anne E. Carlisle, Austin Peppers, Sung Jin Park, Mihir B. Doshi, Meghan E. Spears and Dohoon Kim
Antioxidants 2021, 10(2), 317; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10020317 - 20 Feb 2021
20 pages, 2192 KiB  
Article
Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Sulfide Coordinately Reduce Glucose Sensitivity and Decrease Oxidative Stress via Ascorbate-Glutathione Cycle in Heat-Stressed Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Plants
by Noushina Iqbal, Shahid Umar, Nafees A. Khan and Francisco J. Corpas
Antioxidants 2021, 10(1), 108; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10010108 - 14 Jan 2021
18 pages, 2824 KiB  
Article
New Insights into the Metabolism of the Flavanones Eriocitrin and Hesperidin: A Comparative Human Pharmacokinetic Study
by María Ángeles Ávila-Gálvez, Juan Antonio Giménez-Bastida, Antonio González-Sarrías and Juan Carlos Espín
Antioxidants 2021, 10(3), 435; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10030435 - 11 Mar 2021
37 pages, 4137 KiB  
Review
Abiotic Stress and Reactive Oxygen Species: Generation, Signaling, and Defense Mechanisms
by Swati Sachdev, Shamim Akhtar Ansari, Mohammad Israil Ansari, Masayuki Fujita and Mirza Hasanuzzaman
Antioxidants 2021, 10(2), 277; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10020277 - 11 Feb 2021

Winner

19 pages, 4744 KiB  
Article
Anti-inflammatory and Anti-oxidant Activity of Hidrox® in Rotenone-Induced Parkinson’s Disease in Mice
by Rosalba Siracusa, Maria Scuto, Roberta Fusco, Angela Trovato, Maria Laura Ontario, Roberto Crea, Rosanna Di Paola, Salvatore Cuzzocrea and Vittorio Calabrese
Antioxidants 2020, 9(9), 824; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9090824 - 3 Sep 2020
17 pages, 1712 KiB  
Article
Expression of Pro-Angiogenic Markers Is Enhanced by Blue Light in Human RPE Cells
by Concetta Scimone, Simona Alibrandi, Sergio Zaccaria Scalinci, Edoardo Trovato Battagliola, Rosalia D’Angelo, Antonina Sidoti and Luigi Donato
Antioxidants 2020, 9(11), 1154; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9111154 - 20 Nov 2020
15 pages, 691 KiB  
Article
Quantification of the Antioxidant Activity of Plant Extracts: Analysis of Sensitivity and Hierarchization Based on the Method Used
by Natividad Chaves, Antonio Santiago and Juan Carlos Alías
Antioxidants 2020, 9(1), 76; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9010076 - 15 Jan 2020
52 pages, 2770 KiB  
Review
Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidant Defense in Plants under Abiotic Stress: Revisiting the Crucial Role of a Universal Defense Regulator
by Mirza Hasanuzzaman, M.H.M. Borhannuddin Bhuyan, Faisal Zulfiqar, Ali Raza, Sayed Mohammad Mohsin, Jubayer Al Mahmud, Masayuki Fujita and Vasileios Fotopoulos
Antioxidants 2020, 9(8), 681; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9080681 - 29 Jul 2020

Winner

15 pages, 5349 KiB  
Article
Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Flavanones from Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (licorice) Leaf Phytocomplexes: Identification of Licoflavanone as a Modulator of NF-kB/MAPK Pathway
by Luca Frattaruolo, Gabriele Carullo, Matteo Brindisi, Sarah Mazzotta, Luca Bellissimo, Vittoria Rago, Rosita Curcio, Vincenza Dolce, Francesca Aiello and Anna Rita Cappello
Antioxidants 2019, 8(6), 186; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox8060186 - 20 Jun 2019
15 pages, 445 KiB  
Article
LC-ESI-QTOF/MS Characterisation of Phenolic Acids and Flavonoids in Polyphenol-Rich Fruits and Vegetables and Their Potential Antioxidant Activities
by Chunhe Gu, Kate Howell, Frank R. Dunshea and Hafiz A. R. Suleria
Antioxidants 2019, 8(9), 405; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox8090405 - 17 Sep 2019
15 pages, 534 KiB  
Article
Nutritional Value, Chemical Composition and Cytotoxic Properties of Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) in Relation to Harvesting Stage and Plant Part
by Spyridon A. Petropoulos, Ângela Fernandes, Maria Inês Dias, Ioannis B. Vasilakoglou, Konstantinos Petrotos, Lillian Barros and Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira
Antioxidants 2019, 8(8), 293; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox8080293 - 8 Aug 2019
31 pages, 2331 KiB  
Review
A Comprehensive Review on Lipid Oxidation in Meat and Meat Products
by Rubén Domínguez, Mirian Pateiro, Mohammed Gagaoua, Francisco J. Barba, Wangang Zhang and José M. Lorenzo
Antioxidants 2019, 8(10), 429; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox8100429 - 25 Sep 2019

Award Committee

Prof. Giancarlo Aldini Chairman
University of milan
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