Best Paper Award

The Cosmetics Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members selects two articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before the previous year and announces them online by the end of June.

The Prize:

– One research article and one review will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 400, a certificate, and a free voucher for article processing fees (valid for one year).

 
Cosmetics Best Paper Award
 
Winner announcement: 20 June 2025

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in the Cosmetics journal 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

27 pages, 1302 KiB  
Review
A State-of-the-Art Review on the Alternatives to Animal Testing for the Safety Assessment of Cosmetics
by Rita José Silva and Slobodanka Tamburic
Cosmetics 2022, 9(5), 90; https://doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics9050090 - 29 Aug 2022
19 pages, 2321 KiB  
Article
Developing Eco-Friendly Skin Care Formulations with Microemulsions of Essential Oil
by Sie Huey Lee, Pui Shan Chow and Chetan Kantilal Yagnik
Cosmetics 2022, 9(2), 30; https://doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics9020030 - 4 Mar 2022

Award Committee

Dr. Enzo Berardesca Chairman
San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Via Chianesi 53, 00144 Rome, Italy
Prof. Steven Paul Nisticò
University Sapienza
Prof. Nikolaos Labrou
Agricultural University of Athens

Winner

24 pages, 1137 KiB  
Review
Natural Antioxidants from Plant Extracts in Skincare Cosmetics: Recent Applications, Challenges and Perspectives
by Hien Thi Hoang, Ju-Young Moon and Young-Chul Lee
Cosmetics 2021, 8(4), 106; https://doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics8040106 - 10 Nov 2021
16 pages, 4578 KiB  
Article
Biobased and Eco-Compatible Beauty Films Coated with Chitin Nanofibrils, Nanolignin and Vitamin E
by Luca Panariello, Alessandro Vannozzi, Pierfrancesco Morganti, Maria-Beatrice Coltelli and Andrea Lazzeri
Cosmetics 2021, 8(2), 27; https://doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics8020027 - 29 Mar 2021
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