Best Paper Award
The Methods and Protocols Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose one paper of exceptional quality that was published in the journal the year before the previous year and announce them online by the end of June.
The Prize:
– One paper will be selected.
– The winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.
MPs Best Paper Award
Winner announcement: 31 May 2025
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in Methods and Protocols 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
Vera I. Slaveykova
Environmental Biogeochemistry and Ecotoxicology, Department F.-A. Forel for Environmental and Aquatic Sciences, School of Earth and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Winner
Oliver Rossbach
Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
Paper: Production and Purification of Artificial Circular RNA Sponges for Application in Molecular Biology and Medicine
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Award Committee
Dr. Fernando Albericio
Chairman
University of KwaZulu-Natal
