Announcement:
Winners of the JDS Best Paper Award 2025

The Journal of Dermatological Science and Elsevier are pleased to announce the awardee of the JDS Best Paper Award.

The jury was comprised of JDS Section Editors and the Editor-in-Chief of JDS as well as the JSID President and Secretary-General.

This year, two papers were awarded the prize.

"Big data-driven target identification by machine learning: DRD2 as a therapeutic target for psoriasis"

Takashi Sakai, Ryusuke Sawada, Otoha Ichinose, Takeshi Terabayashi, Yutaka Hatano, Yoshihiro Yamanishi, Toshimasa Ishizaki

J Dermatol Sci. 2025 July; 119(1): 9-17.

"Cytosolic mtDNA-cGAS-STING axis mediates melanocytes pyroptosis to promote CD8+ T-cell activation in vitiligo"

Xinya Xu, Xinhua Lu, Yue Zheng, Yang Xie, Wei Lai

J Dermatol Sci. 2025 March; 117(3): 61-70.

We would like to offer our congratulations to the award winners! Thank you for your contributions to the Journal of Dermatological Science.

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JDS Best Paper Award 2026

The award is given in recognition of an extraordinary paper that has been submitted to JDS and was published in an issue of JDS in 2026. Only original articles that were published in 2026 will be eligible.

Prize Money

The prize money is USD 3,000. Furthermore, a certificate is awarded. The winning article will be made freely accessible.

Selection Process

The eligible papers are reviewed and judged by the Section Editors and the Editor-in-Chief of JDS as well as the President and Secretary-General of JSID.

The judges' decision is final.