Best Paper Awards

The following are the articles that are selected for Best Paper Awards. The Best Paper Awards will be awarded in a forthcoming event in January 2019. The date and venue will be available shortly. The conditions for selection of articles as Best Papers is given here.


Best Paper Awards 2017


Research Article

Correlation and Path Analysis of Drought Tolerance Traits on Fruit Yield in Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum L.) under Drought Stress Condition

Salvadora Buhroy, T. Arumugam, N. Manivannan, P. Irene Vethamoni and P. Jeyakumar

Keywords: Fruit yield, direct effect, indirect effect, drought stress, tomato yield

Article CS022048072 • PDF


Research Article

Genetic Analysis for Earliness and Yield Components using Gynoecious and Monoecious Lines in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

G. S. Jat, A. D. Munshi, T. K. Behera, A. K. Singh and Shilpi Kumari

Keywords: Gene action, cucumber, earliness, gynoecious

Article CS192048042 • PDF


Review Article

Endophytic Fungi: A Potential Source of Bioactive Compounds

Gaurav Kumar, Priyanka Chandra and Madhu Choudhary

Keywords: Endophytes, fungi, antimicrobial activity, anticancer compounds

Article CS112048101 • PDF


Research Article

Resistance against Insect Pests by Plant Phenolics and their Derivative Compounds

Showket A. Dar, Bashir A. Rather; Abdul R. Wani and Mushtaq A.Ganie

Keywords: Phenol, Resistance, Interaction, Brinjal, Biotic

Article CS292048077 • PDF


Research Article

Formulation of Whey Based Pineapple Herbal Beverages and Its Storage Conditions

Kapil Kumar, Jaivir Singh, Suresh Chandra, and Samsher

Keywords: Pineapple, whey, beverage, mint, storage and ANOVA test

Article CS302048012 • PDF


Best Paper Awards 2016


Research Article

Impediment Effect of Galinsoga parviflora (Quick Weed) on Mild Steel Corrosion in 1 M HCl

P. Divya, R. Saratha and S.V. Priya

Keywords : Corrosion inhibitors, Mild steel, Weight loss method, Polarization

Article CSN202047057 • PDF


Research Article

Synthesis, Antioxidant and Antihemolytic Activities of (4-Nitro-benzylidene)-pyridin-3-ylmethyl amine

L Mallesha, C S. Karthik, Chethan Kumar and P. Mallu

Keywords : Antioxidant activity, Antihemolytic activity, Pyridine, Schiff base

Article CSN152047048 • PDF


Review Article

Heterobimetallic Complexes as Promising Catalysts

Ashu Chaudhary, Anshul Singh and R. C. Kamboj

Keywords : N-Heterocyclic Carbene, Shibasaki’s Catalyst, Heterobimetallic complexes, Heterobimetallic Zeolite, Polymerization, Hydrosilylation

Article CS20204612 • PDF


Research Article

Phytochemical and Antidiarrhoeal Screening of the Aerial Part of Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Forsk.) Decne

Hamidu Usman, Abubakar Aji, Ibrahim Abdul Ahmed, Ibrahim Mangzhia Wiam and Mohammed Ali Jambaima

Keywords : Leptadenia pyrotechnica, aerial part, phytochemical, antidiarrhoeal

Article CS28204702 • PDF


Best Paper Awards 2015


Research Article

Laser Beam Induced Current Technique of Polymer Solar Cells Based on New Poly(Azomethine) or Poly(3-Hexylthiophene)

Agnieszka Iwan, Bartosz Boharewicz, Igor Tazbir, Andrzej Sikora, Miroslaw Malinski, Lukasz Chrobak, and Wieslaw Madej

Keywords : poly(azomethine)s, P3HT, polymeric photovoltaics, bulk heterojunction solar cells, light beam induced current

Article CS12204605 • PDF


Research Article

Kinetic and Mechanistic Investigation on the Zirconium(IV)-Catalyzed Oxidation of L-Histidine by Hexachloroplatinate(IV) in Acid Medium

Ahmed Fawzy and Ishaq A. Zaafarany

Keywords : Hexachloroplatinate(IV), oxidation, L-histidine, zirconium(IV) catalyst, kinetics, mechanism

Article CS14204605 • PDF


Research Article

The inhibitory effect of Saffron extract (Crocus sativus., L) on copper corrosion in seawater

R. Oukhrib, S. El Issami, A. Chaouay, K. El Mouaden, A. Jmiai, B. EL Ibrahimi, L. Bazzi, L. Bammou and M. Hilali

Keywords : Corrosion; Copper; Inhibition; Saffron extract; Natural sea water

Article CS02204602 • PDF


Research Article

Synthesis and Theoretical Study of the Novel 2-Oxopyrimidin-1(2H)-yl-Amides Derivative

Ayhan Özalp, Zülbiye Kökbudak, Murat Saracoglu, Fatma Kandemirli, Ilhan Özer Ilhan and Can Dogan Vurdu

Keywords: Pyrimidine-2-one, Pyrimidine-2-thione, Acide Chloride, Amide, Addition-Condensatione, Quantum Chemical Calculations

Article CS13204605 • PDF


Research Article

Synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of some novel bis-heterocyclic chalcones from cyclic imides under microwave irradiation

Ravindra S. Dhivare and Shankarsing S. Rajput

Keywords : N-phenyl succinimides, bis-chalcones, antimicrobial activities

Article CS05204609 • PDF


Research Article

Synthesis, Characterization and Application to Catalysis of ZnO Nanocrystals

Ilona Zielinska, Jakub Szlachetko, Anna M. Cieslak, Kamil Sokolowski, Janusz Lewinski and Jacinto Sá

Keywords : ZnO, nanocrystals, green chemistry, catalysis, spectroscopy

Article CS28204605 • PDF


Research Article

Synthetic Routes to Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles – An Overview

Perumal Raj, V. Thangaraj and A. P. Uthirakumar

Keywords : Nickel oxide, Solution method, Synthesis,Metal oxides, Nanoparticles

Article CS26204604 • PDF


Best Paper Awards 2014


Research Article

The Effect of New Pyridazinium-Based Ionic Liquid Derivative as Corrosion Inhibitor for Carbon Steel in 1M HCl Solution

Omar ID El Mouden, Ali Anejjar, Mousslim Messali, Rachid Salghi, Hassan Ali Ismat and Belkheir Hammouti

Keywords : Carbon steel,Polarisation, EIS, ionic liquids, pyridazinium, Acid medium, Corrosion inhibition

Article CS18204407 • PDF


Research Article

Adsorption of Congo red dye from aqueous solution onto Ash of Cassia Fistula seeds: Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies

Harpreet Kaur and Anita Thakur

Keywords : Adsorption, Congo red dye, ash of Cassia fistula seeds, isotherms, kinetic

Article CS23204407 • PDF