The most frequently cited allergy/immunology journal in the field, The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology , continues to grow in prominence because of the excellent research it showcases. The Academy is proud to announce this new JACI Award which will recognize innovative research and outstanding scientific writing by the new generation of allergy researchers and clinicians.
The AAAI Award for Outstanding Research Published in the JACI by a Developing Researcher provides an unrestricted prize of $1,500, commemorative plaque, and recognition during the AAAAI's Annual Business Meeting. Up to 4 awardees will be chosen during one calendar year.
Objective
•To encourage the submission to JACI of the highest quality articles on our science's frontier
•To recognize ground breaking research and excellent writing by the new generation of allergy researchers and clinicians
Award
•Formal presentation of an unrestricted prize of $1500 and a plaque for each award (funded by the AAAAI) will be made at the annual Academy Meeting
•Announcement of the awards for the year will be featured in the published program for the annual Academy Meeting
•Announcement and commendation of winners will be published in the Journal
Title of the Award
•The AAAAI Award for Outstanding Research Published in the JACI by a Developing Researcher
Judgment Process
•A chairman will be appointed by the JACI Editors to coordinate a panel whose task will be to review and evaluate nominated papers and reach a decision on recipients of the award
•Judgement will be by a panel composed of the chairman of the award committee, one Editor, a member of the AAAAI Research Advisory Council, and at least two researchers or clinicians who are knowledgeable in the area of research being reported
Conditions of Eligibility
•Candidates must meet the following criteria for eligibility —can be from any training program world-wide —must have completed an MD and/or PhD or the equivalent within the 7 years prior to nomination for the award —must have conducted the research and written the paper during the post-doctoral fellowship training and not while holding a faculty position
•The research must be considered outstanding and represent a conceptual advance in the treatment or pathogenesis of allergic disease
•The article must have been published in JACI
•The article must have appeared within 12 months of the nomination
•The candidate must have conducted the majority of the research or have been the primary leader of the research team and appear as the first author
•A written nomination of the candidate and paper must be submitted by a sponsor (the training director, preceptor, research mentor, or a current Editor of the Journal.) The sponsor must submit a completed Nomination Application Form, a statement briefly discussing the impact of the scientific observations on the field of allergy and immunology and justification of why the published work is deserving of the award, and 3 letters of recommendation for the nominated paper, 2 of which are from individuals at institutions with which the Fellow has never been associated. (Letters should address the significance and importance of the work in the paper and its relevance to the Fellow's body of work, the quality of the written presentation, the Fellow's personal characteristics and potential for a future in academic medicine.)
•Up to 4 awards may be given within each calendar year; if no candidates are deemed of sufficient merit, no award will be given
Criteria for Excellence in a Publication
•The publication must present novel information that holds significant importance for the basic and clinical science of allergy, asthma or immunology
•The article must meet the highest standards for scientific writing
•The publication must represent a significant portion of the candidate's fellowship work
Nomination form available in PDF and print version
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