About National Research Award
The National Association of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (NPT) established the National Research Award in 2026 to honor medical pharmacologists who have demonstrated a lifelong dedication to advancing education, research, and the overall growth of the specialty. The award recognizes individuals who have exhibited excellence in one or more domains of the specialty while contributing through academia, industry, research, or other areas of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology, and Therapeutics. The award is presented annually during NAPTICON, the National Conference of the organization, and is a one-time honor per individual.
1. National Research Award For Research Excellence
(Research Publication with highest Impact Factor by a Pharmacologist)
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- Paper should not have received a certificate/award in any previous conference.
2. National Research Award For Research Scholar
(Highest number of Research Publications by a Pharmacologist)
GUIDELINES:
- Only the publications in indexed journals indexed as per Medline, PubMed, Central Science Citation Index, Science
Citation Index, Embase, Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals (DoAJ), National Science Library shall be considered
- Only original Research Articles, Review Articles, Metanalysis and Systemic review will be considered (Case report, Letter
to editor and Education Forum article will not be considered)
- In case of tie, total citation to be considered.
- Papers published January 2021 onwards shall be considered.
3. National Research Award For Outstanding Research
(Best paper published in National Journal of Pharmacology & Therapeutics by a Pharmacologist)
Award Eligibility
- The award is open to pharmacologists working in academia, industry, private or government institutes.
- The awards will be given every year in National Conference (NAPTICON) organized by National Association of Pharmacology & Therapeutics.
- The candidate (only MD Pharmacology) must be registered for NAPTICON 2026.
- Candidates can be self-nominated or nominated by other NPT members.
- Only first author or corresponding author can send their nominations and will be eligible for award. If both authors applied for the same award then the first author will be considered.
- The organizing team members of NAPTICON 2023 shall not be eligible for this category of awards.
- Papers published January 2021 onwards shall be considered.