The Best Trainee Paper award recognises the most outstanding manuscript submitted by a trainee to the journal over the preceding year. Selected by the Editor-in-Chief, this award reflects the paper that most closely aligns with the editorial standards used in manuscript assessment. These criteria include scientific rigor, methodological transparency, clinical relevance, clarity of reporting, and overall contribution to the otolaryngology literature. As such, the award highlights exemplary trainee-led research that meets the standards expected for publication in the Australian Journal of Otolaryngology and showcases emerging academic excellence within the specialty.
In this column, we are pleased to present the winner of the Best Trainee Paper award from each year.
Prognostic impact of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in head and neck cancer: a decade of evidence
Clinical features of responders to mepolizumab in eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis and the outcomes post treatment cessation
A comparison between tropical and temperate climatic conditions on epistaxis presentation rates in Australia
Viral presence and the bacterial microbiome in chronic rhinosinusitis
Endoscopic myringoplasty, a retrospective cohort study
Reliability of estimating blood loss in epistaxis
RNF8 is associated with radioresistance, nodal stage and extranodal spread in oral cavity squamous-cell carcinoma
Gastrostomy tube insertion outcomes in South Australian head and neck cancer patients
Disclosure:
The column “Best Trainee Paper” was commissioned by the editorial office, Australian Journal of Otolaryngology without any sponsorship or funding.