I am delighted to let you know that our article, ‘Aflatoxins in Uganda: An Encyclopedic Review of the Etiology, Epidemiology, Detection, Quantification, Exposure Assessment, Reduction, and Control,’ was selected by the Chief Editor, Prof. Hidetoshi Urakawa, as the winner of the Article of the Year Award for International Journal of Microbiology, Hindawi Publishing corporation (https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijmicro/).

The Article of the Year Award recognizes one original research or review article in International Journal of Microbiology that is considered to be exciting and impactful, as well as representative of the journal’s research community and its current or future directions. Congratulations from the Chief Editor Dr. Hidetoshi Urakawa believes the article represents an outstanding contribution to International Journal of Microbiology in 2020. They selected the article for the following reason(s):

"This is a well-written review dealing with aflatoxin problems in Uganda. In the manuscript, the authors showed comprehensive analysis supported by an extensive reference list. It is a great contribution to our journal."