The first Best Paper Award ceremony was held in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, Japan, on July 23, attended by authors and IJAT committee members who took part in the selection process for IJAT, Vol.3 (2009). The award winner(s) will also be announced on the IJAT website and given a certificate and a nearly US$1,000 honorarium.

The Best Paper Award 2010 is as follows:

Title: A Machine Tool Spindle Achieving Real-Time Balancing Using Magnetic Fluid

Authors: Keiichi Nakamoto, Shinya Mitsuhashi, Kazuhiko Adachi, and Keiichi Shirase

IJAT, Vol.3 No.2, pp. 193-198, March 2009