Guide for Authors
The journal publishes the results of high quality original research in all aspects of basic and
applied parasitology, ranging from parasites and host-parasite relationships of intrinsic biological interest to those of social and
economic importance in human and veterinary medicine and agriculture. Original research includes the development of new concepts and
techniques, as well as experimental and observational science. Because of its breadth of discipline coverage, the aims and significance
of all contributions should be made clear to readers who are not expert in the particular subject of papers. In applied parasitology,
it will tend to favour contributions of broader significance to the subject rather than narrow, highly specialised applications.
The journal does not normally publish case reports.
Types of paper
There are two types
of papers, structured as follows:
Original Research Papers
Title page. Contains the title, authors'
names, addresses, name and contact details of the corresponding author.
Abstract. The second page contains an Abstract
of not more than 300 words in a single paragraph. At the foot of this page a list of up to 8 Index Keywords should be provided.
Text. (see sections above) In addition to major headings two forms of subheadings are used: (a) the numbered italicised side subheading
referring to several paragraphs; (b) the italicised paragraph subheading at the beginning of a single paragraph used only in Materials
and methods.
′Succinctus′
The journal offers an avenue for publishing short, succinct papers that describe
highly significant research findings but with less content than a "research article". Articles will be limited to 4,000 words and not
more than three display items (figures or tables). The article must not be preliminary but will describe significant and substantial
new findings, be complete in itself and not be published at a later date in greater detail. The typescript should be marked
′Succinctus′
on the top left-hand corner of the title page. The first page should show title, author and address details. A short Abstract of not
more than 100 words in the same style as for full papers plus up to six Keywords should follow. The text of the paper is next, written
with a minimum number of paragraphs and unstructured (i.e. no headings). Text describing the methods should be included in the manuscript
body and/or figure legends; the methodology should be succinct but contain sufficient information and/or suitable references to allow
readers to replicate the work. Not more than 25 essential references should be cited. Other instructions are the same as those for full
papers.
Contact details for submission
General enquiries prior to submission should
be directed to the Editorial Office:
editor@IJP.org.au
Page charges
This
journal has no page charges.
Ethics in publishing
For
information on Ethics in publishing and Ethical guidelines for journal publication see
http://www.elsevier.com/publishingethics
and
http://www.elsevier.com/ethicalguidelines.
Policy and ethics
Care of
experimental animals. It is the responsibility of authors to ensure that their practices conform with their national animal ethics
guidelines. Submitted papers must contain precise details on the care and use of animals and of experimental procedures, especially interventions
such as surgery and tissue sampling, and methods of euthanasia. Referees are asked to indicate whether there is any reason to consider
that experimental animals were not well treated or care not taken to avoid distress, and papers may ultimately be rejected on such grounds.
Conflict of interest
All authors are requested to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest including
any financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations within three years of beginning the submitted work
that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to influence, their work. See also
http://www.elsevier.com/conflictsofinterest.
Submission declaration
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously
(except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication
elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was
carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere including electronically in the same form, in English or in any
other language, without the written consent of the copyright-holder.
Submission declaration and verification
Submission
of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published
lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors
and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published
elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, including electronically without the written consent of the copyright-holder.
To verify originality, your article may be checked by the originality detection software iThenticate. See also
http://www.elsevier.com/editors/plagdetect.
Changes to authorship
This policy concerns the addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names in the
authorship of accepted manuscripts:
Before the accepted manuscript is published in an online issue: Requests to add or remove
an author, or to rearrange the author names, must be sent to the Journal Manager from the corresponding author of the accepted manuscript
and must include: (a) the reason the name should be added or removed, or the author names rearranged and (b) written confirmation (e-mail,
fax, letter) from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal or rearrangement. In the case of addition or removal of authors,
this includes confirmation from the author being added or removed. Requests that are not sent by the corresponding author will be forwarded
by the Journal Manager to the corresponding author, who must follow the procedure as described above. Note that: (1) Journal Managers
will inform the Journal Editors of any such requests and (2) publication of the accepted manuscript in an online issue is suspended until
authorship has been agreed.
After the accepted manuscript is published in an online issue: Any requests to add, delete, or
rearrange author names in an article published in an online issue will follow the same policies as noted above and result in a corrigendum.
Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement'
(for more information on this and copyright see
http://www.elsevier.com/copyright). Acceptance of the agreement will ensure
the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript
together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.
Authors whose articles are
published in the International Journal for Parasitology will be asked to transfer copyright for that article to the Australian Society
for Parasitology, Inc. If there are any issues or conflicts of interest which might prevent the author transferring copyright, they
should inform the Editor when submitting the manuscript.
Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles
including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission of the Publisher is required for resale or distribution
outside the institution and for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations (please consult
http://www.elsevier.com/permissions).
If excerpts from other copyrighted works are included, the author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit
the source(s) in the article. Elsevier has preprinted forms for use by authors in these cases: please consult
http://www.elsevier.com/permissions.
Retained author rights
As an author you (or your employer or institution) retain certain rights; for details
you are referred to:
http://www.elsevier.com/authorsrights.
Role of the funding source
You
are requested to identify who provided financial support for the conduct of the research and/or preparation of the article and to briefly
describe the role of the sponsor(s), if any, in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing
of the report; and in the decision to submit the article for publication. If the funding source(s) had no such involvement then this
should be stated. Please see
http://www.elsevier.com/funding.
Funding body agreements and
policies
Elsevier has established agreements and developed policies to allow authors whose articles appear in journals
published by Elsevier, to comply with potential manuscript archiving requirements as specified as conditions of their grant awards. To
learn more about existing agreements and policies please visit
http://www.elsevier.com/fundingbodies.
Open access
This journal offers you the option of making your article freely available to all via the ScienceDirect
platform. To prevent any conflict of interest, you can only make this choice after receiving notification that your article has been
accepted for publication. The fee of $3,000 excludes taxes and other potential author fees such as color charges. In some cases, institutions
and funding bodies have entered into agreement with Elsevier to meet these fees on behalf of their authors. Details of these agreements
are available at
http://www.elsevier.com/fundingbodies. Authors of accepted articles, who wish to take advantage of this
option, should complete and submit the order form (available at
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/openaccessform.pdf). Whatever
access option you choose, you retain many rights as an author, including the right to post a revised personal version of your article
on your own website. More information can be found here:
http://www.elsevier.com/authorsrights.
Language
and language services
Please write your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture
of these). Authors who require information about language editing and copyediting services pre- and post-submission please visit
http://webshop.elsevier.com/languageservices or our customer support
site at
http://support.elsevier.com
for more information.
Submission
Submission to this journal proceeds totally online and
you will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of your files. The system automatically converts source files to a single
PDF file of the article, which is used in the peer-review process. Please note that even though manuscript source files are converted
to PDF files at submission for the review process, these source files are needed for further processing after acceptance. All correspondence,
including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revision, takes place by e-mail removing the need for a paper trail.
Submitted manuscripts are first reviewed by a specialist editor to assess significance and general suitability for the journal. Approximately
half of all submissions progress to peer review.
The final pdf should be no larger than 5 MB.
If file
size cannot be reduced to less than 10 MB, the author should contact the IJP Editorial Office for instructions (
editor@IJP.org.au).
Required Information:
Name, affiliation, email, telephone and fax numbers and mail address information for
one corresponding author.
This must be the same person nominated as corresponding author on the manuscript title page and this person
must submit the manuscript on-line.
The corresponding author, through the web access, is responsible for actions with respect to
each paper. E-mail prompts will be delivered only to the corresponding author. Articles can also be tracked by the corresponding author
via the online system.
Name and affiliations of all other authors.
Cover letter is mandatory for all submissions and should address
the novelty, significance of the work.
Note: Current Opinions and Invited Reviews are by invitation only).
Order of
files
Manuscript should contain (in order) Title, Authors and addresses, Corresponding Author and address, Abstract, Keywords.
In numbered sections: 1. Introduction; 2. Materials and methods; 3. Results; 4. Discussion; then Acknowledgements; References; Legends
to Figures. Tables with their legends (in separate or combined files, numbered, in order). Figures (in separate files); preferred formats:
JPEG, EPS or PDF. Supplementary and multimedia files.
Format
The preferred format for the text is Microsoft Word.
The title page, abstract and text should be formatted with line numbers. The manuscript should be formatted to A4 size paper, in
English, double spaced and with 2 cm margins.
Further journal requirements
During submission you will also have
to:
Confirm that all authors have read the manuscript and accept responsibility for its contents.
Agree to an ′ Ethics
in Publishing′ document.
Referees
Please submit, with the manuscript, the names,
addresses and e-mail addresses of three potential referees. Note that the editor retains the sole right to decide whether or not the
suggested reviewers are used.
Additional information
Statistical Analysis
Authors should seek advice on data analysis prior to submission. A commentary (Morrison, D.A., 2002. How to improve statistical analysis
in parasitology research publications. Int. J. Parasitol. 32, 1065-1070) may also be consulted. Papers may be sent to referees with particular
expertise in statistics and modelling.
Use of wordprocessing
software
It is important that the file be saved in the native format of the wordprocessor used. The text should be in single-column
format. Keep the layout of the text as simple as possible. Most formatting codes will be removed and replaced on processing the article.
In particular, do not use the wordprocessor's options to justify text or to hyphenate words. However, do use bold face, italics, subscripts,
superscripts etc. When preparing tables, if you are using a table grid, use only one grid for each individual table and not a grid for
each row. If no grid is used, use tabs, not spaces, to align columns. The electronic text should be prepared in a way very similar to
that of conventional manuscripts (see also the Guide to Publishing with Elsevier:
http://www.elsevier.com/guidepublication).
Note that source files of figures, tables and text graphics will be required whether or not you embed your figures in the text. See also
the section on Electronic artwork.
To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to use the 'spell-check' and 'grammar-check'
functions of your wordprocessor.
Article structure
Subdivision - numbered
sections
Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1,
1.1.2, ...), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering). Use this numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do
not just refer to 'the text'. Any subsection may be given a brief heading. Each heading should appear on its own separate line.
Introduction
State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature
survey or a summary of the results.
Material and methods
Provide sufficient detail to allow
the work to be reproduced. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described.
A Theory section should extend, not repeat, the background to the article already dealt with in the Introduction and lay
the foundation for further work. In contrast, a Calculation section represents a practical development from a theoretical basis.
Results
Results should be clear and concise.
Discussion
This
should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate,
however it is not a standard format for this journal; reasons for using the combined format must be provided in the submission cover
letter. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.
Appendices
This
journal does not publish appendices. Information should be included within the manuscript text or provided as supplementary material.
If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. Formulae and equations should be given separate numbering:
Eq. (A.1), Eq. (A.2), etc.; in a subsequent section, Eq. (B.1) and so on.
Essential title page information
•
Title.
Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae
where possible.
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Author names and affiliations.
Where the family name may be ambiguous (e.g., a double name),
please indicate this clearly. Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all
affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide
the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name and, if available, the e-mail address of each author.
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Corresponding author.
Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also
post-publication.
Ensure that telephone and fax numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address
and the complete postal address. Contact details must be kept up to date by the corresponding author.
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Present/permanent
address.
If an author has moved since the work described in the article was done, or was visiting at the time, a 'Present address'
(or 'Permanent address') may be indicated as a footnote to that author's name. The address at which the author actually did the work
must be retained as the main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.
Abstract
A
concise and factual abstract is required. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major
conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, References
should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s). Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided,
but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.
Graphical abstract
Authors
should supply a thumbnail image for all types of manuscripts. Articles accepted for publication will be featured via a copy of the article
abstract together with a thumbnail image to direct people to the manuscript. An image that serves to illustrate the theme of the paper
is desired. It can be a figure from the paper or a related image that typifies the content of the paper. Authors must supply the thumbnail
image separately as an electronic file. The maximum final dimensions of the thumbnail image will be 5 cm x 5 cm. Please consider readability
after reduction, especially if using one of the figures from the article itself.
Highlights
Highlights
are mandatory for this journal. They consist of a short collection of bullet points that convey the core findings of the article and
should be submitted in a separate file in the online submission system. Please use 'Highlights' in the file name and include 3 to 5 bullet
points (maximum 85 characters, including spaces, per bullet point). See
http://www.elsevier.com/highlights for examples.
Keywords
Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 6 keywords, using UK spelling and avoiding general
and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, "and", "of"). Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established
in the field may be eligible. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes.
Abbreviations
Avoid
the use of abbreviations, but if necessary, authors should use the list (
click
here to see list) as a guide to those terms that need not be given in full, or define each abbreviation on first use.
Acknowledgements
Authors should provide confirmation of consent from persons acknowledged in manuscripts eg.
personal communications. This can be provided in a covering letter or by e-mail to the editorial office.
Units
Follow
internationally accepted rules and conventions: use the international system of units (SI). If other units are mentioned, please give
their equivalent in SI.
Database linking
Elsevier aims at connecting online articles with
external databases which are useful in their respective research communities. If your article contains relevant unique identifiers or
accession numbers (bioinformatics) linking to information on entities (genes, proteins, diseases, etc.) or structures deposited in public
databases, then please indicate those entities according to the standard explained below.
Authors should explicitly mention the
database
abbreviation (as mentioned below) together with the actual database number, bearing in mind that an error in a letter or number
can result in a dead link in the online version of the article.
Please use the following format:
Database ID: xxxx
Links
can be provided in your online article to the following databases (examples of citations are given in parentheses):
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ASTM:
ASTM Standards Database (ASTM ID: G63)
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CCDC: Cambridge Crystallographic
Data Centre (CCDC ID: AI631510)
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GenBank: Genetic sequence
database at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) (GenBank ID: BA123456)
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GEO:
Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO ID: GSE27196; GEO ID: GPL5366; GEO ID: GSM9853)
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MI:
EMBL-EBI OLS Molecular Interaction Ontology (MI ID: 0218)
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MINT:
Molecular INTeractions database (MINT ID: 6166710)
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NCBI Taxonomy:
NCBI Taxonomy Browser (NCBI Taxonomy ID: 48184)
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NCT: ClinicalTrials.gov
(NCT ID: NCT00222573)
•
OMIM: Online Mendelian Inheritance
in Man (OMIM ID: 601240)
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PDB: Worldwide Protein Data
Bank (PDB ID: 1TUP)
•
TAIR: The Arabidopsis Information Resource
database (TAIR ID: AT1G01020)
•
UniProt: Universal Protein Resource
Knowledgebase (UniProt ID: Q9H0H5)
Math formulae
Present simple formulae in the line of
normal text where possible and use the solidus (/) instead of a horizontal line for small fractional terms, e.g., X/Y. In principle,
variables are to be presented in italics. Powers of e are often more conveniently denoted by exp. Number consecutively any equations
that have to be displayed separately from the text (if referred to explicitly in the text).
Footnotes
Footnotes
should only be used in tables.
Table footnotes
Indicate each footnote in a table with a superscript lowercase letter.
Artwork
Electronic artwork
General points
• Make sure you
use uniform lettering and sizing of your original artwork.
• Save text in illustrations as 'graphics' or enclose the font.
•
Only use the following fonts in your illustrations: Arial, Courier, Times, Symbol.
• Number the illustrations according to their
sequence in the text.
• Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files.
• Provide captions to illustrations
separately.
• Produce images near to the desired size of the printed version.
• Submit each figure as a separate file.
A detailed guide on electronic artwork is available on our website:
http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions
You
are urged to visit this site; some excerpts from the detailed information are given here.
Formats
Regardless of
the application used, when your electronic artwork is finalised, please 'save as' or convert the images to one of the following formats
(note the resolution requirements for line drawings, halftones, and line/halftone combinations given below):
EPS: Vector drawings.
Embed the font or save the text as 'graphics'.
TIFF: Color or grayscale photographs (halftones): always use a minimum of 300 dpi.
TIFF: Bitmapped line drawings: use a minimum of 1000 dpi.
TIFF: Combinations bitmapped line/half-tone (color or grayscale): a
minimum of 500 dpi is required.
If your electronic artwork is created in a Microsoft Office application (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
then please supply 'as is'.
Please do not:
• Supply files that are optimised for screen use (e.g., GIF, BMP, PICT,
WPG); the resolution is too low;
• Supply files that are too low in resolution;
• Submit graphics that are disproportionately
large for the content.
Color artwork
Illustrations of all kinds should be listed together
under ′ Legend to Figures′ numbered consecutively and their positions indicated in the text. Figures should be high quality,
of an adequate size to ensure clarity, and letters and numbers should be at least 4 mm in height. Magnification should be indicated by
inclusion of a scale bar in the figure and its value should be indicated on the figure or in the legend. Each figure should be obvious
from its file name. If images have been altered, describe the nature of changes made and software used. This information should be included
in the ′ Materials and methods′ section of the manuscript.
In general, figures will be printed and appear on electronic
versions of papers in black and white. Where appropriate, colour figures can be provided on the electronic version, but black and white
in the printed version. In this instance, authors are required to submit both colour and high quality black and white versions of figures.
Authors should note that the figure legend will be the same in both versions. While there is no charge for colour in electronic versions,
there generally is a fee for printed colour figures. Please contact the Editorial Office for the current policy.
Figure
captions
Ensure that each illustration has a caption. Supply captions separately, not attached to the figure. A caption
should comprise a brief title (
not on the figure itself) and a description of the illustration. Keep text in the illustrations
themselves to a minimum but explain all symbols and abbreviations used.
Tables
Number tables
consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. Place footnotes to tables below the table body and indicate them with
superscript lowercase letters. Avoid vertical rules. Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in tables do
not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article.
References
Correct references
are the responsibility of the author. Please ensure that all references cited in the text are included in the reference list.
References in the text start with the name of the author(s), followed by the publication date in brackets, e.g. 'Combes (2001) has shown
the importance of ...', or '... has been described (Combes, 2001; Kumar et al., 2004) ...', using date order. More than one paper from
the same author in the same year must be identified by the letters a, b, c, etc., placed after the year of publication. In the text,
when referring to a work by two authors, use (Sangster and Dobson, 2002) or for more than two authors, the name of the first author should
be given followed by et al. There is an output style available for EndNote. Please refer to the EndNote website or contact the Editorial
Office for a copy of this style file.
The references in the reference list should be in alphabetical order. References to journal
articles should contain names and initials of all author(s), year of publication, article title, abbreviation of the name of the journal,
volume number and page numbers.
Unpublished data, personal communications and papers ′ in preparation′ or ′
submitted′ , abstracts (whether published or not) and theses should not be listed in the references (but may be incorporated at
the appropriate place in the text); work "in press" may be listed only if it has been accepted for publication. Personal communications
must be accompanied by a letter or e-mail from the named person(s) giving permission to quote such information. References to books should
also include the title (of series and volume), initials and names of the editor(s) and publisher and place of publication.
Examples:
Combes, C., 2001. Parasitism. The ecology and evolution of intimate interactions. University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London.
Kumar, N., Cha, G., Pineda, F., Maciel, J., Haddad, D., Bhattacharyya, M.K., Nagayasu, E., 2004. Molecular complexity of sexual development
and gene regulation in Plasmodium falciparum. Int. J. Parasitol. 34, 1451-1458.
Pettersson, E.U., Ljunggren, E.L., Morrison, D.A.,
Mattsson, J.G., in press. Functional analysis and localisation of a delta-class glutathione S-transferase from Sarcoptes scabiei. Int.
J. Parasitol.
Sangster, N.C., Dobson, R.J., 2002. Anthelmintic resistance. In: Lee, D.L. (Ed.), The biology of nematodes. Taylor
and Francis, London and New York, pp. 531-567.
Citation in text
Please ensure that every
reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be given
in full. Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text.
If these references are included in the reference list they should follow the standard reference style of the journal and should include
a substitution of the publication date with either 'Unpublished results' or 'Personal communication'. Citation of a reference as 'in
press' implies that the item has been accepted for publication.
Web references
As a minimum,
the full URL should be given and the date when the reference was last accessed. Any further information, if known (DOI, author names,
dates, reference to a source publication, etc.), should also be given. Web references to published articles can be included in the reference
list. Other web references such as software programs, databases and individual web pages, should have the reference details included
at the appropriate place within the text.
References in a special issue
Please ensure that
the words 'this issue' are added to any references in the list (and any citations in the text) to other articles in the same Special
Issue.
Journal abbreviations source
Journal names should be abbreviated according to the
NLM catalogue:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/lji.html.
Video data
Elsevier
accepts video material and animation sequences to support and enhance your scientific research. Authors who have video or animation files
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in the same way as a figure or table by referring to the video or animation content and noting in the body text where it should be placed.
All submitted files should be properly labeled so that they directly relate to the video file's content. In order to ensure that your
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http://www.sciencedirect.com. Please supply 'stills' with your files: you can choose
any frame from the video or animation or make a separate image. These will be used instead of standard icons and will personalize the
link to your video data. For more detailed instructions please visit our video instruction pages at
http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions.
Note: since video and animation cannot be embedded in the print version of the journal, please provide text for both the electronic and
the print version for the portions of the article that refer to this content.
Supplementary data
For
non-integrated supplementary files, a footnote should be typed on the title page of the manuscript: ′ Note: Supplementary data
associated with this article′ . A copy of supplementary material should be submitted at the same time as the manuscript. Preferred
formats are Microsoft Office for text or graphics and avi for movie files. Maximum size of files is 10 MB. If files cannot be reduced
to 10MB, authors should contact the IJP Editorial Office (
editor@IJP.org.au)
Submission
checklist
The following list will be useful during the final checking of an article prior to sending it to the journal
for review. Please consult this Guide for Authors for further details of any item.
Ensure that the following items are present:
One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details:
• E-mail address
• Full postal
address
• Telephone and fax numbers
All necessary files have been uploaded, and contain:
• Keywords
•
All figure captions
• All tables (including title, description, footnotes)
Further considerations
• Manuscript
has been 'spell-checked' and 'grammar-checked'
• References are in the correct format for this journal
• All references
mentioned in the Reference list are cited in the text, and vice versa
• Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted
material from other sources (including the Web)
• Color figures are clearly marked as being intended for color reproduction
on the Web (free of charge) and in print, or to be reproduced in color on the Web (free of charge) and in black-and-white in print
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If only color on the Web is required, black-and-white versions of the figures are also supplied for printing purposes
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Use of the Digital Object Identifier
The
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) may be used to cite and link to electronic documents. The DOI consists of a unique alpha-numeric character
string which is assigned to a document by the publisher upon the initial electronic publication. The assigned DOI never changes. Therefore,
it is an ideal medium for citing a document, particularly 'Articles in press' because they have not yet received their full bibliographic
information. The correct format for citing a DOI is shown as follows (example taken from a document in the journal
Physics Letters
B):
doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2010.09.059
When you use the DOI to create URL hyperlinks to documents on the web, the DOIs are
guaranteed never to change.
Proofs
One set of page proofs (as PDF files) will be sent by
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Submission
of sequence data to databases
Novel nucleotide or protein sequence data must be deposited in the GenBank™ , EMBL or
DDBJ databases and an accession number obtained before the paper can be accepted for publication. Submission to any one of the collaborating
databanks is sufficient to ensure entry in all. The accession number should be included as a footnote on the title page of the manuscript:
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number(s)'. If requested the database will withhold release of data until publication. The usual method for submitting sequence data
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http://www.ebi.ac.uk/subs/allsubs.html)
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http://sakura.ddbj.nig.ac.jp/). Special types of submissions, such as genomes, bulk submissions,
segmented sets, and population/phylogenetic/mutation studies, can be more easily prepared with the Sequin programme (available from the
above Web sites). Authors are encouraged by the databases to update their entries as the need arises.
GenBank/DNA sequence
linking. In order for automatic links to be made between papers and GenBank, authors should type the accession number in bold, underlined
text. Letters in the accession number should always be capitalised. (See the example). When published they will appear in normal type.
Example: ′ GenBank accession nos.
AI631510,
AI631511,
AI632198, and
BF223228), a B-cell tumor from
a chronic lymphatic leukemia (GenBank accession no.
BE675048), and a T-cell lymphoma (GenBank accession no.
AA361117)′
.
Additionally, any multiple alignments of nucleotide or protein data must be submitted to a recognised database and must also
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files are available by anonymous FTP from FTP.EBI.AC.UK in directory/pub/databases/embl/align or via the EMBLALIGN database via SRS at
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http://www.ebi.ac.uk). Microarray data, in MIAME-compliant format,
should be submitted to ArrayExpress (
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Accession identifiers relating to the data should be provided in the manuscript text.
Policy on bioinformatics papers.
In silico analysis: The following guidelines apply to papers that exclusively use in silico analysis or rely heavily on this approach
for analysis and conclusions. Such papers should address a significant biological issue or issues. Bioinformatic data should be supported
by novel or published biological data. Work would typically use information from a number of databases and even from a number of parasite
or host species and use a number of analytical methods. Types of ′ metaanalysis′ are encouraged either across a wide range
of parasites or, say, at a number of points in a metabolic or signalling pathway or an immune cascade. In silico analysis may be especially
suitable for review articles.
Guidelines for the reporting of protein identifications using mass spectrometry:
The following information should be provided for protein or peptide identifications using mass spectrometry:
1. The program, and
version number, used to create peak lists and the parameters used in the creation of the list.
2. The program, and version number,
of the program used for database searching. Parameters used for searching should be specified, including, but not limited to, precursor-ion
mass tolerance, fragment-ion mass tolerance, modifications allowed for, missed cleavages and enzymes used in protein cleavage.
3.
The name and version number of the sequence database used in searches. If a custom-made database is used then complete information on
the origin of the sequences and database size should be disclosed. Given the dependence of scoring on database size, the use of a small
database, or one excluding contaminants, should be justified. 4. A short description of the methods use to interpret the significance
of search results, including any statistical analysis, confidence thresholds and other values specific to judging the certainty of the
identification.
5. For large-scale experiments a false-positive determination should be reported. This may be the result of randomized
database searches or other approaches.
6. Each protein identification should include the accession number, score generated by the
search algorithm used, sequence coverage and the number of unique peptide sequences assigned in the protein identification.
7. Single
peptide identifications should include an annotated MS/MS spectrum showing fragment assignments together with the peptide sequence, precursor
mass, charge and error.
8. Identifications arising from peptide mass fingerprinting should include an annotated mass spectrum. The
number of matched peaks, the number of unmatched peaks and the sequence coverage should also be reported along with all parameters and
thresholds used to analyse the data. This includes mass accuracy, resolution, calibration methods, contaminant exclusions along with
the scoring scheme used and measure of the false-positive rate.
Taxonomic publications. Taxonomic papers are considered
only if they are of broad interest, going beyond purely morphological descriptions which are best suited to specialist journals. Examples
of contributions of broader interest include description of new taxa which do not fit within accepted classifications, analyses which
are of phylogenetic or biogeographic significance employing a range of analysis techniques or which include information on host-parasite
relationships or deleterious effects on the host. Presentations which include description of new species should conform to a prescribed
pattern as follows: where the new species name is written for the first time, ′ n.sp′ should succeed it. The name should
be followed by: (1) a description, in telegraphic style, i.e. without articles and verbs, of the specific characters; accompanied by
illustrations depicting the main differentiating characters; (2) a diagnosis, emphasising the characters of the new species or genus;
(3) the details of type material, (host, location in host, geographic locality, collector, place of deposition and registration). Synopses
(a brief summary of a small taxonomic group of parasites) and checklists (a list of parasites from particular hosts in particular localities)
are acceptable, provided species named are critically evaluated, identifications are sound and the results are of broad scientific interest.
Authors byshould comply with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
Ecological Papers.
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