Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics of Infectious Diseases (MEEGID)
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Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Online Submission: Submission to this journal is now totally online. Please use the following guidelines to prepare your article. Via the online submission page of this journal ( http://ees.elsevier.com/meegid/) you will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of the various files. The system automatically converts source files to a single Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the article, which is used in the peer review process. Please note that even though manuscript source files are converted to PDF 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 request for revision, takes place by email and via the author's homepage, removing the need for a hard-copy paper trail.

The above represents a brief outline of this form of submission. It can be advantageous to print this "guide for authors" from the site ( http://www.elsevier.com/authors) for reference in the subsequent stages of article preparation. Prospective authors of review articles are encouraged to first discuss the outline and suitability of their review with the Editor-in-Chief, Michel Tibayrenc, UMR CNRS/IRD 9926, "Genetics of Infectious Diseases", IRD, 911 Avenue Agropolis, BP 64501, 34394 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
Phone +33 4 67 41 61 97; Fax +33 4 67 41 62 99; Email Michel.Tibayrenc@ird.fr.

Submission of a manuscript implies that it has not been published previously, and if accepted in Infection, Genetics and Evolution will not be published elsewhere without the approval of the Editor-in-Chief. The manuscript should be accompanied by a letter signed by all authors confirming that each has read the manuscript and accepts responsibility for its contents. There are no page or submission charges. Twenty five free offprints will be provided.

General.

Infection, Genetics and Evolution - the journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases (MEEGID) - aims at being the forum to develop the IGEID approach (integrated genetic epidemiology of infectious diseases). It will welcome articles dealing with the genetics of hosts, pathogens and vectors, although it will favour those papers that consider jointly the two or three (in case of vector-borne diseases) parameters. Genetics is taken in a broad sense and includes evolutionary biology, population genetics, phylogenetic studies, genomics and post-genomics, gene regulation and new technologies such as DNA chips or multigene automatic sequencing.

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 each contribution should be made clear to readers who are not expert in the particular subject of papers.

Typescript. Papers should be typewritten in English on A4 paper, in double-spacing, and with wide margins including a left-hand margin of not less than 2 cm. IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to facilitate the review process, the online submission system will automatically add line numbering to your manuscript. Please do not add line numbering to the manuscript yourself

Title Page. In addition to the title, this should give the names and addresses of the authors, and the name and address and a facsimile number and e-mail address of the author to whom correspondence and proofs should be sent.

Abstract. The second page should consist only of an Abstract of not more than 300 words without paragraphs preceded by the surnames and initials of the author(s), title of the manuscript, and title of the Journal. At the foot of this page a list of up to 10 Index Key Words should be provided.

Text. For original papers, the remainder of the manuscript should generally be written under the following main headings: Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results; Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; Tables; Legends to Figures. Main headings should be in capitals, centred, and not underlined. Two forms of subheadings are used: (a) the 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.

Acknowledgements. Authors should provide confirmation of consent from persons acknowledged in manuscripts, where the acknowledgement could be taken to imply support for the scientific content of the submitted manuscript.

References. Correct references are the responsibility of the author. References in the text start with the name of the author(s), followed by the publication date in brackets, e.g.: 'Rossi (1985) has shown the importance of ...', or '... has been described (Rossi, 1985; Brown et al., 1986) ...', 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 more than two authors, the name of the first author should be given followed by et al.

The references in the reference list should be in alphabetical order and typed double-spaced on sheets separate from the text. References to journals should contain names and initials of all author(s), article title, abbreviation of the name of the journal according to the List of Serial Title Word Abbreviations (International Serials Data System, 20, rue Bachaumont, 75002 Paris, France. ISBN 2-904938-02-8), year of publication, volume number and page numbers. Unpublished data, personal communications and papers "in preparation" or "submitted" 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 from the named person(s) giving permission to quote such information. Abstracts (whether published or not), theses and similar material are not to be quoted in the list. If necessary, they can be referred to in the text in parentheses. 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:

Dame, J.B., Reddy, G.R., Yowell, C.A., Dunn, B.M., Kay, J., Berry, C. , 1994. Sequence, expression and modeled structure of an aspartic proteinase from the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 64, 177-190.

Katz, M., Despommier, D.D., Gwadz, R.W. , 1989. Parasitic Diseases. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. Worthington, J., Morgan, K., 1994. Epitope mapping using synthetic peptides. In: Wisdom, G.B. (Ed.), Peptide Antigens. IRL Press, Oxford, pp. 181-217.

Lattemann, C.T., Apfel, H., in press. PCR-based amplification of total cDNA with high fidelity and high yield from minute amounts of parasite RNA. Int. J. Parasitol.

Tables. These should be self-explanatory, each typed on a separate page with its title at the top, numbered consecutively and with its position indicated in the text. There should be no vertical lines in tables. Abbreviations if used at all, should be explained as footnotes identified by small superscript alphabetical characters.

Abbreviations. Avoid the use of abbreviations, but if necessary, authors should use the list printed at the end of these Instructions as a guide to those terms which need not be given in full. In cases where a term is used at least four times and its abbreviation is not in common usage, the term should be used in full the first time with an abbreviation placed after it in parentheses.

Figures. Illustrations of all kinds should be listed together under "Legend to Figures" numbered consecutively and their positions indicated in the text. For refereeing purposes, three good quality reproductions of each figure should be provided, photocopies of photographs are not acceptable. Figures should be of an adequate size to ensure clarity, and letters and numbers should be at least 4 mm in height. Each photograph should have on the back a clear indication of the top of the figure and near the top edge, the author's name and the figure number. 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. Colour reproduction is possible. Authors wishing to publish colour figures will be expected to pay for their production costs.

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: 'Note: Nucleotide sequence data reported in this paper are available in the GenBank, EMBL and DDBJ databases under the accession number(s)'. If requested the database will withhold release of data until publication. The usual method for submitting sequence data is by the World Wide Web to either GenBank (via BankIt: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/BankIt/), EMBL (via WebIn: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/subs/allsubs.html) or to DDBJ (via SAKURA: 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). Files generated by the Sequin programme may be sent via e-mail to GenBank (submissions: gb-sub@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; enquiries: info@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov), EMBL (submissions: datasubs@ebi.ac.uk; enquiries: datalib@ebi.ac.uk) or DDBJ (submissions: ddbjsub@ddbj.nig.ac.jp; enquiries: sakura-admin@ddbj.nig.ac.jp). Submitters without Web or e-mail access should write to one of the following addresses to obtain a hard copy submission form (GenBank Submissions, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Building 38A, Room 8N-805, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA. EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Submissions, European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton Hall, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD, UK. DNA Data Bank of Japan, Center for Information Biology, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan). Authors are encouraged by the databases to update their entries as the need arises.

Correct Linnean terminology. Genus names (for example: Mycobacterium) should be spelt in full in all titles, legends and the first time they are cited in the text. All Latin Linnean binames should be italicized. Correct Latin Linnean binames should be used in all instances rather than English common names.

Taxonomic publications. Taxonomic papers should be 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 techniques in addition to morphology, 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, providing an overall statement of the specific characters; the description must be 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, i.e. host, location in host, geographic locality, collector, place of deposition and registration which must be cited. 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 and identifications are sound. Specimens upon which new host or locality records are based must be deposited in a museum or recognised collection to be available for further study and registration numbers must be cited. Names, authors and years of publication of original descriptions of named species should be cited in the text in the manner recommended by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.

Care of experimental animals. Many countries and organisations have legislation and guidelines for the care and use of animals for research purposes and it is the responsibility of authors to ensure that their practices conform with those relevent to them. Nevertheless, submitted papers must contain precise details on the care and use of animals and of experimental procedures, especially surgical procedures, anaesthesia, blocking agents, blood 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.

Proofs. Page proofs for correction will be sent to the author by the Publisher. It is the responsibility of the author to ensure that the proof contains no errors and are sent back within 48 hours of receipt. Authors should not correct changes which may have been made by the Editor-in-Chief or the Publisher to conform with required presentation, but may refer to them in an accompanying letter to the Production Editor.

Offprints The corresponding author, at no cost, will be provided with a PDF file of the article via e-mail or, alternatively, 25 free paper offprints. The PDF file is a watermarked version of the published article and includes a cover sheet with the journal cover image and a disclaimer outlining the terms and conditions of use.

Author enquiries. Authors can keep a track on the progress of their accepted article, and set up e-mail alerts informing them of changes to their manuscript's status, by using the "Track a Paper" feature of Elsevier's http://www.elsevier.com/authors.

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