The Journal of Invertebrate Pathology publishes articles on all aspects of original research concerned with the causation and manifestation (including immunologic responses) of infectious and noninfectious diseases of invertebrates, the suppression of such diseases in beneficial species, and the use of these pathogens in controlling undesirable species such as agricultural pests and vectors of pathogens transmissible to other organisms. In addition, this journal publishes the results of biochemical, physiological, morphological, genetic, and ecological studies related to the etiologic agents of diseases of invertebrates. The journal is particularly dedicated to the publication of contributions of a basic and fundamental nature, although it will accept suitable articles pertaining to the applications of invertebrate pathology. The editor-in-chief and members of the Editorial Board will examine contributions from any qualified worker in any country of the world.

Submission of Manuscripts

It is a condition of publication that all manuscripts must be written in clear and grammatical English and be submitted to the Journal of Invertebrate Pathology Web site at http://ees.elsevier.com/jip. Minimal exceptions will be allowed. Authors who are unable to provide an electronic version should contact the Editorial Office prior to submission [e-mail: jip@elsevier.com; telephone: (619) 699-6348; or fax: (619) 699-6859].

The accompanying letter should be in Word (.doc) format and should outline the basic findings of the paper and their significance. Authors are also asked to suggest the names (along with e-mail addresses) of three to five potential reviewers.

For revised papers, please include a letter (.doc) to the Editor indicating changes to the manuscript, an editable file (a Word document is preferred) for text and tables, .tif or .eps files for all artwork.

There are no submission fees or page charges.

Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that no substantial portion of the study has been published or is under consideration for publication elsewhere and that its submission for publication has been approved by all of the authors and by the institution where the work was carried out. Manuscripts that do not meet the general criteria or standards for publication in Journal of Invertebrate Pathology will be immediately returned to the authors, without detailed review.

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The Journal of Invertebrate Pathology publishes the following types of articles:

Regular Articles. Manuscripts for Regular Articles are full-length papers the reports the results of a large and well-defined study. There is no page limit, but this type of article is usually in the range of eight published pages.

Short Communications. Manuscripts for Short Communications should be 1500 or fewer words and contain not more than two illustrations or two tables, or one of each. Manuscripts should contain an abstract of not more than 100 words. References should be kept to a minimum and should be styled according to the guidelines in the section on References.

Minireviews. Manuscripts for Minireviews typically range from four to six published pages and provide a succinct review of important and recent developments in any field of invertebrate pathology.

Forum Articles. Manuscripts for Forum Articles typically range from one to four published pages and focus on a topical issue in invertebrate pathology. It is the intent of Forum Articles to stimulate discussion of controversial or unresolved issues relevant to all aspects of invertebrate pathology.

Preparation of Manuscripts

Manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout, and a line-numbering program should be used so that all lines on all pages bear consecutive numbers. With respect to style, a useful writing guide is the latest edition of the CBE Style Manual, published by the Council of Biology Editors. This manual should also be used as a guide to most abbreviations employed. Proprietary substances and trade names must be accompanied (at the first mention) by the chemical name. Pages should be numbered consecutively and organized as follows:

The Title Page (p. 1) should contain the article title, authors' names and complete affiliations, footnotes to the title, and the address for manuscript correspondence (including e-mail address and telephone and fax numbers).

The Abstract (p. 2) must be a single paragraph that summarizes the main findings of the paper in less than 250 words. After the abstract a list of up to 10 keywords that will be useful for indexing or searching should be included. The keywords should include the taxonomic designations of organisms, both host and pathogen(s), mentioned in the text and the major subject matter, e.g., castration, parasitic; biological control; or nuclear polyhedrosis virus, pathogenicity of. The names of enzymes, substrates, and other important compounds should also appear in the list of keywords.

The Introduction should be as concise as possible, without subheadings.

Materials and methods should be sufficiently detailed to enable the experiments to be reproduced.

Results and Discussion may be combined and may be organized into subheadings.

Acknowledgments should be brief and should precede the references.

References should be cited in the text by name and date. Only articles that have been published or are in press should be included in the references. Unpublished results or personal communications should be cited as such in the text. The names of journals should be abbreviated according to Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index. Please use the following style:

Becnel, J.J., 1997. Complementary techniques: preparations of entomopathogens and diseased specimens for more detailed study using microscopy. In: Lacey, L.A. (Ed.), Manual of Techniques in Insect Pathology. Academic Press, San Diego, pp. 337-353.

Schneider, M., Dorn, A., 2001. Differential infectivity of two Pseudomonas species and the immune response in the milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus (Insecta: Hemiptera). J. Invertebr. Pathol. 78, 135-140.

Tanada, Y., 1992. Insect Pathology. Academic Press, San Diego.

Figures. Number figures consecutively with Arabic numerals. Please visit our Web site at http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions for detailed instructions on preparing electronic artwork.

In composing photographic illustrations such as micrographs, especially where multiple micrographs are presented, figures should be composed as plates that combine two or more illustrations per figure. The width of these plates should be composed so that they are equal to either one or two columns of a journal page.

Illustrations in color in the printed issue can be accepted only if the authors defray the cost. However, if together with your accepted article, you submit usable color figures, then Elsevier will ensure, at no additional charge, that these figures will appear in color on the Web (e.g., ScienceDirect and other sites) regardless of whether these illustrations are reproduced in color in the printed version. For color reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from Elsevier after receipt of your accepted article. For further information on the preparation of electronic artwork, please see http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions

Please note: Because of technical complications that can arise in converting color figures to "gray scale" (for the printed version should you not opt for color in print), please submit in addition usable black-and-white files corresponding to all the color illustrations.

Tables should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in order of appearance in the text. Type each table double-spaced on a separate page with a short descriptive title typed directly above and with essential footnotes below.

Nomenclature. Binomial Latin names should be used in accordance with International Rules of Nomenclature. The first time a binomial is used, it should be fully spelled out. In papers largely taxonomic in nature the names (fully spelled out) of the authors of the scientific names should be used. Otherwise, the names of authors should be omitted.

Identification of Pathogens. Pathogens should be identified using current methods accepted for each pathogen group. Molecular methods should be used to identify pathogens being described for the first time where these methods are standard for the field.

Preparation of Supplementary Material

Elsevier now accepts electronic supplementary material to support and enhance your scientific research. Supplementary files offer additional possibilities for publishing supporting applications, movies, animation sequences, high-resolution images, background datasets, sound clips, and more. Supplementary files supplied will be published online alongside the electronic version of your article in Elsevier Web products, including ScienceDirect (http://www.sciencedirect.com). To ensure that your submitted material is directly usable, please provide the data in one of our recommended file formats. Authors should submit the material in electronic format together with the article and supply a concise and descriptive caption for each file. Please note, however, that supplementary material will not appear in the printed journal.

Proofs

PDF proofs will be e-mailed to the corresponding author. To avoid delay in publication, only necessary changes should be made, and corrections should be returned promptly.