EPIDEMICS - THE JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE DYNAMICS
Epidemics The Journal of Infectious Disease Dynamics For more information on the upcoming Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics (Dec 1-3, 2008, Asilomar, CA), please visit http://www.epidemics.elsevier.com/!
Guide for Authors
GUIDE FOR AUTHORS
Epidemics is a new journal publishing papers on infectious disease dynamics in the broadest sense. Its scope
covers both within-host dynamics of infectious agents and dynamics at the population level, particularly the interaction between the
two. Areas of emphasis include: spread, transmission, persistence, implications and population dynamics of infectious diseases; population
and public health as well as policy aspects of control and prevention; dynamics at the individual level; interaction with the environment,
ecology and evolution of infectious diseases, as well as population genetics of infectious agents.
The journal will only publish papers
that use high quality novel or published data in their analysis. Successful manuscripts are typically multidisciplinary and integrative.
Methodological manuscripts are only acceptable if they present a clear and relevant biological application for which novel insight is
gained.
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