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JOURNAL OF PARASITIC DISEASESInstructions to AuthorsJ P DGeneralJournal of Parasitic Diseases is the official organ ofthe Indian Society for Parasitology (ISP). Manuscriptsare accepted from international authors irrespective ofwhether they are members of the ISP or not. Thescientific standard as related to quality, originality,clarity and brevity is the sole criterion for accepting amanuscript for publication. Each volume of Journal ofParasitic Diseases consists of two issues released inJune and December. “Instructions to Authors” arepublished in the June issue of the journal each year.Authors are requested to read these instructions verycarefully and follow them strictly to ensure efficientand quick editorial processing and publication of theirmanuscripts. Manuscripts that are incomplete or arenot prepared strictly according to the instructions andstyle of the journal will be returned without editorialprocessing.Aims and scopeThe primary constituency of Journal of ParasiticDiseases is parasitology. It publishes original researchpapers (pure, applied and clinical), which contributesignificantly to any area of parasitology. Researchpapers on various aspects of cellular and molecularparasitology are especially welcome.Submission of manuscriptsAll manuscripts, in triplicate (three hard copies + 1disk copy) along with a duly complete “Undertakingby Authors”, and correspondence should be addressedto:Professor Prati Pal Singh, Ph. D., F. N. A. Sc.Editor-in-ChiefJournal of Parasitic DiseasesRoom No. 113, Block-FNational Institute of PharmaceuticalEducation and ResearchSector-67, Phase-XS. A. S. Nagar-160 062, PunjabINDIAE-mail: drppsinghjpd@yahoo.co.inAlternatively, the manuscripts (Word format or PDFfiles; text, references, tables, legends and figures) andundertaking in electronic form can be submitted as ane-mail attachment. However, simultaneously, theymust also be submitted as three hard copies + 1 diskcopy along with the hard copy of the “Undertaking byAuthors”.Manuscripts are received with the understanding thatthe research reported therein was conducted withproper animal care as per the approved guidelines ofthe Institutional Animal Ethics Committee. Similarly,manuscripts which report experiments on humansubjects and materials, must have obtained necessaryapprovals from the relevant institutional ethicscommittees. Submission of a paper to Journal ofParasitic Diseases implies that all the authors haveapproved submission of the paper, that the paper is notunder consideration for publication elsewhere, andthat if the paper is accepted for publication orpublished, the article or portions thereof will not bepublished elsewhere without written consent from theEditor-in-Chief. It is the responsibility of the author(s)to obtain all the necessary permission to include itemslike figures, tables and other materials. In theselection of papers for publication, the decision of theEditor-in-Chief is final and no query regarding thedecision will be entertained.Statements or opinions expressed in Journal ofParasitic Diseases reflect the view(s) of the author(s)and do not represent the official position of the ISP.Neither the Society nor the Editorial Board acceptsany responsibility for the statements made by thecontributors.Forms of publicationJournal of Parasitic Diseases publishes contributedpapers falling into the following categories.• Full papers: that report original research.• Short communications: those report somepreliminary but important findings that do notwarrant publication as full paper.