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About the Journal
Acta Tropica, is an international journal that covers biomedical and health sciences with particular emphasis on topics relevant to human and animal health in the tropics and the subtropics.

Its scope includes the biology of parasites and vectors, welcoming contributions concerning either basic or applied research in disciplines such as taxonomy, morphology, biochemistry, physiology and immunology; the development of tools for diagnosis and disease control; clinical and community medicine; and the epidemiology of communicable disease and health systems.

Contributions may be in the form of original papers, review articles or short communications - case reports are not considered for publication.

Editors:
A. Björkman, K. Berzins, F. Guhl
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Author enquiries:
Instructions to authors can be found in the first issue of every volume and online at http://www.elsevier.com.locate/.actatropica

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Bibliographic & ordering Information
ISSN: 0001-706X
Imprint: ELSEVIER
Commenced publication 1944

Subscriptions for the year 2007, Volumes 101-104, 12 issues

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EUR 1,637 for European countries

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Audience
All clinicians and researchers dealing with tropical diseases, including parasitologists, microbiologists, immunologists and epidemiologists