期刊名称：ACTA PARASITOLOGICA
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
A quarterly Acta Parasitologica is an international journal, publishing papers concerning mainly general parasitology and problems of veterinary and medical parasitology.
It was founded in 1953 by Polish Parasitological Society, since 1954 being published by W.Stefanski Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, in Warsaw.
Acta Parasitologica publish original research papers and review articles, as well as short communications, and book reviews, all written in English.
Recently were introduced profound changes and improvements in order to attain high quality level of the journal. It concerns the scientific level of published papers, as well as its format and quality of print. Since 1992, the format of Acta Parasitologica has increased to a large size (from 17x24 to 21x28cm). It is printed on a high quality glossy paper, making possible an optimal reproduction of half-tone and colour illustrations.
The Editorial Board consists of 27 persons (23 from abroad) and is going to be enlarged. A rigorous editorial policy is observed, each paper submitted for publication in Acta Parasitologica is reviewed by at least two referees from countries with a high standard of parasitological research. In 1993 parasitologists with a high international reputation have been appointed to the The Editorial Board. Papers accepted by referees are published rapidly.
Acta Parasitologica are indexed in Current Contents and other abstracting journals and databases. The impact factor for Acta Parasitologica in 2001 was 0.732 in the SCI.
All articles are protected by copyright which covers the exclusive rights for reproduction and distribution.
Instructions to Authors
ACTA PARASITOLOGICA, an international, English language, peer-reviewed journal, publishes original full length articles, short research notes, review articles and book reviews, of high scientific quality on all aspects of pure and applied parasitology. Casuistic notes and papers of local importance are not accepted. Submission of the manuscript implies that it has not been published before nor is being considered for publication elsewhere. 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. Authors are also requested to provide a fax number and an e-mail address to facilitate communication.
Manuscripts
Manuscript should be submitted in correct English checked by a native English-speaking biologist. Authors are responsible for the linguistic accuracy of their papers. Three copies of both the text and figures should be submitted to the Editorial Office for evaluation. Authors should choose the method of submission best for them, but, only one method must be used:
1. Electronic submission should be send to: actapar@twarda.pan.pl (preferred form)
2. Hard copy submission on the following address:
Editorial Office of Acta Parasitologica, W. Stefanski Institute of Parasitology, PAS, Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warszawa, Poland.
Accepted final version of the MS should be accompanied by 3.5" diskette (clearly labelled with author's name, short title, word processing package used and file name) formatted for the IBM system and written in Microsoft Word for Windows text editor, figures should be send in jpg, pdf, tif or gif format. The text file and the printout must correspond exactly.
The manuscript should contain: the title (as concise and informative as possible); full name of the author(s); corresponding author e-mail address, full name and address of the laboratory in which the work was carried out; running title of no more than 100 strokes; abstract preferably not exceeding 250 words and key words (up to 6). Papers should be typed in English on A4 paper, in double-spacing, and with wide margins including a left-hand margin of not less than 2 cm.
The articles must not exceed 20 typewritten pages and short communication should not exceed 6 pages.
The text should be composed of the Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, and Discussion, provided with Acknowledgements if any, References, Tables and illustrations. For Acknowledgements authors should provide confirmation of consent from persons acknowledged in manuscripts. No part of the manuscript should be typed in capitals, nor in spaced set. Generic and specific names should be in italics. Only the generally accepted abbreviations and symbols are allowed.
The manuscript and figures will not be returned to the authors unless requested at the time of the submission.
Nomenclature
The authors should follow the international rules of nomenclature in the names of organisms they describe. Recommendations of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, London 1999 should be strictly adhered to.
References
Only references cited in the text may be included. They should be listed in the alphabetical order in the following style, for example:
Kabata Z. 1961. A new genus and species of trematode parasitic in Macrurus fabricii (Sundeval), a deep-sea fish. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 136, 285-292.
Rohde K. 1993. Ecology of marine parasites. CAB International, Wallingford.
Note that the full name of the journal must be given. Names of authors and titles of references should be given in original languages, except these written in non Latin characters. The latter should be translated into English. When there is more than one reference of a given author in the same year, the references should be distinguished by letter 'a' being used for the first reference. The method of citation in the text should conform to that in recent issues of AP.
Correct references are the responsibility of the author.
Tables
Tables provided with Roman numbering and clear headings should be typed on separate sheets. They should be organized to fit into one or two column. Their position in the text should be indicated. The text should not duplicate information given in the Tables and Figures. Where necessary, results should be analysed using an appropriate statistic test.
Figures
Line drawings should not be larger than twice the final size and should fit into either one or two columns. Lines should be bold enough to stand reduction. Lettering and symbols to appear on figures (kept to a minimum) should be of good quality and of sufficient size to withstand reduction. Labels with abbreviations applied directly on to the figures are recommended. Captions and legends should be typed on a separate sheet. All figures should be clearly numbered and identified on the back. Position of figures should be indicated in the text.
Computer drawings are acceptable provided they are of comparative quality to line drawings. Computer-drawn curves and lines must be smooth. Photographs should be submitted at the same size as they will appear in the journal and should be selected to fit one or two columns (8.6 cm width or composed in a plate of 17.6 cm in width by maximum 21.5 cm in length). Composite illustrations should be accurately mounted on a thin card or regular bond paper and must not exceed the final page size. The original illustrations should be provided without any labels and on two copies lettering and scale bars should be done by the author(s). Photographs should be sharp glossy prints.
Colour illustrations: the authors will be expected to make a contribution (ca USD 350,- or equivalent in EUR per page).
Proofs
Page proofs will be sent to the senior or corresponding author. Excessive alterations, other than corrections of printer's errors, may be disallowed; those exceeding 3% of the whole paper will be charged to the author.
Offprints
Twenty five offprints free of charge are supplied to the authors. They are mailed to the senior or corresponding author. Additional reprints can be purchased in lots of 50 or 100, if ordered at the same time when the corrected proofs are returned.
Contents are abstracted/indexed in SciSearch, Research Alert, Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences, CAB Abstracts, Biological Abstracts, Referatyvnyi Zhurnal, Tropical Diseases Bulletin, Science Citation Index-Expanded, Elsevier BIOBASE, PSJC, SIG?
Internet under address: http://www.actaparasitologica.pl
Editorial Board
EDITORIAL OFFICE
Editor in chief
Zdzislaw Swiderski
Assistant Editor
Anna Pucilowska
Managing Editor
Magdalena Bultowicz
W.Stefanski Institute of Parasitology
Polish Academy of Sciences
Twarda 51/55
00-818 Warszawa, Poland
Telephone: (+48)(22)6206226
E-mail: actapar@twarda.pan.pl
EDITORIAL BOARD
Jerzy M. Behnke (U.K.)
Rodney A. Bray (U.K.)
David B. Conn (U.S.A.)
J.P. Dubey (U.S.A.)
Boyko B. Georgiev (Bulgaria)
Lynda M. Gibbons (U.K.)
Bruno Gottstein (Switzerland)
Margaretha K. S. Gustafsson (Finland)
David W. Halton (U.K.)
Zbigniew Kabata (Canada)
Graham C. Kearn (U.K.)
Malcolm W. Kennedy (U.K.)
Newton Kingston (U.S.A.)
Frans van Knapen (The Netherlands)
J.I. Ronny Larsson (Sweden)
D. Timothy J. Littlewood (U.K.)
Andrzej Malczewski (Poland)
Donald McManus (Australia)
Frantisek Moravec (Czech Republic)
Robin M. Overstreet (U.S.A.)
Teresa Pojmanska (Poland)
Edoardo Pozio (Italy)
Klaus Rohde (Australia)
Tomas Scholz (Czech Republic)
Miroslaw Stankiewicz (New Zealand)
Aloysius G. M. Tielens (The Netherlands)
Vasyl V. Tkach (U.S.A.)
Halina Wedrychowicz (Poland)
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