Submission guidelines
Before you submit your manuscript to Parasites & Vectors, please ensure you have read and noted the below:
- Submit by section: you will be asked to choose a journal section to submit your manuscript during the submission process. Please read the submit by section information page to assist you in selecting the appropriate Section for your manuscript.
- Formatting: please ensure your manuscript conforms to the Journal's formatting guidelines as outlined below.
- Copy editing: Parasites & Vectors provides a copy editing service for accepted manuscripts. To facilitate the copy editing process we ask that authors upload an editable version of their manuscript.
- Tracked changes: when uploading a revised manuscript after peer-review, please upload an editable file that shows tracked changes.
Please contact the Editorial Office if you have any queries before submission.
Our 3-step submission process
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Before you submit
Now you’ve identified a journal to submit to, there are a few things you should be familiar with before you submit.
- Make sure you are submitting to the most suitable journal - Aims and scope
- Understand the costs and funding options - Fees and funding
- Make sure your manuscript is accurate and readable - Language editing services
- Understand the copyright agreement - Copyright
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Ready to submit
To give your manuscript the best chance of publication, follow these policies and formatting guidelines.
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Parasites & Vectors publishes the following article types:
Click the relevant link to find style and formatting information for the article you are going to submit.
- General formatting rules for all article types - Preparing your manuscript
- Make sure your submission is complete - Prepare supporting information
- Copyright and license agreement - Conditions of publication
- Read and agree to our Editorial Policies - Editorial policies
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Submit and promote
After acceptance, we provide support so your article gains maximum impact in the scientific community and beyond.
Please note that manuscript can only be submitted by an author of the manuscript and may not be submitted by a third party.
- Who decides whether my work will be accepted? - Peer-review policy
- Want to submit to a different journal? - Manuscript transfers
- Spreading the word - Promoting your publication
Plant raw materials, derivatives and extracts
Investigations on biological activity of plant raw materials, derivatives or extracts, including essential oils, must be standardized in order to elucidate their qualitative and quantitative phytochemical composition, at least of major compounds. The methodology used must be described in detail, including procedures, apparatus, columns, stationary and mobile phases, detection, etc.
For all plant species used in investigations, from wild populations or cultivated ones, a voucher specimen must be deposited in a biological collection, where the site (GPS coordinates) and date of collection, with the part(s) used in the study are documented, and the voucher number must be cited in the manuscript.
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Annual Journal Metrics
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Citation Impact
3.163 - 2-year Impact Factor
3.408 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.295 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
1.702 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)Usage
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