The Journal of Parasitology

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The Journal of Parasitology

description American science magazine
Area of ​​Expertise parasitology
language English
publishing company Allen Press (United States)
Headquarters Lawrence , Kansas
First edition 1914
founder Henry Baldwin Ward
Frequency of publication bi-monthly
editor American Society of Parasitologists
Web link www.journalofparasitology.org
Article archive University of Nebraska-Lincoln (until 2012)
Publisher (from 2000)
ISSN (print) 0022-3395
ISSN (online) 1937-2345
CODEN JOPAA

The Journal of Parasitology is one of the American Society of Parasitologists issued and the Allen Press in Lawrence , Kansas moved parasitological journal . It was founded by the American parasitologist Henry Baldwin Ward and has been published since 1914.

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The Journal of Parasitology is the journal of the American Society of Parasitologists (ASP). It claims to publish scientific articles on worms , protozoa and other parasitic organisms and is aimed at scientists in the fields of microbiology , immunology , veterinary medicine , pathology and public health . The journal publishes original research , short messages, communications from the ASP, and book reviews. The contributions are peer-reviewed and continuously published online. At the end of the year they appear in a printed annual volume.

history

At the turn of the century, American parasitology was established in the United States by researchers such as Joseph Leidy , Charles W. Stiles , Charles Atwood Kofoid, and Henry Baldwin Ward . The young discipline lacked a medium for the publication of research results and for professional exchange among colleagues. The Journal of Parasitology , with the subtitle "Devoted to Medical Zoology" (German: "dedicated to medical zoology") was founded by Ward as a quarterly journal and was first published in September 1914. Ward may have learned from his studies with Rudolf Leuckart in Leipzig or the founding of the journal Parasitology by George Henry Falkiner Nuttall in Cambridge as a stimulus for founding one's own journal.

During the first few years of its existence, The Journal of Parasitology was not only supplied with numerous articles from abroad, but despite the war-related restrictions, at times it had more foreign than US subscribers. The journal was initially financially supported by several corporations, mostly universities, each of which sent a parasitologist to the editorial board: Franklin D. Barker ( University of Nebraska ), Charles F. Craig (Medical Corps of the US Army), William B. Herms ( University of California ), Brayton H. Ransom (US Bureau of Animal Industry), William A. Riley ( Cornell University ), Allen J. Smith ( University of Pennsylvania ), John W. Scott ( University of Wyoming ), Charles W. Stiles ( United States Public Health Service ), Richard P. Strong ( Harvard University ), and John L. Todd ( McGill University ). As early as the second edition in December 1914, the Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington were published in the Journal of Parasitology . They had previously appeared in the journal Science , and it was not until 1934 that they were published as an independent journal.

Parasitology flourished in the United States and the rest of the world during the first ten years of the journal's existence. On December 30, 1924, 32 parasitologists met in Washington, DC on the sidelines of the American Association for the Advancement of Science winter conference for the founding meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists (ASP). From the beginning there was a close connection between the ASP and the Journal of Parasitology . Of the eleven leading members of the ASP, five were also members of the editorial board. In the following years, the ASP sought to publish its own journal and, for this purpose, to take over the Journal of Parasitology . Henry Baldwin Ward was later credited with regarding the takeover of the magazine as a hostile act. In fact, as the editor and owner of the magazine, he was basically ready to do so, but hesitated in view of the small number of members and the uncertain economic future of the ASP. The negotiations dragged on for eight years. In May 1932 the society had about 550 members, the majority of whom were in favor of a takeover. The following month, the Journal of Parasitology was transferred to the American Society of Parasitologists and Henry Baldwin Ward resigned as editor. He immediately received a seat on the new editorial board, which he only retained for one year. The ASP decided that the title of the Journal of Parasitology would always contain a reference to the establishment by Henry Baldwin Ward.

The following decades were not only overshadowed by the Great Depression, the Second World War and the wars in Korea and Vietnam, but also gave parasitology a strong boost. Hookworm infections and malaria have been successfully reduced within the United States , but the presence of US troops in the theaters of war overseas and increasing international trade and travel brought new challenges. In the early 1960s, the scope of the magazine was expanded significantly. Volume 45 from 1959 still had 683 pages, the following year it was 913 pages and in 1961 it was 1041 pages. In 1962 the publisher was changed, instead of the Business Press in Lancaster , Pennsylvania , the Allen Press in Lawrence , Kansas now published the Journal of Parasitology . The focus of the publications increasingly shifted to modern topics such as phylogenetics , molecular biology and ecology . In addition, the emerging infectious diseases of humans, pets and crops gained in importance, as did biological pest control .

Indices and supplements

Extensive indexes appeared on two occasions. The first 25 years were opened in 1941. The index lists the articles by author, subject and host, with an appendix of the published initial descriptions . The second index appeared in 1960 and covers the years from 1940 to 1959. The structure is the same as that of the first index, now with more than 16,000 entries. The appendix to the taxonomy contained information on numerous newly described genera , species , subspecies and new combinations.

A supplement was published regularly for each annual volume until 1966 and irregularly until 1984. In addition to internal communications from the American Society of Parasitologists, it contained the program and abstracts of the annual general meeting and occasionally a list of members. Of particular importance were the Portraits of Parasitologists , short biographies of important parasitologists including all of the former presidents of the ASP.

layout

The first forty volumes of the Journal of Parasitology appeared in a plain gray cover with black lettering. In 1955 the font color was changed to green. In February 1960, the seal of the American Society of Parasitologists first appeared on the cover, and in February 1961 the single-column layout of the pages was changed to a two-column layout. In February 1962, there was a significant modernization of the external appearance, with a yellow cover, a revised seal as the title graphic, the names of all publishers on the title and a modern layout.

It was not until 1979 that the articles in an edition were put into a thematic order, with categories such as immunology , biochemistry , taxonomy or research reports. More serious were the effects of the guidelines published in 1980 on the authors, which are essentially still valid today and which influence the appearance of the journal. In 1994, the number of subject areas was increased to 14 and each was given a separate editor. In 1995 the format was changed from the 7 × 10 inches of the first number to 8.5 × 11 inches. This enabled the illustrations in the booklet to be displayed larger and the production costs significantly reduced. In addition, the envelope was redesigned. The seal of the American Society of Parasitologists went to the back cover, and the cover only gave information such as the title, year, volume number and list of publishers. By 1996, when a typewritten manuscript was last accepted, the magazine could be completely converted to digital production. In 2001 a cover photo appeared on the cover for the first time.

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Web links

Commons : Journal of Parasitology  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Journal of Parasitology. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Joseph C. Kiger: The American Society of Parasitologists: A Short History . In: The Journal of Parasitology . tape 48 , no. 5 , 1962, pp. 641-650 , JSTOR : 3275251 ( unl.edu [accessed April 29, 2020]).
  3. ^ A b William W. Cort: Henry Baldwin Ward and the Journal of Parasitology . In: The Journal of Parasitology . tape 19 , no. 2 , 1932, p. 99-105 , JSTOR : 3271609 ( unl.edu [accessed April 29, 2020]).
  4. ↑ a b c d e Gerald Esch, Sherwin Desser, Brent Nickol: A History of The Journal of Parasitology . In: The Journal of Parasitology . tape 100 , no. 1 , 2014, p. 1-10 , doi : 10.1645 / 13-326.1 .
  5. ^ Benjamin Schwartz, HE Ewing, Robert Hegner, Norman R. Stoll: Announcement of the Transfer of the Journal of Parasitology to the American Society of Parasitologists . In: The Journal of Parasitology . tape 19 , no. 1 , 1932, p. 96-97 , JSTOR : 3271433 ( unl.edu [accessed April 29, 2020]).
  6. ^ Henry Baldwin Ward: The Future of the Journal . In: The Journal of Parasitology . tape 18 , no. 4 , 1932, pp. 318-319 , JSTOR : 3271579 ( unl.edu [accessed April 29, 2020]).