New ranking: 6th in Entomology & 5th in Veterinary Sciences!

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Published on behalf of the Royal Entomological Society

Edited by:
G. Gibson and D. Colwell

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2007: 15/73 (Entomology); 23/123 (Veterinary Sciences)
Impact Factor: 1.491

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Medical and Veterinary Entomology is the leading periodical in its field. It has an ISI® Impact Factor® of 2.033 and is ranked 6th worldwide by the ISI among entomology journals overall. The Journal covers all aspects of the biology and control of insects, ticks, mites and other arthropods of medical and veterinary importance. The main strengths of the Journal lie in the fields of:

• vector biology and transmission dynamics;
• parasitology and immunology;
• behaviour;
• biosystematics;
• ecology;
• distribution;
• environmental, physical, chemical and biological control methods.

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Royal Entomological Society Journal Award Scheme
The 2007 prize for the best paper published in Medical and Veterinary Entomology in 2006 has been awarded to:
Behavioural responses of dairy cattle to the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, in an open field environment
Mullens, Lii, Mao, Meyer, Peterson and Szijj (2006)
Medical and Veterinary Entomology (20:1), pp. 122-137.

The Society operates a scheme designed to recognise the 'best papers' published over a two year period in each of its 6 journals. Each year articles from 3 journals will be selected for this award by the Journal Editor(s) and the Journal Editorial board.  The prize consists of:

• A cash sum of £300
• A certificate signed by the President and Editor(s) 
• An award ceremony at the Annual General Meeting of the Society and dinner with the President.

The following paper was awarded the 2005 award for the best paper in Medical and Veterinary Entomology:
Horizontal and vertical dispersal of dengue vector mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, in Singapore
C. Liew, C. F. Curtis

Online content now available back to Volume 1 (1987)
All back issues of this journal are available online.  Click here to browse contents and abstracts.  For further information on how to access these articles please visit our Librarian Site.

Free Access in the Developing World
Free online access to this journal is available within institutions in the developing world through the AGORA Initiative with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the OARE Initiative (Online Access to Research in the Environment) with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

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Free Files to Download

The following articles are available to download free of charge:

Control of phlebotomine sandflies
B. Alexander & M. Maroli

Longitudinal surveillance of the tick Ixodes ricinus for borreliae
Z. Hubálek, J. Halouzka & Z. Juricová

Field evaluation of a lethal ovitrap against dengue vectors in Brazil
M. J. Perich et al

Culicoides midges in Catalonia (Spain), with special reference to likely bluetongue virus vectors
V. Sarto I Monteys & M. Saiz-Ardanaz

Molecular characterization of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene of Oestridae species causing obligate myiasis
D. Otranto et al

Comparative evaluation of carbosulfan- and permethrin-impregnated curtains for preventing house-entry by the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae in Burkina Faso
C. Fanello et al

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