Infectious Diseases of Poverty | About

Use the link to access more information about the new open access, peer reviewed journal published by BioMed Central.  "Infectious Diseases of Poverty is an open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing topic areas and methods that address essential public health questions relating to infectious diseases of poverty. These include various aspects of the biology of pathogens and vectors, diagnosis and detection, treatment and case management, epidemiology and modeling, zoonotic hosts and animal reservoirs, control strategies and implementation, new technologies and application. Transdisciplinary or multisectoral effects on health systems, ecohealth, environmental management, and innovative technology are also considered. IDP aims to identify and assess research and information gaps that hinder progress towards new interventions for a particular public health problem in the developing world. Moreover, to provide a platform for discussion of the issues raised, in order to advance research and evidence building for improved public health interventions in poor settings.  All articles published by Infectious Diseases of Poverty are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers. Further information about open access can be found here.  Authors of articles published in Infectious Diseases of Poverty are the copyright holders of their articles and have granted to any third party, in advance and in perpetuity, the right to use, reproduce or disseminate the article, according to the BioMed Central copyright and license agreement... The publication costs for Infectious Diseases of Poverty are covered by National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, so authors do not need to pay an article-processing charge."