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  puce 	*1. The contents of Microbes and Infection* <#1>
  puce 	*2. Types of papers * <#2>
  puce 	*3. How to submit a manuscript * <#3>
  puce 	*4. Format * <#4>
  puce 	*5. Conventions * <#5>
  puce 	*6. Organization of original reports * <#6>
  puce 	*7. Format of reviews * <#7>
  puce 	*8. Short communication* <#8>
  puce 	*9. Reprints* <#9>
  puce 	*10.Copyright* <#9>

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  *1. The contents of Microbes and Infection* 	
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  *Microbes and Infection* publishes 15 peer-reviewed issues per year in
  all fields of infection and immunity, covering the different levels of
  host-microbe interactions, and in particular

  - the molecular and cell biology of interactions between hosts and
  microbes (viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi)
  - the local response of infected organisms, including pathogenesis
  - animal models of infectious diseases
  - vaccine development
  - all aspects of the immune response to infection

  Clinical and epidemiological studies and accounts of clinical trials
  may be included.
  Submission of pure case reports and veterinary studies is discouraged
  Three special issues a year ("Forums") focus on the present knowledge
  of a virulent microbe and the disease it causes, or on critical issues
  relevant to the scope of the journal



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  *2. Types of papers* 	
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  *Droits de reproduction
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      - original report
      - review (commissionned)
      - special issue (commissioned)
      - letter to the editor (short communication ; correspondence)

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  *3. How to submit a manuscript* 	
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  Droits de reproduction
  *Please use our online e-submission site:
  http://ees.elsevier.com/micinf <http://ees.elsevier.com/micinf>

  Submission of revised manuscript: revision should be returned within
  *three months*

  PLEASE NOTE:

  *BEFORE submitting and/or resubmittting your paper, it is imperative
  to have the entire manuscript checked by an English mother-tongue
  scientist. The journal does not correct the English syntax.*

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  *4. Format* 	
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  *Droits de reproduction
  */General information/

  Limit the abstract to 200 words or less; limit the text to 3 500 words
  or less. A maximum of 30 references is allowed; and a maximum of 6
  figures and tables (total) is allowed. *Papers not respecting theses
  rules will not be sent to the reviewers*

  Double-space throughout (including references, figure legends and
  table footnotes).
  Use 2.5-cm (1 inch) margins on all four sides.
  Use a font size of at least 12 points.
  Number each page top right (title page is 1).
  Number each chapter heading, starting with Introduction (see section
  6.4. below)* *
  Use either American or English spelling, but not both.
  In general, do not use capital letters (except for first letter) for
  titles, authors names, section headings, etc.
  When referring to figures in the main text, "figure" is abbreviated to
  Fig. (e.g., Fig. 1). When referring to tables, use Arabic numerals
  (e.g., Table 2).
  Differentiate between zero and the letter O, and between the number
  one and the letter "l".


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  *5. Conventions* 	
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  *Droits de reproduction*
  5.1. /Microorganisms/
  Follow guidelines of the International Nomenclature Committee. Genus
  and species are written in full the first time the name appears in
  text; subsequently, only use the first letter of the genus, followed
  by the species (e.g., /Escherichia coli/, then /E. coli/). Note the
  space between the genus abbreviation and the species.

  5.2. /Units of measurement /
  Follow the Système International (SI). Always respect the *space*
  between the number and the unit (e.g., 100 °C, 25 mg). Do not use
  commas for decimals. Use small "l" for liter.

  5.3. /Use of italic/roman type/
  Genetic loci are /*italicized*/; protein products of the loci are
  *not* italicized. Latin words in current use, such as in
  vitro/vivo/situ, via, et al., a posteriori, etc., are not italicized
  (note the use of abbreviative points for expressions such as cf.,
  e.g., i.e., et al., etc., which appear in *roman* type).

  5.4. When using *Greek* letters, use the ?font? command and not ?insert?.

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  *6. Organization of original reports* 	
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  6.1. /Title page/

      /Title/: avoid using uppercase letters other than the first word.
      Do not use nonstandard acronyms or abbreviations.
      /Authors? names/: full first name followed by family name of each
      author. *Superscript letters* (^a, b, etc.), not numbers, link the
      author's name to his/her affiliation. The name of the author
      responsible for correspondence and proof correction is indicated
      by an asterisk (*) after the superscript letter. Use commas to
      separate names; do not use 'and' before the last author's name.
      /Affiliations:/ The complete address (department and/or
      laboratory, college, university, and full postal address) for
      *each* author, preceded by the superscript letter (^a, b, etc.)
      should follow the list of names. 
  Each address is in a separate paragraph.
  Up-to-date telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address, and present,
  complete postal address of the corresponding author appear separately
  on the title page.
        
   
      6.2. /Abstract and keywords/
      /Abstract/: a maximum of 200 words, summarizing the objective, and
      major conclusions. Do not use references, footnotes or
      abbreviations in the abstract.
  // /Keywords/: below the abstract, provide a list of at least 3
  keywords which exist in the MeSH® thesaurus. They are in uppercase
  letters, separated by semi-colons. They are used for indexing your
  paper and express the precise content.

  6.3. /Abbreviations/
  Used as an aid to the reader (therefore, sparingly), for words used
  *at least 3 times*, they are defined in the text the first time they
  appear, followed by the abbrevation in parentheses. Use this
  abbreviation thereafter.

  6.4. /Main text of original reports/
  Each chapter is numbered according to international standard (1. -
  1.1. - 1.1.1., etc.). (See model below). For chapter headings, avoid
  using uppercase letters other than the first word, and do not use
  punctuation at the end.
  *The length of the main text should not exceed 3500 words*.


  _Model for numbering of chapters_

  1. Introduction
  2. Materials and methods
  2.1. Infection models
  2.1.1. Mouse model

        1. *Introduction:* it should not summarize the results.
        2. *Materials and methods*: avoid the use of commercial names.
        3. *Results*: present the observations, with minimal reference
        to earlier literature and to interpretations.
        4. *Discussion*: Avoid repeating parts of the Results.
        5*. Acknowledgments*: personal acknowledgments precede those of
        agencies and institutions.

        /6.5. References/
        *References are limited to 30 *

        *In main text*
        Numbered references appear in the main text *between square
        brackets ([1], [2, 3], [4?7]*, etc.), in the order of
        *appearance in the text, from 1 to n*.

        * In reference list*
        Numbering corresponds to the references in the text; the list is
        *not in alphabetical order*. Journal titles are *abbreviated*
        according to Index Medicus and Biosis. Only published work and
        manuscripts in press (indicate the journal which has accepted
        them) appear in the list. Manuscripts in the submitted stage, or
        in preparation, and personal communications are designated
        "unpublished" in the text but are *not numbered and do not
        appear in the list* at the end.

        Please use the order/style given in the following examples, as
        well as the *exact punctuation*. Use *square brackets *for the
        numbering.

        /Periodicals/
        [1] J.-M. Verger, M. Grayon, A. Cloeckaert , M. Lefèvre, E.
        Ageron, F. Grimont, Classification of /Brucella/ strains
        isolated from marine mammals using DNA-DNA hybridization and
        ribotyping, Res. Microbiol. 151 (2000) 797-799.

        /Books/
        /An entire volume: /
        [2] C. Melchiorre, M. Giannella (Eds.), Highlights in Receptor
        Chemistry, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1984.

        /A chapter in a book: /
        [3] J.P. Buyniski, R.L. Cavanagh, A.W. Pircio, A.A. Algieri,
        R.R. Crenshaw, in: C. Melchiorre, M. Giannella (Eds.),
        Highlights in Receptor Chemistry, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1984, pp.
        195?215.

  /6.6 Legends of figures/

  Place all legends (including title for each) together on one page.
  Figures are consecutively numbered with Arabic numerals (Fig. 1, 2,
  etc.), according to the *order of appearance* in the main text.

  6.7. /Figures /

  a maximum of 6 figures and tables (total) is allowed.

  Magnification is indicated by a *scale bar*.

  In the *text*, indicate where figures should appear: these call-outs
  are written as "Fig.1, Fig.2", etc.

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  6.8. /Tables /

  In the *text*, indicate where* *tables should appear: these call-outs
  for tables are written as "Table 1, Table 2, " etc/./

  Tables are consecutively numbered with *Arabic* numerals (Table 1, 2,
  etc.), according to the *order of appearance* in the main text. Each
  table carries a short title describing its contents in relation to the
  main text. Except for the heading and bottom of the table, avoid
  horizontal dividing lines; vertical lines are completely omitted from
  any table. Instead, the first column is left-aligned, and other
  columns are generally centered. (When making tables, use ?insert?
  command and not ?tabulation?).
  Only the first letter of each heading is capitalized, and any units
  appear in parentheses after or under the corresponding heading in
  roman characters. Footnotes are collected under a table and referred
  to in the table by superscript letters (^a, ^b, etc.). References in
  tables are numbered between square brackets, e.g., [5].

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  *7. Format of reviews* 	
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  *Droits de reproduction*
  Reviews do not exceed 3500 words. References are limited to 30.
  Reviews begin with an abstract of about 50 words, stating the topic of
  the review or summarizing its content. The main text may be divided
  into sections with subheadings, and it ends with a concluding section.

  8. Short communications : follow the instructions for original
  reports. 100 words (abstract), 2000 words (main text),20 references
  maximum, 3 figures/tables total.
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  *9. Reprints* 	
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  Droits de reproduction
  *We provide 25 free reprints. To purchase additional reprints, fill in
  the order form which accompanies the proofs and return it to the
  publisher together with the corrected proofs.

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  *10. Copyright* 	
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  *Droits de reproduction*
  Submission implies that the paper reports original research, has not
  been published previously, is not under consideration for publication
  elsewhere, and will not be published in whole or in part elsewhere (in
  the same or in any other language). As soon as the article is
  accepted, the author is considered to have transferred his or her
  rights to the publisher; * submit a permission request using the
  online form at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/permissionsJ
  <http://www.elsevier.com/locate/permissions>*

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