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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases open for submissions
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http://www.scidev.net/announcements/index.cfm?fuseaction=readannouncement&itemid=571&language=1
Agency: Public Library of Science

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, the first open-access journal devoted solely to the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), is open for submissions.

The journal is devoted to the pathology, epidemiology, prevention, treatment, and control of the NTDs, as well as public policy relevant to this group of diseases.

NTDs are defined as a group of poverty-promoting chronic infectious diseases, which primarily occur in rural areas and poor urban areas of low- and middle-income countries. They impact on child health and development, pregnancy, and worker productivity, as well as their stigmatizing features.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases will provide a high-quality, rapid, consultative peer-review process, and the ability to make the full text of all papers immediately searchable via PubMed Central.

In addition, authors retain the copyright to their work and give a worldwide audience the ability to read, copy, translate, and use their findings as they please.

The journal’s editorial board bring with them broad expertise in the field, and strong representation from endemic regions (40% of the Associate Editors, who will mediate peer review, are in developing countries).

The journal is calling for research on all scientific, medical, and public health aspects of these forgotten diseases affecting the world's forgotten people. Please visit the website for more information on how to submit your work.

The launch issue of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases will be published in Autumn 2007.

Contact details
Email: mailto:plosntds@plos.org
http://www.plosntds.org/

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Claudio Schuftan
mailto:claudio@hcmc.netnam.vn

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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases open for submissions (2)
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Hello All,
   
Postings such as this one frustrate me. Tropical diseases do not need any more study , mediation or organizations to suck the fat away from the underlying problem.

What these countries need is someone somewhere to nail down enough funding to do a comprehensive program such as malaria and prove to the bureaucrats that there really is something that can be done to do away with these diseases. All it takes is funding.

When I read about all the millions of dollars that are targeted for Africa and other places for disease / economic development I get mad as hell because that money is divided up between their buddies and stashed in bank accounts in places like the Bahamas, or just wasted. Nothing seems to ever change, it is almost like the people in control of the money do not want to fix the problem. The problem cannot be fixed because if we fix it in one place it will be expected in all places and eventually the money tree dries up.

Think that sounds crazy? What's your explanation? Explain to me how Billions of dollars get spent and it does no good. Thousands die daily from these diseases. Yet nothing happens, meetings are held, big shots jet around doing study after study, and people keep dying. The lack of results should be an embarrassment to these people but they just get more money. They should be thrown in prison.

Ladies and Gentlemen, might I suggest a program to keep this in the fore of every news agency that will listen. Whatever methods are necessary to get this out there and keep it there. (short of violence)

I suppose I have rambled a bit, I am tired of the way things are.

Cheers,
Craig
mailto:cybrcollectinc@yahoo.com