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2007 Impact Factor: 1.461

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Published on behalf of the Royal Entomological Society

Edited by:
G. Gibson, D. Colwell and H. Ranson

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 13/72 Entomology; 16/134 Veterinary Sciences
Impact Factor: 1.788

Medical and Veterinary Entomology is the leading periodical in its field. It has an ISI® Impact Factor® of 1.788 and is ranked 13th out of 72 in Entomology journals, and 16th out of 134 Veterinary journals. 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 2009 prize for the best paper published in Medical and Veterinary Entomology in 2008 has been awarded to:
Towards a fuller understanding of mosquito behaviour: use of electrocuting grids to compare the odour-orientated responses of Anopheles arabiensis and An. quadriannulatus in the field
S.J. Torr, A. Della Torre, M. Calzetta, et al. (2008)

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.

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.

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Most downloaded articles in 2008

Critical review of the vector status of Aedes albopictus
N. G. Gratz

Larval growth rates of the blowfly, Calliphora vicina, over a range of temperatures
S. E. Donovan, M. J. R. Hall, B. D. Turner, C. B. Moncrieff

Vector transmission of Bartonella species with emphasis on the potential for tick transmission
S. A. Billeter, M. G. Levy, B. B. Chomel, E. B. Breitschwerdt

Control of phlebotomine sandflies
B. Alexander and M. Maroli

Contributions of Anopheles larval control to malaria suppression in tropical Africa: review of achievements and potential
K. Walker, M. Lynch

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