The Helminthological Society of Washington
It is our pleasure to announce that Judith H. Shaw has been elected to be the recipient of the 2009 Helminthological Society of Washington Anniversary Award and that Dr. Anna Kohn, an eminent helminthologist from the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was elected to Honorary Membership in the Society. The Anniversary award was presented at the Anniversary Dinner Meeting on Friday, October 30, 2009.
The Brayton H. Ransom Memorial Fund provides modest support to the Helminthological Society of Washington primarily through small grants to authors who are unable to pay page charges in Comparative Parasitology. Further information can be obtained by contacting the Ransom Fund president, Nancy Pacheco or secretary-treasurer, David Chitwood.
The Helminthological Society of Washington, the prototype scientific organization for parasitological research in North America was founded in 1910 by a devoted group of parasitologists in Washington, D.C. Forging a niche in national and international parasitology over the past century, the Society focuses on comparative research, emphasizing taxonomy, systematics, ecology, biogeography and faunal survey inventory within a morphological and molecular foundation. Interdisciplinary and crosscutting, comparative parasitology links contemporary biodiversity studies with historical approaches to biogeography, ecology and coevolution within a cohesive framework. Through its three meetings in the Washington, D.C. area annually, and via the peer-reviewed Comparative Parasitology (continuing the Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington in its 67th volume), the Society actively supports and builds recognition for modern parasitological research. Taxonomic diversity represented in the pages of the Society's journal treats the rich helminth faunas in terrestrial and aquatic plants, invertebrates and vertebrates, as well as parasitic protozoa and arthropods. Parasitology, among the most integrative of the biological sciences, provides data critical to elucidation of general patterns of global biodiversity.
Membership is open to all persons interested in the study of parasitic organisms and is NOT limited to individuals living or working in the Washington, D.C. area. Applications for membership can be obtained from the Corresponding Secretary-Treasurer, at the end of recent issues of the Journal, or by printing the form below. Annual dues (starting with 2009) are currently $32 per year for domestic active members, $35 for foreign members and $16 for students. The annual dues may accompany the Application for Membership (html) or PDF file and are payable on notification of election. The Helminthological Society of Washington is affiliated with the American Society of Parasitologists.
Currently in Volume 77 (2010), this international and peer-reviewed
journal is published semiannually each January and July. Our journal is covered
by several indexing and abstracting services. The editor will consider manuscripts
on all phases of parasitology in either full article or research note format.
Papers are accepted with the understanding that they will be published only in
Comparative Parasitology. Information concerning manuscript preparation given below has been updated. Members
of the Editorial Board
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Institutional subscriptions for 2010 to Comparative Parasitology are: U.S.A., $65; Canada and Mexico, $67; and all other countries, $70.
Editor: Dr. Tami Cook, Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Houston
State University, Huntsville, TX 77341-2116. bio_tjc@shsu.edu
Associate Editor: Dr. Richard Clopton, Dept. of Natural Sciences, Peru State College, Peru, NE 68421. rclopton@oakmail.peru.edu
Volume 77(1) - January, 2010
Volume 76(2) - July, 2009 Volume 75(2)
- July, 2008
Volume 74(2)
- July, 2007 Volume 73(2)
- July, 2006 Volume 72(2)
- July, 2005 Volume 71(2)
- July, 2004 Volume 70(2)
- July, 2003 Volume
69(2) - July, 2002 Volume 68(2)
- July, 2001 Volume 67(2)
- July, 2000
Volume 76(1) - January, 2009
Volume 75 (1) - January, 2008
Volume 74(1)
- January, 2007
Volume 73(1)
- January, 2006
Volume 72(1)
- January, 2005
Volume 71(1)
- January, 2004
Volume 70(1)
- January, 2003
Volume 69(1)
- January, 2002
Volume 68(1)
- January, 2001
Volume 67(1)
- January, 2000
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1990-1999
The Centennial Meeting of The Helminthological Society of Washington will be held on 8-9 October, 2010 - See the meeting information at the top of the page.
The Eighth International Symposium on Fish Parasites will be held from 26-30 September, 2011 at Viña del Mar, Chile. Dr. Marcelo Oliva is the coordinator of the organizing committee.
The title page should contain a running head, the title of the article, and the author(s) full name(s), affiliation(s), e-mail addresses, and the name of the corresponding author for correspondance with the editor and to receive proofs.
Descriptions of new taxa and surveys will be published in Comparative Parasitology only if types and/or representative voucher specimens are deposited in a recognized museum such as the U. S. National Parasite Collection or the Manter Laboratory of the University of Nebraska State Museum. See this announcement from the July, 2000 issue of Comparative Parasitology for a more comprehensive list of museums. It is a pdf file requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader®.
It is understood that page charges, including those for corrections in proofs, are the responsibility of the author. Page charges are currently $50 per page for members and $100 per page for non-members of the Society. Members receive three pages free of charge in each volume (annually).