Instructions to Authors
Editorial Advisory Board
Conference on Ethnomedicine and Drug Discovery

Call For Papers

A new, peer-reviewed journal with an exclusive focus on the Clinical Outcome Based Ethnomedical Leads (COBEL)

Call for Papers:

I write to invite you to share the vision of the publication of an exciting new journal, the Journal of Ethnomedicine and Drug Discovery (ISSN: 1523-8369) offering rapid and timely reports in natural products. This is in response to the growing need to keep up with the latest research on drug development from ethnomedicinal leads. The maiden issue is scheduled for launching during the International Conference on Ethnomedicine and Drug Discovery, November 3-5, 1999, The Holiday Inn Hotel, Silver Spring, Maryland; USA organized by the Bioresources Development and Conservation Programme . The scope of the series will include original research work involving natural products with emphasis on indigenous uses, biodiversity, environmental and public policy issues, ethnopharmaceutical, ethnomedicinal and ethnoveterinary science, applied sciences and other related disciplines leading to drug development.

Our Editorial team includes Professor Maurice M. Iwu Editor-in-chief, Professor Joseph I. Okogun (Regional Editor – Africa), Professor Elaine Elisabetsky (Regional Editor – Latin America) and many distinguished academics from all parts of the world (Please see our Editorial Advisory Board). The initial Print Edition is being developed to include a Web Edition, which will be available electronically before appearing in print. Publishing your work in Journal of Ethnomedicine and Drug Development will thus ensure that your research results quickly reach an important and attentive audience. There will be four issues of a single volume in a year. All manuscripts are subject to at least three independent reviews. Importantly, there will be No page charges and Ten free reprints will be provided. And finally all papers submitted to us are placed on the Fast track for immediate publication.

To establish an international reputation for including the highest quality research, it is essential that leading scientists in this field share their expertise and experience in Journal of Ethnomedicine and Drug Development. Contributors to the journal will include respected leaders in the fields, committed to sharing quality research, quickly and concisely. We are inviting you to share this vision with us by:

  • Submission of articles
  • Subscription
  • Recommendation of the Journal to your library/friends
  • Sharing of this information with colleagues

Thank you in advance for your participation in this vision.

Sincerely,

Magnus A. Azuine, Ph.D.

Managing Editor

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