The Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy (JIC) - official journal of the Japanese Society of Chemotherapy, The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, and Japanese Society for Infection Prevention and Control - welcomes original papers, laboratory or clinical, as well as case reports, notes, committee reports, surveillance and guidelines from all parts of the world on all aspects of chemotherapy, covering the pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and control of infection. Experimental studies on animal models and pharmacokinetics, and reports on epidemiology and clinical trials are particularly welcome.