title: The Right Stand by ASM regarding Journal Impact Factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Vector-Borne Infectious Disease Research Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA nkumar@tulane.edu gbansal@tulane.edu.
authors.forename: Nirbhay
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0358-4924
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Vector-Borne Infectious Disease Research Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA nkumar@tulane.edu gbansal@tulane.edu.
authors.forename: Geetha P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Bansal