The aim of the Journal of Reproductive Immunology is to provide the critical forum for the dissemination of results from high quality research in all aspects of experimental, animal and clinical reproductive immunology. The international character of the journal is reflected in the breadth of its Editorial Board and commitment to publish new and outstanding studies in different aspects of reproductive immunobiology from all five continents. Within the Journal, the Editors wish to bridge the gap between basic and clinical studies in all subareas of research relevant to reproductive immunobiology. This encompasses normal and pathological processes of reproductive tracts, gametes, fertilisation, implantation, gestation, parturition and lactation, including host defence to infectious disease, mucosal immunology, immunoendocrinology, reproductive immunotherapies, immunogenetics, developmental immunology and immunology of reproductive neoplasms, as well as application of immunological techniques in elucidation of reproductive processes or dysfunction. International Conference on Reproductive Immunobiology: Call for Papers The Second International Conference on Experimental and Clinical Reproductive Immunobiology will take place 15-18 November 2000 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Papers are invited for selected oral and poster presentation on the themes of the conference which includes: Infection and Host Defence; Paracrine and Cellular Events; Autoimmunity and Tolerance; MHC and Reproduction and Immune Infertility. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 1 August 2000. For full details see http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jri2000.