The Journal of Veterinary Research is a quarterly that publishes original papers, review articles and short communications on bacteriology, virology, parasitology, immunology, molecular biology, pathology, toxicology, pharmacology, and biochemistry. The main emphasis is, however, on infectious diseases of animals, food safety and public health, and clinical sciences.

General guidelines:

• ・ language of publication: British English, with preference for “-ise” over “-ize” and “-ae-” over “-e-” where alternative spellings are possible
• ・ manuscript format guidelines: Times New Roman CE font, point 10 format A4, with single space margins: top 2 cm, bottom 2.5 cm, left 2 cm, right 2.5 cm
• ・ manuscript length: up to 10 pages, including figures and tables
• ・ section titles and subtitles in bold, aligned left, section titles without indents and subtitles with small indents, e.g.:
        Material and Methods
            Bacteriology. The routine methods were...
• ・ Latin terms in italics
• ・ the following common abbreviations are used:
  s - second (s), min - minute (s), h - hour (s), µL - microlitre (s), L - litre (s)
• ・ round brackets only
• ・ tables, figures, and photographs (only in portrait page orientation) numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals, captions above the tables and under figures, no full stop at the end, in Times New Roman point 8,
• ・ Table (not Tab.) and Fig. or Figs (not Figure -(s)) should be used in the text and captions
• ・ no bold letters or heavy lines in figures and tables
• ・ tables only with essential horizontal lines and figures without frames
• ・ all figures and tables additionally attached as separate files
• ・ only illustrations of high quality(at least 600 dpi)

Manuscript structure:

Title (centred, bold and lowercase, in Times New Roman point 16)

Authors’ full names (centred, only the first letters as capitals, point 12)

The affiliation(s) and corresponding author’s e-mail address (centred, point 9)

Abstract (up to 12 lines, point 9) structured as Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, and Conclusion

Keywords (up to 5, point 10)

Introduction – short, concise and clear statement on the background, purposes, and significance of the work

Material and Methods – details regarding the methods used should be written only in the case of new or modified methods, in other cases an outline or reference to an existing protocol is enough

Results – without interpretations or evaluation; in addition, the section must include the most significant results presented in tables and illustrations

Discussion – this section must discuss and evaluate the results obtained and compare them with those presented by others

Conflict of Interests Statement (obligatory)

Financial Disclosure Statement (obligatory)

Animal Rights Statement (obligatory)

Acknowledgements (if applicable) (for more information, see Author’s Statements [pdf])

References – preferably recent, limited to 30, including digital object identifiers as far as possible

References should be listed alphabetically, naming every author, using second or subsequent authors for determination of order in cases of multiple inclusions for the same first author. Chronological order of publication is used for listing only for articles with 100% identical author lists

Organisations and institutions as authors appear in full form, e.g. “World Health

Organization” instead of “WHO”. An initialism is necessary only if it does not match the organisation name in English, e.g. “World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)”

English titles of the articles cited in original, others in official translation into English if available, otherwise with author’s translation into English and the annotation “in (language name)” after the title

Journal titles abbreviated as in Index Medicus or as in ISO4 practice

Volume numbers given but issue numbers omitted, page ranges separated with en dash “–“, article number stated for online-only articles without page numbers

Example of partial reference list:

1. Centers for Disease Control: Media Statement – Outbreak of North American avian influenza A(H7N9) in poultry poses low risk to people. https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2017/s0308-H7N9.html
2. Fang L.Q., de Vlas S.J., Liang S., Looman C.W., Gong P., Xu B., Yan L., Yang H., Richardus J.H., Cao W.C.: Environmental factors contributing to the spread of H5N1 avian influenza in mainland China. PLoS One 2008, 3, e2268, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002268.
3. Grabensteiner E., Hess M.: PCR for the identification and differentiation of Histomonas meleagridis, Tetratrichomonas gallinarum and Blastocystis spp. Vet Parasitol 2006, 142, 223–230, doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.07.011.
4. Grabensteiner E., Liebhart D., Arshad N., Hess M.: Antiprotozoal activities determined in vitro and in vivo of certain plant extracts against Histomonas meleagridis, Tetratrichomonas gallinarum and Blastocystis sp. Parasitol Res 2008, 103, 1257–1264, doi: 10.1007/s00436-008-1122-1.
5. Grabensteiner E., Liebhart D., Weissenböck H., Hess M.: Broad dissemination of Histomonas meleagridis determined by the detection of nucleic acid in different organs after experimental infection of turkeys and specified pathogen-free chickens using a mono-eukaryotic culture of the parasite. Parasitol Int 2006, 55, 317–322, doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2006.07.004.
6. Krasnodębska-Depta A., Koncicki A.: Diagnostyka Biochemiczna (Biochemical Diagnosis – in Polish). In: Choroby drobiu Wydanie III, edited by M. Mazurkiewicz, A. Wieliczko, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego we Wrocławiu, Wrocław, 2019, pp. 895–900.

Manuscripts conforming to the above guidelines should be submitted with an attached cover letter via jvetres.piwet.pulawy.pl

 

Please note that:

• ・ Manuscripts not conforming to the requirements set out in Information for Authors will be sent back for reformatting
• ・ When the manuscript is accepted for publication, the corresponding author will be asked to send completed and scanned statements (available below) to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

List of statements:

- DGO Open Access License (non-exclusive)[pdf] [doc],
- Conflict of Interest Statement[pdf] [doc],
- Author's Contribution to the Article, Ghostwriting, Guest Authorship and Financial Disclosure Statements[pdf] [doc],
- Statement of Animal Rights[pdf] [doc].

Fees:

• ・ Manuscript publication – 500 € or 2000 zł
• ・ Annual subscription rate – 100 € or 160 zł (25 € per volume or 40 zł)

 

Reviewing procedure:

1. The submitted manuscripts are preliminarily evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief. If the article does not fulfil the requirements of the journal, the editorial office sends the article back to the author.
2. After the acceptance of a manuscript which fulfils the requirements of the journal, at least two peer reviewers are nominated. The Editor-in Chief is responsible for choosing appropriate reviewers.
3. The reviewing process takes place adhering to the rules of confidentiality. The manuscript sent to the reviewers is stripped of information which can identify the authors, and the reviewer’s remarks sent to authors lack any information liable to identify the reviewer (the double-blind review process applies).
4. The review is drafted on a form which contains nine questions and one space each for suggestions and comments, and the reviewers give a mark from 0 to 5. The reviewer submits the form written by hand or on-line.
5. If the manuscript receives two contradictory reviews, the article is sent to a third reviewer.
6. The article is only accepted for publication if it receives positive reviews. The Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision as regards the acceptance or rejection of the article.
7. Once per year, the editorial office publishes a list of reviewers with whom the journal has worked (subject to those reviewers granting consent to be listed).

 

Other information:

• ・ The editorial board of the Journal of Veterinary Research declares that the printed version of the journal is its primary version
• ・ The editorial board of the Journal of Veterinary Research complies with and implements the recommendations of the Polish Ministry of Education and Science concerning prevention of ghostwriting and guest authorship (https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/static/doc/wyjasnienie_dotyczace_ghostwriting.pdf).