Iraqi
Journal of Veterinary Sciences (Iraqi J. Vet.
Sci.)
ISSN 1607-3894
(Print), ISSN 2071-1255 (Online)
Instructions
to Authors
Aims and
scope
Iraqi
J. Vet. Sci. is a national, scientific and refereed journal published by the
General
Manuscript shall be considered for
publication only with the understanding that they are neither under concurrent
consideration by any journal nor have been published elsewhere. Manuscripts are
subjected to peer review for their scientific
merit. Accepted manuscripts will become the property of Iraqi J. Vet. Sci. The
journal is published two times a year, and it is indexed/abstracted by CABI
Publishing,
Manuscript
submission
Manuscripts must be submitted by one
of the authors designated as the corresponding author who has the full approval
of the co-authors for handling the manuscript during submission, peer review and
corrections. Submit the original and two copies of each manuscript to: Editorial
Secretary, Iraqi J. Vet. Sci.,
Manuscript
preparation
Manuscript should be computer typed
in Microsoft Word using a 12-point Times New Roman font, single-spaced
throughout the text, including figure legends, tables and references. Use A4
paper for typing. The typed area should be
Title
page
The first page of the
manuscript includes the title (capitalize only the first letter) of the
article, followed by
one-line space and the names of all authors (no
degrees) and their addresses for correspondence, including the e-mail address of
the corresponding author. The first letter of each name and main word
should be capitalized. The title, author's name and affiliation should be
centered on the width of the typing area.
Abstract
The
second page contains the abstract which should be 150-200 words in single
paragraph and presents the main findings. For indexing purposes, a list of 3–5
key words in English and not included in the title should be typed below the
abstract. An Arabic abstract is required for papers written in English. It
should follow the English abstract.
Introduction
Describes briefly the background of
the investigation with updated information and states the aim of the study.
Materials and
Methods
Provide sufficient details to enable
the experiments to be reproduced. Support the techniques and methods used with
references. Investigations on animals must comply with institutional and/or
equivalent guides for the care and use of animals. Metric and standard
international units should be used in this section and throughout the
manuscript. Specify the computer software used for statistical analysis and
define statistical terms, abbreviations, and symbols applied.
Results
Present the results and their
significance clearly. Graphs and tables should be self explanatory. Do not
repeat in figures or in the text the data presented in tables. Tables and
figures should be numbered by Arabic numbers in the order of their mention in
the text.
Discussion
Deals with critical
review and interpretations of the results, and supported by relevant updated
references. Repetition of data should be avoided. It should end with brief
conclusions. In Short Communications, Results and Discussion may be
combined.
Acknowledgements
Include the sponsor, funding agency,
provider of major facilities and the names of those
who contributed substantially to the work but do not fulfill the requirements
for the authorship.
References
References to literature should be
numbered (in brackets) consecutively in the text in the order in which they are
first mentioned, and listed at the end of the manuscript. Titles of journals
should be abbreviated according to the List of Journals Indexed for MEDLINE (ftp://nlmpubs.nlm.nih.gov/online/journals/ljiweb.pdf).
Personal communications or unpublished data should be mentioned in the text, but
not included in the list of references.
Examples
Journal
article: Bingham CM, Wilson PR,
Book:
Wanamaker BP, Pettes CL. Applied pharmacology for the veterinary technician.
1st ed.
Chapter in a
book: Chabala JC, Miller MW. Chemistry of antiprotozoal agents.
In:
Dissertation:
Zhao C. Development of nanoelectrospray and application to protein
research and drug discovery [dissertation].
Master's
thesis: Roguskie JM. The role of
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1244 pilin glycan in virulence [master's
thesis].
Journal article on the
Internet: Polgreen PM, Diekema DJ, Vandeberg J, et al. Risk
factors for groin wound infection after femoral artery catheterization: a
case-control study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol [Internet]. 2006 Jan [cited
2007 Jan 5];27(1):34-7. Available from: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ICHE/journal/issues/v27n1/2004069/2004069.web.pdf
Internet
Webpage: AMA: helping doctors help patients
[Internet].
Publication cost
Manuscripts are only accepted after
payment of the publication cost by the author(s) whose name(s) appear in the
paper. The current publication cost of a regular research paper is 50000 I.D.
payable to the Iraqi J. Vet. Sci.,
Papers published in
the Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences are available online as pdf files at
http://www.vetmedmosul.org/ijvs
For online submission of articles please go to the link: http://www.iraqivetscience.org