Guide for Authors

In the name of God

 Guide for Authors:

Avicenna Veterinary Research (AVR) is a quarterly journal that published at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran. This journal publishes those papers with outstanding merit and topicality after an accurate peer-reviewed process.

 

  1. Topic Area of the Articles:

The journal reviews and publishes scientific research articles, review articles, short communications, and case reports on all topics of veterinary science.

Topics include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

Anatomy, Histology, Biochemistry, Physiology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Parasitology, Bacteriology, Virology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Hematology, Epidemiology, Food Hygiene, Nutrition, Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases, Public Health; and Clinical Sciences: Poultry Science, Fish and Aquaculture, Anesthesia and Surgery, Large and Small Animal Medicine, Endocrinology, and Animal Reproduction, and other Animal Science areas.

 

  1. Process of Accepting Articles:
  • Submitting Articles: The articles should be submitted online via the website of electronic journals at the Bu-Ali Sina University (https://avr.basu.ac.ir/). Authors should avoid sending their articles to the postal and electronic address of the journal.
  • All correspondence concerning any change in the text will be sent to the corresponding author only.
  • Reviewing Articles: In order to be in line with international publication standards, Avicenna Veterinary Research is based on peer review and free access. As a result, the journal has selected double-blind procedure by at least three reviewers. Hence, neither the author(s) nor the reviewers are aware of each other identity.
  • Article publication charge (APC): Considering the fact that all articles in Avicenna Veterinary Research will be available to the public free of charge authors are required to pay 6,000,000 IRR for all types of the articles (Research articles, Review articles, Case studies and Clinical reports) to the journal’s account after getting accepted in order to cover the expenses of the article’s publication.
  1. Instructions for preparing the Articles:
  • The Articles should be typed in Office Word, in A4 paper size, with a line spacing of 1.5 cm. The text should be written in “Times New Roman” theme font, size 12. The tables and figure (including the images, etc.) should be minimized (at most 8 tables or figures).

3.1. Research Articles: Research articles should not exceed 20 pages (the reference included). They should include the: Title Page, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, and References.

3.1.1. Title Page: This page includes the following:

  • Title: The articles’ titles should be short, clear, and indicative of the article’s contents.
  • Author’s Name: Authors are required to provide full names and affiliations (using superscript numbers). It is necessary to add the corresponding authors’ phone number, fax number, email and Researcher ID (ORCID).

3.1.2. Abstract: The abstract is a brief and comprehensive description of the article contents. This section must indicate the works done as well as the results obtained, so that the reader will not be forced to read the text for comprehension. The authors should provide 3 to 5 key words at the bottom of the abstract based on the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms.

  • Abstract must not exceed 300 words.
  • At the end of the abstract page, English keywords should be written.
  • In case of using abbreviations in the abstract, on the first use the complete name, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses, should be given.

3.1.3. Introduction: This section presents the purpose of the research. Hence, the introduction should feature research background briefly along with their relation with the current article’s topic. At the end, the motivation behind the conducted work has to be indicated as well. The goal of the study should be mentioned at the end of the introduction.

 3.1.4. Materials and Methods: This section should include clear design of the study and the authors must name all of the materials and devices used specifically for the research, while avoid mentioning general laboratory substances and equipment. The methodology should be presented in a way that it will be possible for other researchers to conduct it again. The authors must refer methodologies previously published in other journals.

 3.1.5. Results: This section includes the results obtained from a research work. The obtained data and the results must be presented in a logical and useful way to clarify the discussion and conclusion sections. Therefore, it could be accompanied by figures, tables, and charts. The authors must be careful to use just one of these in order to express a purpose. I

  • Figures and Charts: These should be uploaded in separate files in JPEG format with a size of 8*6 and a resolution of 600 dpi. The numbers and the texts inside the figures and charts have to be in English and completely clear. The figures and charts are to be numbered in the order they come in the text. The authors should provide brief but sufficient captions.

 

  • Tables: Tables should be numbered and cited in sequence using Arabic numerals (i.e. Table 1, 2, 3 etc.) and cited in the text in consecutive numerical order. Each table should include a brief and clear title above the table. When presenting tables, the author should be aware that the table lines are not removed. In order to have a statistical comparison, superscript English letters must be used and appropriately described at the bottom of the table. The tables should be uploaded in separate files as well.

3.1.6. Discussion: The discussion section should be separate from the results. This section discusses and interprets the obtained results, elaborating and expanding them. Furthermore, the research outcomes are discussed in comparison to other researchers’ works. Generally, it mentions the cases that have helped solving the research problem, leading to a conclusion. This section should be ended with conclusions.

3.1.7. Acknowledgment: In this section, the authors mention the guidance and help of others and thank them briefly and they are expected to acknowledge all sources of funding or financial support.

3.1.8. Conflict of Interest: In this section, the authors should declare if there is any connection that may affect the findings of the research. In case of no conflict of interest, the following should be mentioned: “The authors declare no conflict of interest in this research.”

3.1.9. References: References in the text should be cited using the last name of the author followed by the publication year enclosed in parentheses: (Sharif, 2024) for those papers written by one author, and (Presi and Heim, 2010) for papers with two authors. If there are more than 2 authors use “et al.,” after the last name of the first author (Collett et al., 1991). Unpublished papers, congress, conferences, websites, theses, protocols, and SAS Speeches are not acceptable as reference.

Citations in the “References” section should be listed in alphabetical order and contain:

Author’s name, article title, full title of the journal or book, year, volume or edition number, and the first and last page numbers (Vancouver style). Please note the following examples:

Ferrer MD, Rodriguez JC, Álvarez L, Artacho A, Royo G, Mira A. Effect of antibiotics on biofilm inhibition and induction measured by real‐time cell analysis. Journal of applied microbiology. 2017 Mar 1; 122(3): 640-50.

As for books, the authors’ names, subject, the edition number, the name and country of the publisher, pages and the publication year must be mentioned:

Bergston, C. Infectious diseases of the digits. In: Lameness in Cattle. 3rd ed. WB. Saunders Company. Philadelphia, USA. p. 89-99, 1997.

 3.2. Review Articles:

Such articles should be written by experienced people and experts who already have a sufficient number of articles in that field. Review articles evaluate the results from other researchers and compare their results and conclude with their strengths and weaknesses. Although the Avicenna Veterinary Research welcomes this type of articles, the authors are encouraged to contact the journal prior to submit their review articles.

3.3. Short Communications:

This article is similar to research article in terms of methodology and composition. Yet, considering the importance and results obtained from the research, the article is presented to the journal in a compressed way, in 5 pages at most (excluding the reference).

3.4. Case Reports:

These reports deal with rare and educative clinical and laboratory cases and should not exceed 5 pages of the journal. For such reports the following items should be taken into consideration: Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Clinical Findings (the date the disease started, symptoms, and all relevant clinical findings), Diagnostic Tests (all tests conducted to confirm diagnosing the disease), Final Evaluation (deduced expression concerning the reported case), and References.

 

  1. Article Responsibilities:

The scientific and ethical responsibility of the article belongs to its author(s).

 

  1. Ethics:

Manuscripts reporting any experiment on animals should describe that the institutional and national guide for the care and use of animals was followed and a statement of approval by the Ethical Committee of the institute should be stated.

 

  1. Plagiarism:

All manuscripts will be checked in case of duplicate submission or plagiarism to ensure content originality. Manuscripts with remarkable similarity will not be accepted for publication.