Folia Veterinaria
Komenskeho 73
SK-041 81 Kosice
Slovak Republic
pilipcin@uvm.sk
All articles, which conform to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts submitted to Biomedical Journals, will be reviewed.
The house style, which differs in respect of References, is set out below.
Folia Veterinaria is issued quarterly and distributed worldwide. Original research papers on all aspects of veterinary science together with clinical case studies, notes and short communications, review articles, and correspondence are welcomed on the understanding that the manuscript, in part or in whole, has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Each author is responsible for the originality of the work and the correctness of its content. In the case of joint authorship, it will be assumed that all the authors agree to the submission. Manuscripts are considered on the proviso that consent to publication has been given by the head(s) of department(s) where this is required. Papers will be subject to peer review and if accepted for publication, they become the copyright property of Folia Veterinaria. In return for the assignment of copyright, the author will be given twenty off prints of the article, and will have no restriction placed on his/her personal freedom to use the information in the article in publications elsewhere. Manuscripts not recommended for publication will be returned.
Manuscripts. Papers should be written in English and the spelling should follow the preferred form in The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (1993). Three copies of the text and one copy of the photographs and illustrations, tables and graphs should be sent to the Executive Editor, Folia Veterinaria, The University of Veterinary Medicine, Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, The Slovak Republic.
They should be double-spaced and typewritten on one side of A4 paper, 30 lines, 60 strokes, with margins of at least 25 mm. Paragraphs should be blocked. The first line should be inset and separated from the previous paragraph by a blank line. Work on 3.5” disks is requested (but without the right hand justified) in one of these text editors: T602, Word Perfect v.4.2, 5.0, 5.1, Word Star (or Word for Windows) Microsoft Word v.6.0, for Windows 95, or Windows Write, or later editors. Disks are returned to their authors.
Where papers cited are ”in press”, copies should accompany the manuscript submitted. The editor reserves the right to make literary corrections: texts will be returned to the author(s) for major rectification, in line with the recommendations of the referees.
Authorship In accordance with the criteria for authorship recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (JAMA 1997; 277, 927—934; Can. Med. Assoc. J. 1997; 156: 270 – 7 and 1997; 156: 571—574) each author must have (a) participated substantially in the conception and execution of the work, (b) contributed significantly to the drafting and/or revision of the manuscript, and (c) agreed with the final version, in order to accept public responsibility for the article. In cases of multiple authorship, authors should provide a description of what each contributed. This information may be published. The order of authorship on the by-line should be a joint decision of the co-authors. Authors should be prepared to explain this order.
Acknowledgements Those who have given technical assistance, or moral or financial support, or supplied equipment or materials, or engaged in translation or general supervision, etc. should be recognized in the Acknowledgements (cf also McNab, S.M. Coping with Clutter in a Scientific Paper. European Science Editing, 1992; 45: 8)
Conflict of Interest If a study evaluates a pharmaceutical product, a medical or scientific device, or any other commercial manufacture, the authors must disclose, in a confidential covering letter to the editor, any and every financial interest (e.g. employment, consultancy, share-holding, board membership, etc.) they may have in the company that manufactures the product discussed or in a rival firm and/or commodity.
References Only the work used should be mentioned. At the end, the references should be listed in alphabetical order by the first author’s surname. List the first six authors followed by et al. References should be set out thus.
Journals: Surname(s) and initial(s) of the author(s), year of publication, full title of the paper, title of the journal (in italics), volume, and relevant pages. (See examples below.) The issue number should be quoted in parentheses only if the pagination of the journal is by issue rather than by volume.
Books: Surname(s) and initial(s) of the author(s) and/or editor(s), year of publication, full title of the book and edition (if not the first), publisher and place of publication, and pages.
These references should then be numbered. In the text, these numbers are used instead of names and dates for citations, e.g. ” All space-flight embryos… showed normal embryogenesis (3, 6) and post-hatch development (5).” Only if the writer’s name is a necessary part of the sentence should it be used, e.g. ” Jones (7) discovered that…”. If the date is essential, it too should form part of the text, e.g. ”Then in 1997 Jones (7) made a breakthrough.” This alphabetical – numerical style for references is to make the text flow: to separate the science from the customary clusters of nominal citations.
Abbreviations and Symbols Use only standard abbreviations. Avoid abbreviations in the title and abstract. Abbreviations and acronyms should be used only if they are repeated frequently. The full term for which an abbreviation stands should precede its first use in the text unless it is a standard unit of measurement, e.g. positron emission tomography (PET).
Numerals and Dates Whole numbers from one to ten should be written as words in the text, not as numerals, e.g. ”Experiments were carried out on four male Rhine geese….” Numerals should be used for numbers above ten, except in the titles of papers and at the beginning of sentences, where they must appear as words. Dates in the text should be written as follows: 29 September 2000.
Nomenclature and Terminology Medicines must be shown by there generic name followed by the proprietary name and manufacturer in parentheses when they are first mentioned, e.g. Apramycin (Apralan 200; Elanco, Austria).
Authors should respect international rules of nomenclature. For animal species and organisms, the recommendations of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, London 1999, should be observed. Linnaean names should be used for plant species. Anatomical terminology should agree with the nomenclature published in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria 4th edn. (1994) ed. Habel, RE., Frewein, J., and Sack, W.O., World Association of Veterinary Anatomists, Zurich and Ithaca, New York.
Latin terms and other non-English words should be italicised in the manuscript. Use the British Standard 2979:1958 for the transliterations of Cyrillic characters in the references as well as the text.
Photographs and Illustrations These should be on separate sheets, each with a label pasted on its back, bearing the author’s name, the figure number, and an arrow indicating the top of the figure. Black-and-white photographs should be clear and sharp, suitable for reproduction. Photomicrographs must state the magnification and stain technique. Illustrations should be drawn in black ink on white paper in a form suitable for photographic reproduction. The main objects, changes, and findings should be shown by an arrow or some other symbol explained in the legend.
Graphs and Tables should contain essential data not given in the text. In the journal, graphs will have an overall width of no more than 8.5 cm and be drawn on pages 17.5 cm. wide. The size of the letters in legends should suit these dimensions. Computer-drawn graphs are preferred—laser-printed on diamond paper. Statistics (with tables of parameters) must be enclosed. Captions for figures, including graphs and photographs, and all legends should be subscribed. Tables should be typed with double-spacing on separate sheets of paper and numbered consecutively in the order of their citation in the text. Within each table, lines should separate only the headings from the body of the table, and the body of the table from any totals, averages, etc. Titles for tables should be superscribed, and explanatory matter placed in footnotes, using the symbols and sequence recommended. Number explanatory texts to graphs, figures, and tables with Roman letters or Arabic numerals. Each such text should be enclosed on a separate sheet of paper and placed in order. The author should indicate with pencil in the left-hand margin of the manuscript where the supporting material should be inserted.
Ethical Considerations When reporting experiments on animals indicate whether the Institution’s or Research Council’s Guide for, or any national law on, the care and use of laboratory animals were followed. Manuscripts should describe the measures taken to minimize or eliminate pain and distress in animals during experiments and procedures. If the editors deem that animals have been subjected to suffering unjustified by the scientific value of the information sought, they will reject the paper on ethical grounds.
The journal encourages integrity in science. Questionable and fraudulent claims will not be entertained.
Experimental Hazards Authors should draw attention to any dangers involved in carrying out their experiments, and should detail the precautions taken to guard against such hazards.
Statistics Describe statistical methods with enough detail to enable a knowledgeable reader with access to the original data to verify the results reported. When possible, quantify findings and present them with appropriate indicators of measurement error or uncertainty. Discuss the eligibility of experimental subjects. Give details about randomisation. (Cf. the statistical guidelines for authors in The Australian Veterinary Journal Vol.76, No.12, December 1998, p. 828.)
Types of Papers Please state clearly which category of paper is being submitted. (If an author believes that his/her article or short communication is of outstanding topicality and importance, he/she should indicate this in a covering letter. It may merit fast-track publications.)
The Title Page The papers should be headed with the full title, which should accurately and concisely describe the topic in no more than two lines. The surname(s) and initials of the author(s) and the name and place(s) of their employment should follow this. (If the work was carried out in an institution other than the place of employment, this should be noted in the body of the text.) Acknowledgements (see above) should be typed in a separate section, separated by a reasonable space. A short title (the running head) of no more than forty characters (counting letters and spaces) should be included at the foot of the page. Each manuscript should be thematically complete: serialization is discouraged.
The Abstract The second page should carry an abstract, which should be self-contained and not exceed 250 words. It should briefly incorporate the purpose and relevance to veterinary science of the work, basic procedures, the main findings, and principal conclusions. It should emphasize new and important aspects of the study or observations.
Key words Key words should be listed below the abstract, from which they are separated by a one-line space. They should consist of three to ten words in alphabetical order, written in lower case and separated by semi-colons.
The Introduction State the purpose of the article and summarize the rationale for the study or observation. Give only strictly pertinent references and do not include data or conclusions from the work being reported.
Material and Methods Describe your selection of observational or experimental subjects (including controls) clearly. Identify the age, sex, state of health, and other important characteristics of the subjects.
Identify the methods, apparatus (with the manufacturer’s name and address in parentheses), and procedures in sufficient detail for other workers to reproduce the experiment. Quote established methods, including statistical methods; provide references and brief descriptions for methods that have been published but are not well known; describe new or substantially modified methods in full; give reasons for using them, and evaluate their limitations. Precisely identify all drugs and chemicals used, including generic name, dose, and route of administration.
Results These should be as succinct as possible and presented in a logical sequence in the text, with graphs and tables. Emphasize or summarize only the important observations in the text. Do not duplicate in the text all the data in the graphs and tables.
Discussion Emphasize the new and important aspects of the study and the conclusions that follow from them. Do not repeat in detail data or other material given in the Introduction or the Results sections. Include in the Discussion section the implications of the findings and the limitations, together with their significance for future research. Relate the observations to other relevant studies.
Link the conclusions with the aims of the study, but avoid unqualified statements and conclusions not completely supported by the data. Avoid claiming priority and alluding to work that has not been completed. Recommendations, when appropriate, may be included.
Such manuscripts should have the same form as full papers, but are much shorter. Separate headings are needed only for the Acknowledgements, Key Words, Abstract, Main Text, and References. These scripts fall under the following main headings and should be marked accordingly.
Editorial Board
Folia Veterinaria