期刊名称：VETERINARY RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
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Veterinary Research Communications publishes fully refereed research articles and topical reviews on all aspects of the veterinary sciences. Interdisciplinary articles are particularly encouraged, as are well argued reviews, even if they are somewhat controversial.
The journal is an appropriate medium in which to publish new methods, newly described diseases and new pathological findings, as these are applied to animals. The material should be of international rather than local interest. As it deliberately seeks a wide coverage, Veterinary Research Communications provides its readers with a means of keeping abreast of current developments in the entire field of veterinary science. |
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Instructions to Authors
1. Typescripts should be in English. Authors whose mother tongue or lingua franca is not English are advised to seek the advice of an English-speaking colleague before submitting their article.
2. Submit one original and, if possible, two copies. Enclose the original illustrations and, if possible, two sets of photocopies (3 prints of any photographs). Authors are strongly advised to retain copies of the text and illustrations, as they may not be returned.
3. Articles should be typed on one side of the paper with wide margins and double spacing throughout, including abstracts, footnotes and references. Every page, including the title page, references, tables, etc., should be numbered in the upper right-hand corner. No reference should be made in the text to page numbers; if necessary, refer to sections instead. The senior author‘s surname should be typed in the upper left-hand corner of each page. Computer-printed scripts must be of at least letter quality.
4. Articles should normally be organized in the following order:
o Title page -- which should comprise:
o Title -- which should be clear, descriptive and concise
o Name(s) of author(s)
o Affiliation(s)
o Present address(es) of author(s)
o Complete correspondence address to which the proofs should be sent
o Keywords -- up to six words in alphabetical order and suitable for indexing
o Abstract (excluded from Short Communications)
o Abbreviations -- arranged alphabetically but including only those which are not in common use (e.g. excluding SI units). The decision as to which abbreviations to include within this list will finally lie with the editorial staff.
o Introduction
o Materials and methods
o Results
o Discussion
o Conclusion -- only if strictly necessary
o Acknowledgements -- including information on grants, support, etc.
o References
o Tables
o Figure captions
5. Titles and subtitles should not be run within the text. They should be typed on a separate line, without indentation.
6. Systeme Internationale (SI) units should be used.
7. Indications should always be given of the variability of the data -- e.g. standard deviations.
8. Underline only words that should be in italics. Avoid use of underlining to emphasise part of the text.
9. If a special instruction to the copy editor or typesetter is written on the copy it should be encircled to indicate that the enclosed matter is not to be included in the text. When a typed character may have more than one meaning (e.g. the lower-case letter l may be confused with the number 1), a note should be inserted in a circle in the margin to make the meaning clear. If Greek letters or uncommon symbols are used, they should be written very clearly, and if necessary a note such as ’Greek lower-case chi‘ should be put in the margin and encircled.
10. Veterinary Research Communications reserves the right of returning to the author for revision any accepted typescripts and illustrations which are not in the form given in this guide.
1. The abstract should be clear, descriptive and not longer than 200 words.
2. The abstract should begin with the bibliographic entry by which the paper will be referenced.
3. The bibliographic entry but no abstract will be included in Short Communications.
Tables
1. The same data should not be given more than once -- i.e. it should not appear in both text and tables, or in both figures and tables. Adopt the most concise approach.
2. Authors should take account of the limitations set by the size and lay-out of the journal. Wide tables should be avoided. Interchanging columns and rows will often reduce the width of a table and allow it to be read without rotating the page.
3. Extensive data should be divided over two or more tables.
4. Tables should be numbered in Roman numerals according to their sequence in the text. Every table must be mentioned in the text.
5. Table footnotes should be indicated by superscript letters a, b, c etc.
6. Each table, together with a brief title, should be typed on a separate page and not included in the text.
7. Column headings should be brief but sufficiently explanatory. Standard abbreviations of units of measurement should be added between parentheses.
8. Vertical lines should not be used between columns. Leave some extra space instead.
9. Any explanation essential for understanding the table should be given as a footnote below the table.
Figures
1. The same data should not be given more than once -- i.e. it should not appear in both text and figures, or in both figures and tables. Adopt the most concise approach.
2. Where appropriate, indications of the variability of the data should be given (e.g. standard error bars).
3. All figures (line drawings and photographs) should be submitted separately, unmounted and not folded. Glossy prints, laserprints or very high quality photocopies of line drawings are acceptable.
4. Figures should be numbered in Arabic numerals according to their sequence in the text. Reference must be made in the text to each figure.
5. Each figure should be identified on the reverse by its number and the name(s) of the author(s). An indication of the top of the figure should be given in all cases where doubt could arise.
6. Figures should be designed with the format of the page of the journal in mind.
7. Lettering on figures should be in black ink or applied by transfer. Make sure that the size of the lettering is big enough to allow for any reduction necessary to fit on the page. The height of capital letters should not be less than 2 mm after reduction. The lettering should be in English. Use the same kind of lettering throughout.
8. If a scale is needed for a figure, use a bar scale rather than a numerical scale that would need to be recalculated and changed after reduction.
9. Each figure should have a caption which should be self-explanatory without reference to the text. The captions should be typed on a separate sheet.
10. Drawn text on the figures should be kept to a minimum.
11. Photographs are only acceptable if they have good contrast and intensity. Sharp and glossy copies are required. Reproductions of photographs already printed cannot be accepted.
12. Colour illustrations cannot usually be included, unless the cost of their reproduction is paid for by the author.
13. Computer-generated figures must be of high quality, equivalent to that of competently drawn artwork.
References
1. All publications cited in the text should be presented in the list of references. The typescript should be carefully checked to ensure that the spelling of the authors‘ names and dates are exactly the same as in the reference list.
2. In the text, refer to the author‘s name (without initial) and year of publication, followed, if necessary, by a short reference to appropriate pages. Examples: ’Peters (1985) has shown that . . . . . ‘ ‘This is in agreement with results obtained later (Kramer, 1984, pp. 12--16)‘
3. If reference is made in the text to a publication by three or more authors, the abbreviation et al. should be used. All names should be given in the list of references.
4. References cited together in the text should be arranged chronologically. The list of references should be arranged alphabetically by authors‘ surname(s) and chronologically by author. If an author in the list is also mentioned with co-authors the following order should be used: publications by the single author, arranged according to publication dates; publications of the same author with co-authors. Publications by the same author(s) in the same year should be listed as 1986a, 1986b, etc.
5. Use the following system for arranging each reference in the list:
o For journal articles:
Ahl, A.S., 1986. The role of vibrissae in behaviour: a status review, Veterinary Research Communications, 10, 245--268
o For books:
Fox, J.G., Cohen, B.J. and Lowe, F.M., 1984. Laboratory Animal Medicine, (Academic Press, London)
o For a paper in published symposia proceedings or a chapter in multi-author books:
Lowe, K.F. and Hamilton, B.A., 1986. Dairy pastures in the Australian tropics and subtropics. In: G.T. Murtagh and R.M. Jones (eds), Proceedings of the 3rd Australian conference on tropical pastures, Rockhampton, 1985, (Tropical Grassland Society of Australia, St. Lucia; Occasional Publication 3), 68--79
o For unpublished theses, memoranda etc:
Crowther, J., 1980. Karst water studies and environment in West Malaysia, (unpublished PhD thesis, University of Hull)
6. Do not abbreviate the titles of journals mentioned in the list of references.
7. Titles of references should be given in the original language, except for the titles of publications in non-Latin alphabets, which should be transliterated, and a notation such as ’(in Russian)‘ or ’(in Greek, with English abstract)‘ added.
8. Citations of personal communications should be avoided unless absolutely necessary. When used, they should appear only in the text, using the format: ’E. Redpath, personal communication, 1986‘ and should not appear in the Reference List. Citations to the unpublished data of any of the authors should not be included unless the work has already been accepted for publication, in which case a reference should be given in the usual way with ’’in press‘‘ in place of the volume and page numbers.
Formulae
1. Formulae should be typed if possible. Leave ample space around the formulae.
2. Subscripts and superscripts should be clearly indicated.
3. Greek letters and other non-Latin or handwritten symbols should be explained in the margin where they are first used. Take special care to show clearly the difference between zero (0) and the upper-case letter (O) and between the number 1 (one) and the lower-case letter l.
4. Give the meaning of all symbols immediately after the equation in which they are first used.
5. Equations referred to in the text should be numbered sequentially at the right-hand side in square brackets.
6. The use of fractional powers instead of root signs is recommended. Powers of ’e‘ should be denoted by ’exp‘.
7. In chemical formulae, valence of ions should be given as, e.g. Ca2+ and CO22--, not as Ca++ or CO2-- --.
8. Isotope numbers should precede the symbols, e.g. 18O.
9. The use of chemical formulae in the text is to be avoided. The name of the compound should be given in full. Exceptions may be made in the case of a very long name occurring frequently or in the case of a compound being described as the end product of a gravimetric determination (e.g. ’phosphate as P2O5‘).
10. An accompanying textual description should be given of the effect of all but the simplest formulae.
Footnotes
1. Footnotes should only be used if absolutely essential. In most cases it will be possible to incorporate the information in the text.
2. If used, they should be as short as possible, and indicated in the text by superscript numbers.
Nomenclature
1. The rules governing biological nomenclature, as laid down in the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria, the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and the Standardized Nomenclature of Animal Parasitic Diseases should be followed.
2. All biotica (crops, plants, insects, birds, mammals, etc.) should be identified by their scientific names when the English term is first used, with the exception of common domestic animals.
3. All organic compounds must be identified by their Geneva names when first used in the text. Active ingredients of all formulations should be likewise identified.
4. For chemical nomenclature, the conventions of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and the official recommendations of the IUPAC--IUB Combined Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature should be followed.
Ethics
The editors reserve the right to reject papers on ethical grounds especially where it appears to them that experimental animals have been used without sufficient cause or have been subjected to pain of an unacceptable intensity or duration. Veterinary Research Communications cannot accept papers for publication which report procedures that would not be acceptable in the United Kingdom.
Copyright
1. In general an author may quote briefly from other published works but he or she should obtain permission from the holder of the copyright if wishing to use substantial extracts or to reproduce tables, plates, or other illustrations. If the copyright-holder is not the author of the quoted or reproduced material, it is recommended that the permission of the author should also be sought.
2. Material in unpublished letters and papers is also protected and must not be published unless permission has been obtained.
3. A suitable acknowledgement of any quoted or reproduced material must always be made.
Proofs
1. Copy-editing of typescripts is carried out at Kluwer Academic Publishers. A set of proofs will be sent to the author(s) for proofreading. Authors are asked to check proofs very carefully at this stage and not to make any textual changes. Proofreading is also carried out by Kluwer Academic Publishers.
2. Kluwer Academic Publishers, at its discretion, is entitled to recover from the author of any paper or report published in the journal, any cost occasioned by alterations made by the author in the proofs other than corrections of typesetting errors and essential additions which update information in the paper; the latter preferably as sentences at the end of existing paragraphs or as new paragraphs.
Reprints
1. Fifty reprints will be supplied free of charge.
2. Additional reprints can be ordered on the reprint order form included with the proofs or requested from the Publisher.
3. UNESCO coupons are acceptable in payment for extra reprints.
Submission of typescripts
1. Submission of an article is understood to imply that the article is original and unpublished and is not being considered for publication elsewhere.
2. Upon acceptance of an article by the journal, the author(s) will be asked to transfer the copyright of the article to the publisher. This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. The corresponding author must accept responsibility for transfering copyright on behalf of any and all co-authors, and must warrant that they are aware of and in agreement with all the contents of the article, and consent to their names appearing on it.
3. Papers for consideration should be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief:
Professor A.S.J.P.A.M. van Miert
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Veterinary, Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Toxicology
P.O. Box 80.152
3508 TD Utrecht,
The Netherlands
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief:
A.S.J.P.A.M. van Miert
Institute of Veterinary Pharmacology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Editorial Board:
M.J. Appel, Ithaca, NY, USA; L. Bueno, Toulouse, France; M.A. Camburn, Easter Bush, UK; M.M. Chengappa, Manhattan, KS, USA; B. Corcoran, Edinburgh, UK; D.F. Cottrell, Edinburgh, UK; P. Eyre, Blacksburg, VA, USA; D. Finco, Athens, GA, USA; J. Fink-Gremmels, Utrecht, The Netherlands; A. Flåoyen, Oslo, Norway; T.D. Grimes, Dublin, Ireland; C. Ingvast-Larsson, Uppsala, Sweden; T.J. Inzana, Blacksburg, VA, USA; J. Kaneko, Davis, CA, USA; G. Kociba, Columbus, OH, USA; M. Manohar, Urbana, IL, USA; R. Mapletoft, Saskatoon, Canada; R.J. Martin, Edinburgh, UK; I.G. Mayhew, Newmarket, UK; P.F. Nettleton, Edinburgh, UK; W.J. Penhale, Murdoch, Western Australia; L. Perryman, Pullman, WA, USA; N.E. Robinson, East Lansing, MI, USA; A.C. Rowlands, Easter Bush, UK; M.M.H. Sewell, Roslin, UK; M.V. Thrusfield, Easter Bush, UK; P. Willeberg, Copenhagen, Denmark; B.A.M. van der Zeijst, Utrecht, The Netherlands
For questions related to any aspect of this journal, please contact:
Cristina dos Santos
Publishing Editor
Kluwer Academic Publishers
C. dos Santos
Van Godewijckstraat 30
P.O. Box 17
3300 AA Dordrecht
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 78 6576 192
Fax: +31 78 6576 254
E-mail: cristina.dossantos@wkap.nl
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