Guideline for Authors
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS
Editorial Process
The number of articles selected for each issue of the journal may vary and will be decided by the Editorial Board. A manuscript will be reviewed for possible publication with the understanding that it is being submitted solely to the Indian Journal of Veterinary Public Health and has not been published, submitted, or already accepted for publication elsewhere. The journal expects that authors would authorize one of them as a ‘corresponding author’ to communicate with the Journal about the issues related to the manuscript. The contributors are encouraged to provide names of at least two qualified reviewers who have experience in the subject of the submitted manuscript and do not have conflicts of interest. The selection of the reviewers shall be at the sole discretion of the editor/ handling editor. The journal follows a double-blind review process, wherein the reviewers and authors are unaware of each other’s identity. Based on the comments from the reviewers the editorial team makes a final decision on the manuscript. The comments and suggestions (acceptance/rejection/ revisions in manuscript) received from reviewers are conveyed to the corresponding author. Authors are required to provide a point-by-point response/rebuttal to reviewers’ comments and submit a revised version of the manuscript. After the satisfaction of the reviewers and editor with the revision/rebuttal of the manuscript finally, it is accepted for publication.
Preparation of Manuscripts
Manuscripts should be written in concise, legible English, which must be carefully reviewed by the authors for correct grammar and syntax. English spelling can be either British or American, but it must be consistent throughout the manuscript. Manuscripts should be prepared in Times New Roman 12-point font, with double line spacing and justified aligned text throughout. The four margins will be 2.5 cm. Section headings (level 1) need to be written in 14-point bold font. Subheadings (level 2) need to be written in 12-point bold italic font. The author’s name would be in central alignment. A corresponding author must be mentioned from within the author’s list of the article. All pages should be numbered consecutively starting after the title page, and continuous line numbers should be used to facilitate easy reference by the reviewers. All figures should also be sent separately (other than manuscript word file) in JPEG or TIFF format at 600 dpi.
Original Research article should be written within 8 to 15 manuscript pages (or 2,500 to 4,500 words), including tables and figures. Research articles should include a title page, an abstract with a maximum of 250 words, and up to five keywords. The main text should include the following sections: introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion, conclusion, conflict of interest, data availability, ethical statement, author’s contribution, acknowledgments, references, tables, and figures.
Short communication should be within 5 to 8 manuscript pages (or 1,500 to 2,500 words), including tables and figures. Short communications should include a title page, an abstract with a maximum of 200 words, up to five keywords, main text not divided into subsections, conflict of interest, data availability, ethical statement, author’s contribution, acknowledgments, references, and a maximum of three tables and/or figures.
Review article should not be longer than 20 manuscript pages (or 6,000 words). They should include a title page, an abstract with a maximum of 250 words, up to five keywords, a variable main text (the introduction should be based on general coverage of the issue, followed by a critical assessment of the most important references), conflict of interest, author’s contribution, acknowledgments, references, tables/figures. Reviews will also be submitted to the peer-review process.
Plagiarism Policy:
The Indian Journal of Veterinary Public Health (IJVPH) is committed to upholding the highest academic integrity and originality standards. To ensure the authenticity of published research, IJVPH has established its own plagiarism policy, which is rigorously enforced through screening and detection procedures. Authors must comply with this policy, and plagiarism will be addressed promptly and appropriately. IJVPH uses advanced plagiarism detection software to screen all submitted manuscripts and detect any instances of plagiarism. Authors found to have violated our plagiarism policy will be subject to penalties, including manuscript rejection, withdrawal, or retraction, and may be banned from submitting to IJVPH in the future.
Conflict of interest:
The author must disclose whether there is any conflict of interest or not. They have to disclose any personal relationships with other people of organizations that may influence their work. Potential conflicts of interest are employment, consultancies, honoraria, paid expert support, patent application/registration, and grants or other funding.
Data availability:
All original research must include a data availability statement. Data set generated during research need to be available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Authors’ contribution:
Contribution of each author in the manuscript needs to be specified.
Ethical approval:
If a study involves direct research on humans/animals/poultry/ zebra fish, the study needs to be approved by the competent authority and the approval statement needs to be provided.
Acknowledgments:
When it is considered necessary, acknowledgments should be made to the people, centers, or bodies that have collaborated or supported to carry out the work in any form including fund support. Contributors who did not meet any one of the criteria for authorship should not be listed as authors, but they should be acknowledged. The source of funding for the study, if any, should be disclosed.
References:
When references are cited in the text, the author’s surname should be provided in parentheses, followed by a comma and the year of publication; for example, “(Chowdhury, 2023)…”. If there are two authors, the surnames should be followed by “and”; for example, “…(Dutta and Pandit, 2023)…”. If there are three or more authors, include the surname of the first author followed by “et al.” and a comma; for example, “…(Chowdhury et al., 2023)…”. References in the list must be in alphabetic order by authors. References to a paper “in press” are permissible, provided that the paper in question has been accepted for publication (indicate the doi or documentary evidence of acceptance). A reference to “unpublished work” is only permissible if it contains essential information; it should be available from the cited authors on request, and the names of all persons involved should be cited [first initial(s) followed by surname] in parentheses as “unpublished data”. Any person cited as the source of a “personal communication” must have approved the reference. This type of citation is permitted in the text only, not in the list of references. The use of “in preparation” or “submitted for publication” is not permitted.
The examples of literature references are as follows:
Journal article (Vancouver style):
Samanta I, Joardar SN, Das PK, Das P, Sar TK, Dutta TK, Bandyopadhyay S, Batabyal S, Isore DP. Virulence repertoire, characterization, and antibiotic resistance pattern analysis of Escherichia coli isolated from backyard layers and their environment in India. Avian diseases. 2014; 58(1): 39-45.
Books (Vancouver style):
Samanta I. Veterinary mycology. Springer India; 2015.
Chapters of books:
Samanta I, Joardar SN, Das PK. Biosecurity strategies for backyard poultry: a controlled way for safe food production. InFood control and biosecurity 2018 (pp. 481-517). Academic Press.
Conference ) Proceedings:
Sanz-Romero P, Gonzalez-Mesa JC and Calvo-Gutierrez F, 2000. Nonpoint sources of water contamination and their impacts on sustainability. Proceedings of V International Conference on Tomato Breeding and Genetics, Kaunas (Lithuania), Sept 13-16, pp 187-192.
Electronic sources:
When referencing electronic sources, please provide the place of publication (URL, ftp address, etc.) and date accessed or date of last update for web pages. For example Casler MD, Jung G, Bughrara S, Hamblin A, Williamson C and Voigt T, 2007. Development of creeping bentgrass with multiple pest resistance. USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research. Available at http://usgatero.msu.edu/v05/n18.pdf. [15 Feb, 2009]
Handbooks, Technical Bulletins, Theses and Dissertations:
Goering HK and Van Soest PJ, 1970. Forage Fiber Analyses (Apparatus, Reagents, Procedures, and Some Applications). Agricultural Handbook No 379, ARS-USDA, Washington, DC.
Kumar A, 2011. Efficacy of pentasulphate mixture and arsenic in alleviating chronic selenosis and expression of glutathione peroxidase genes in buffaloes. MSc Dissertation. National Dairy Research Institute (Deemed University), Karnal-132001, Haryana, India.
Tables and figures:
They should be cited consecutively in the text, numbered independently with Arabic numerals, and self-explanatory. Tables should be headed by a number and title. Explanatory notes that facilitate the interpretation of the tables should be included as a footnote to the tables. Figures may correspond to diagrams or photographs. The figure number and legend should be presented at the bottom of the figure. After the acceptance of the paper, photographs should be sent separately as image files (jpeg or tiff) with a finished size of at least 600 dpi (dots per inch). Figures prepared with Excel or a similar program should be included in the text as MS Office Objects or sent separately in the format of their source program (*.xls or *.xlsx files).
Submission of Manuscripts
All manuscripts must be submitted online via the journal’s portal. https://ijvph.org/article-submission/
Publication Charge:
There is no publication charge or article processing fee for the publication of the original research article, short communication, and review. Accepted color figures will be published in Grayscale in the print version.