Al-Qadisiyah Journal of Veterinary Medicine Sciences

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS ON MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION FOR SUBMISSION

Al-Qadisiyah Journal of Veterinary Medicine Sciences (QJVMS) accepts submissions of research articles, review articles, and case reports. These manuscripts can be submitted via the journal website at https://qjvms.qu.edu.iq/contacts?_action=signup , which starts by creating an account and logging in into your account to follow the simple procedure of submission. However, these submissions need to be written in accordance with the QJVMS guidelines before submission. The following represents simple steps to fulfil these requirements.

1. English language

QJVMS accepts submissions written in English language only. Authors need to write their papers in proper English; American or British style but not both. An example for styles; “program” in American style while “programme” in the British style. For assistance, set your MS word to one of these styles when writing your manuscript. The English should be appropriate with good readable scientific message that the author needs to reach out with to their audience. If authors need assistance with English language editing, they are free to seek such service elsewhere other than the journal. If authors use such services, they are responsible for any fees required. Good writing with good English enhances and fastens the editor review process to make an initial decision weather or not a particular manuscript is sent out to potential reviewers.

2. General notes

The authors are demanded to use MS word to write their manuscript. The page size should be 2.5 cm on all margins. The font should be 12 pt in Times New Roman.

3. Submission files

The submission must include:

Title page:

which includes article title (sentence style only), author names (first name followed by middle name initials and the last name), affiliation for each author, email address and phone number for corresponding author, ORCID for each author, ethical approval statement, and acknowledgement (funding source, institution names, people, etc.).

Manuscript main text:

Research article:

• Title: Sentence style only
• Abstract: (150-250 words)
• Introduction: The introduction should be concise showing the author main reasons why he/she conducted such research. The references should be written in the form of numbers, such as (1), (1, 2), or (1-3). For more information see the current issue articles.
• Materials and Methods: Method details should be written only if the method is new by the author. If the method is already in the previous literatures, brief description is mandatory showing any modifications done by the manuscript author/s with proper citation of the original method.
• Results: Results should be written in details. Figures (grayscale only but colored if needed) and tables must be displayed right after they are mentioned in the text. Please follow the current issue articles for more details.
• Discussion: The results should be discussed properly.
• References: The references should be according to the Vancouver style. We encourage authors to use references from high-ranking publishers with indexing in Scopus and/or Web of Science.

For articles:

Example:

1. Sun CQ, O’Connor CJ, Roberton AM. Antibacterial actions of fatty acids and monoglycerides against Helicobacter pylori. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol, (2003); 36:9-17. DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(03)00008-7

The DOI is important.

For books:

Example:

2. Wrobel KH. Male reproductive system. In: Dellmann H D. and Eurell JA. Textbook of Veterinary Histology, 5th ed. (eds.), Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia,1998: 226–227. DOI or permanent link to the book website.

Conference proceedings:

Example:

Jones B, White C. Advances in microbial detection. In: Smith R, editor. Proceedings of the International Conference on Microbiology; 2022 Mar 10-12; London, UK. London: Microbio Publishers; 2022. p. 102-110. DOI or permenant link.

• Supplementary files: They should be available by the corresponding author when requested.  

Agreements:

All authors must agree that they have read the final version of the manuscript before submission, read the journal policy, read the violations of ethics, and agreed to the submission of the manuscript.