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1、投稿方式：在线投稿。
2、期刊网址：https://journals.sagepub.com/home/vet
3、投稿网址：
https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/vetpath
4、官网邮箱：vetpathjournal@outlook.com
5、期刊刊期：双月刊，逢单月出版。
2021年6月30日星期三
投稿须知【官网信息】
Manuscript Submission Guidelines:
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION, REVIEW, AND PUBLICATION!
For complete manuscript submission guidelines, please click HERE for a downloadable PDF.
SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS
SAGEtrack is the online manuscript tracking system provided by SAGE Publications. Using this system, all aspects of the review process are carried out online. To submit an article online, please go to the journal’s SAGEtrack website at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/vetpath.
Average time from submission to first decision: 27 days.
If you do not have access to the necessary resources for online submission, please send one copy of your manuscript, a cover letter giving the corresponding author’s address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address; a diskette or CD containing the text of your article in Word format; and one copy of your tables and figures to the Editorial Office of Veterinary Pathology at the following address:
Jill Findlay
Managing Editor, Veterinary Pathology
Phone/Fax: 919-793-4777
Email: vetpathjournal@outlook.com
Veterinary Pathology: Instructions to Authors
Text of the manuscript: key points
• Microsoft Word file, Arial 12 point font, left-justified, 1 inch margins on all side, double- spaced, number every page, use continuous line numbering
• Full-length manuscripts: Title page, Abstract (≤250 words), Keywords (119 characters, use MeSH terms), Introduction (heading omitted), Materials and Methods (include statement on ethical treatment of animals; follow ARRIVE guidelines when relevant), Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements, References, Figure legends. Submit Tables as separate files.
• Brief communications and case reports: Abstract (≤150 words), Keywords, Body of the text (<1700 words) with no subheadings, Acknowledgements, References (n≤20), Figure legends, No more than two plates of 8 figures total.
• Cite figures and tables in the order they appear in the text
• Title page: informative and descriptive title, authors names, institutions, contact information of corresponding author
• Copying material from other manuscripts, including the author’s own work, constitutes plagiarism and is unacceptable
Figures: key points
• Number each figure separately (1, 2, …). Letters (1a, 1b, …) are used only for figures showing different staining methods on the same sample.
• Label each figure with the figure number: lower left corner, white, 14-point Arial font, no border
• Save images at 300 dpi, 90 or 180 mm wide, TIF file format
• Group photos as a rectangular plate 180 mm wide and ≤180 mm high (such as a plate 2 -3 photos wide x 2-4 photos high), with no white space between photos
• Exclude scale bars (except from electron micrographs)
• Typical legend format: Figure 1. Diagnosis, organ or tissue, species, case number. Sentence description. Staining method. Group similar figures to avoid repetition of text.
• Supplemental Figures: name as Supplemental Figure S1, etc.; include the name (S1) in the lower left corner of the figure. Supplemental Figure legends grouped in a separate Word file.
Reference format: key points
• In text citations are listed in superscript after the punctuation as shown.1, 2-4, 8
• Arrange the list of references alphabetically, numbered consecutively
• Journal, ≤6 authors: Holman RT, Wiese HF, Smith AN. Essential fatty acid deficiency. Am J Pathol. 1976;95:255–257.
• Journal, >6 authors: Ortega J, Uzal FA, Walker R, et al. Zygomycotic lymphadenitis in slaughtered feedlot cattle. Am J Pathol. 2009;47(1):108–114.
• Book chapter: Sligh EG. Neutral lipid storage disease. In: Dyer WJ, ed. Biochemistry of Lipids. 5th ed. London, UK: Academic Press; 1956:471–476.
Submission and Evaluation of Manuscripts
Submit all articles via Manuscript Central: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/vetpath
If you do not have access to the necessary resources for online submission, please contact Jill Findlay, Managing Editor (vetpathjournal@outlook.com).
Authors are urged to consult a recent issue of the journal and follow the style therein, as this follows the 10th Edition of the AMA Manual of Style. Veterinary Pathology will also consider manuscripts prepared according to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (New Engl J Med 336:309– 315, 1997). Please indicate in your cover letter and as a footnote on the title page of your manuscript that you have prepared your manuscript in the Uniform Requirements format. Only original papers written in American English will be accepted. An editing service including translation from Spanish, Portuguese or Chinese is available from the publisher, SAGE; use of this service does not guarantee acceptance of the paper by the journal.
Submission of a manuscript requires each author to have an Open Researcher and Contributor identification (ORCID iD). ORCID provides a unique and persistent digital identifier that distinguishes researchers from every other researcher, even those who share the same name, and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between researchers and their professional activities, ensuring that their work is recognized. The collection of ORCID IDs from corresponding authors is now part of the submission process of this journal. If you already have an ORCID ID you will be asked to associate that to your submission during the online submission process. We also strongly encourage all co-authors to link their ORCID ID to their accounts in our online peer review platforms. It takes seconds to do: click the link when prompted, sign into your ORCID account and our systems are automatically updated. Your ORCID ID will become part of your accepted publication’s metadata, making your work attributable to you and only you. Your ORCID ID is published with your article so that fellow researchers reading your work can link to your ORCID profile and from there link to your other publications. If you do not already have an ORCID ID please follow this link to create one or visit our ORCID homepage to learn more.
You will be asked to provide contact details and academic affiliations for all co-authors via the submission system and identify who is to be the corresponding author. These details must match what appears on your manuscript. The affiliation listed in the manuscript should be the institution where the research was conducted. If an author has moved to a new institution since completing the research, the new affiliation can be included in a manuscript note at the end of the paper. At this stage please ensure you have included all the required statements and declarations and uploaded any additional supplementary files (including reporting guidelines where relevant).
Manuscripts submitted to Veterinary Pathology are evaluated by the editorial staff. If the manuscript is potentially suitable, peer reviewers are normally selected by the Associate Editor.
Veterinary Pathology operates a single-blind reviewing policy in which the reviewer’s name is concealed from the submitting author.
As part of the submission process, the corresponding author will be asked to provide the names of peers who could be called upon to review your manuscript. Recommended reviewers should be experts in their fields and should be able to provide an objective assessment of the manuscript. Authors should
not recommend reviewers who would have a conflict of interest, including (but not limited to) the following guidelines:
• The reviewer should have no prior knowledge of your submission
• The reviewer should not have recently collaborated with or have a personal relationship any of the authors
• Reviewer nominees from the same institution as any of the authors are not permitted
Editors are not obliged to invite any recommended reviewers to assess your manuscript. Authors may request that specific individuals be excluded as reviewers, but the decision to use or not use opposed reviewers is made by the editors. Acceptance of a manuscript for publication is determined by the Editor and Associate Editor based on the peer review, scientific merit and value to readers. This decision may be made in consultation with other editorial staff and/or the Editorial Board. Appeals of decisions should be directed to the Managing Editor (Email: vetpathjournal@outlook.com).
When re-submitting a revised manuscript, upload a clean copy of the manuscript as the manuscript file, and also upload a marked-up copy as a Supplemental File (enabling editors and reviewers to see changes that were made from the original version). Authors must include a response letter that addresses each of the reviewer’s and editor’s comments, in order.
Reviewer’s comments should be taken as constructive criticisms by experts in the subject area, and reviews lead to substantial improvement in the quality of scientific manuscripts. Nonetheless, authors are not obliged to make changes as suggested by the reviewers, if a compelling rebuttal or counter- argument can be stated. After one or more reviews of the manuscript, the editorial staff will decide if the reviewer’s and editors’ comments have been satisfactorily addressed.
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