Focus and Scope

Archives of Veterinary Science is the offical scientific journal of the Graduate Program of Veterinary Sciences of the Federal University of Paraná, placed in Curitiba, PR. 

This journal is concerned with all aspects of Veterinary Medicine and other related areas, such as Animal sience, Biology, Epidemiology, Microbiology, Pathology, Parasitology, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, in domestic and wildlife animals.

High quality full Papers, short notes, and reviews and will be considered for publication. AVS has one volume per year, divided in four 3-month numbers.

All reports that deal with animal experimentation must provide all documents regarding International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research involving Animals. 

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Section Policies

Small Animal Medicine and Surgery

Editors

• Simone Stedile

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Anesthesiology

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Quality Control and Food Safety

Editors

• Andre Afonso
• Luciano Bersot
• José Carlos Ribeiro Júnior

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Animal Nutrition

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Equine Medicine and Surgery

Editors

• João Perotta

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Large Animal Medicine and Surgery

Editors

• Ivan de Barros Filho

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Animal Reproduction

Editors

• Gilson Pessoa

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Veterinary Parasitology

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Animal Welfare

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Poultry Science

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Veterinary Epidemiology

Editors

• Rafael Vieira

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Veterinary Pathology

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Veterinary Neurology

Editors

• Rogério Amorim

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

The manuscripts will be evaluated by at least, two independent reviewers that work in the area, which the manuscript is related. The evaluation process will be blinded, when the authors will know the names of the reviewers.

The reviewers are all highly qualified researchers with a clear research activity and publications within the journal's area. The time for a full evaluation will be between 3 to 6 months.

The indication of the reviewers may be, but not exclusive, suggested by the authors. The names will be selected in a case-by-case condition. The editor will consider the origin of the suggested reviewers, as well as their quality of research and previous publications. It is advisable that the authors suggest names from outside their institutions and countries.

AVS will focus on the innovative character, and the level of insertion of the manuscript to the area of Veterinary Medicine. The documents will be evaluated by their national and global scientific impact and how the authors communicate to the academy. There is also the interest to comply with the insertion to the community, as a tool to extention work (optional).

The review criteria are as follows:

The subject is relevant to Archives of Veterinary Science?*

 

 No
 Somewhat relevant
 It is relevant
 Highly relevant

 

What is the overall quality of the manuscript*

 

 Low
 Average
 High
 Very high

 

Is the methodology relevant and appropriatly applied?*

 

 No
 Somewhat appropriate
 Adequate
 Highly adequate

 

Rate the quality of the Introduction*

 

 Inadequate
 Somewhat adequate
 Adequate
 Highly adequate

 

Rate the manuscript oranization*

 

 Inadequate
 Average, but need some organization.
 Adequate, but may be improved.
 Highly adequate

 

Please include any additional considerations that could improve the manuscript. Cover posivie and negative aspects for the reader and your opinior regarding the scientific contribution of the present material.*

 

 

  

Final recommendation*

 

 Reject.
 Major revision are needed with a new round of evaluation.
 Minor revision with no need of new revision.
 Approved/accept.

The possible results may be based on:

• manuscript is accepted for publication after minor corrections.
• manuscript will be submitted to a new revision process, after major corrections.
• few points to correct are required.
• major points to review are required.
• complete rejection.

Publication Frequency

The journal Archives of Veterinary Science has one Volume per year with four numbers (March, June, September, and December). Each number has an average of 10 papers making a total of 40 articles per year.

Open Access Policy

This journal allows public access to all its contents, following the true open-access principle. This may allow the spread of knowledge with a more participative and collaborative global research. This access is associated to the growing need of free scientific literature and the increase of citations. For more informations about this phylosophy, visit Public Knowledge Project. This project has developed this sistema to improve academic quality and public research, distributing the OJS, as well as other support softwares to the public access publication system and academic sources.

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...