The journal accepts research and review articles as well as any type of content.
It is published in English.
Free-format submissions are acceptable in order to simplify and expedite the process. This is an opportunity for authors to submit in any order they wish, including the following headings:
.Title
.Abstract
.Keywords
.Introduction
.Materials and Methods
.Results
.Discussion
.Acknowledges
.Author Contributions
.Data Availability Statement
.Disclosure Statement
.References
Document type should be a Microsoft World.
There is no word/page limit.
Figures/Tables (if any) should be included in the text. They should be in high resolution.
Journal-specific formatting will be carried out during the publication process after acceptance; the Corresponding Author will be guided in this regard.
A Cover Letter should be separately submitted.
Authorship is not only about contribution to published research, it also implies accountability and responsibility. Therefore, the Journal expects authors to follow universal norms of authorship. As an example, the following paper can be read:
M.K. McNutt, M. Bradford, J.M. Drazen, B. Hanson, B. Howard, K.H. Jamieson, V. Kiermer, E. Marcus, B.K. Pope, R. Schekman, S. Swaminathan, P.J. Stang, I.M. Verma (2018). Transparency in authors’ contributions and responsibilities to promote integrity in scientific publication, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 115 (11) 2557-2560,
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1715374115.
Author Contribution
The journal requires a contribution statement indicating the responsibility of each author on the manuscript.
It is expected to include the Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) of all authors in the submitted manuscript.
Studies submitted for evaluation must have the following criteria:
– Original, i.e. not published elsewhere,
– Must not have been simultaneously submitted for review in another journal,
It is expected to have a similarity score below 20% in order to submit a manuscript to the Journal.
The journal believes that all research should be conducted with respect for all living and non-living nature as well as in accordance with universal ethical rules. For this reason, it is expected to declare in the manuscripts that all studies have been conducted in according with these criteria.
Examples of international declarations on these principles are given below:
-World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki
https://www.wma.net/policies-post/wma-declaration-of-helsinki/
-American Veterinary Medical Association – Guidelines for the euthanasia of animals
https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/avma-policies/avma-guidelines-euthanasia-animals
-Reporting animal research: Explanation and elaboration for the ARRIVE guidelines 2.0.
Percie du Sert N, Ahluwalia A, Alam S, Avey MT, Baker M, et al. (2020) Reporting animal research: Explanation and elaboration for the ARRIVE guidelines 2.0. PLOS Biology 18(7): e3000411. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000411.
-International Ethical Guidelines for Health-related Research Involving Humans.
https://cioms.ch/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/WEB-CIOMS-EthicalGuidelines.pdf
-Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals, January 2024.
https://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf