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Author Guidelines
Novelty Papers submitted to BJVM must be author's own work, must be novel, must not have been published elsewhere (except as an abstract or a brief report in conference proceedings) and must not be currently under consideration by any other journal.
Preparation of manuscripts
Manuscripts must confirm to these instructions and be written in English. Article must be typewritten on one side of the paper only ( type space within 6" x 8" ) and the typing should be double-spaced between lines with ample margins on each side of the sheet. Computer prepared material ( adjust page set up - Top : 1.7", Bottom 1.7", Left : 1.2" and Right : 1.1" ) should be printed on a high quality laser or ink-jet printer. Two hard copies of the manuscripts are sufficient for the initial submission, and after final acceptance, your disk plus two final and exactly matching printed versions should be submitted together. It is important that the file saved is in the native format of the word processor ( MS word ) program used. Label the disk with the name of the computer and word processor package used, your name, and the name of the file on the disk.
Contributions, which will be subjected to scrutiny by independent references and editorial revision, should normally not be longer than the equivalent of 8 to 10 pages of the journal including tables, illustrations and references.
Review papers should be comprehensive within the area defines by its title, the structure should be logical and the citations should be subjected to critical appraisal which should extend to the methodology and statistical significance of results. In preparing a review, sound deductive and constructive processes should be used to produce valid, useful and clearly presented conclusions. The appropriate use of figures, tables, formulae and illustrations is encouraged. The objective must always be to produce a worthwhile addition to the body of available literature.
Format of articles The text should be preceded by a page giving the full title of the article, the name of author(s), the name and address of the institution at which the work was conducted and a short version of the title ( running title ) of five words or less. Manuscripts will be divisible into conventional form, which comprises the following sections.
ABSTRACT A series of numbered sentences or short paragraphs briefly describing the purpose, methods, results and conclusions of the work, not to exceed 5% of the length of the following text.
Keywords A list of 3 to 6 keywords is to be provided directly below the abstract. Keywords should express the precise content of the manuscripts and consists of word or phrases not provided in the title.
INTRODUCTION A description of background material to explain whey the work was undertaken which should be supported with relevant references. The objective of the study should be clearly stated.
MATERIALS AND METHODS A brief description of the materials used and methods followed to study the research work should be clearly stated with references.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The findings of the research works should be presented as results with the help of tables and figures. The research findings of the works should be discussed in relation to other published results. The final paragraph(s) should present conclusions, but a separate heading is not required. Â
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Brief formal acknowledgements may be included in the manuscript if necessary. All acknowledgements ( including those for grant and financial support ) should be typed in one separate paragraph that directly precedes the reference section.
REFERENCES
References in the text should be restricted to those with a direct bearing upon the findings and should be given thus: Islam (2003) or Rahman and Alam (2003).
A reference by three or more authors should be identified in the text only by the first author followed by et al. and the year: Ahmed et al. (2003).
When several references are quoted consecutively in the text, the order should chronological or with a year, alphabetical (by first author or, if necessary, by first and second author(s).
Where references are made to several articles by the same author in the same year, the year should be followed by a,b,c etc.
References should be listed alphabetically by author at the end of the manuscript.
For each first author, publications should be grouped into: (a) Single author paper, (b) Two author papers, subdivided into groups alphabetically by second author, and (c) Three or more author papers. Within each group and subgroup publications should be ordered chronologically.
Journal titles should be cited in full, while for books and monographs the place of publication should precede the publisher's name.
Samad MA (1992). Serological diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii associated with abnormal reproduction in Black Bengal goats. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 13 : 217 - 220.
Saitanu K and Proukeaw N (1993). Escherichia coli infection in the respiratory system of broilers. Part II. Drug resistance to Escherichia coli.Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine 23 : 53 - 70.
Orencia MB, Vizmanos MFC and Padilla MA (2001). Efficacy of two preparations for controlling cecal colonization of Salmonella by competitive exclusion in broiler chickens. Philippine Journal of Veterinary Medicine 38 : 75 - 78.
Radostitis OM, Gay CC, Blood DC and Hinchcliff KW (2000). Veterinary Medicine. 9th edn., Saunders Co. Ltd., London.
AIDS TO PRESENTATION Contributors should consult recent issues of BJVM for general presentation.
UNITS AND ABBREVIATIONS Units and their abbreviations should be those approved by ISO (International Standard 1000 : 92 SI units and recommendations for the use of their multiplies and of certain other units). Abbreviation units of measure only when used with numerals.
TABLES Tables should be strictly limited in number and should be numbered and self-explanatory includes brief information title. Specific points of detail should be made in numbered footnotes. Very large tables may cause difficulties in reproduction and should be avoided.
ILLUSTRATIONS, FIGURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS
Figures should only be included if they impart information not given in Tables. Computer produced graphs must be from high quality laser printers. Photographs should be unmounted glossy must be high clarity and definition.
The cost of photoprinting in excess of one or two (full page) will be charged to the authors. Colour plates will be accepted only if the full cost is borne by the authors.
Number on the back should identify each figure with a pencil. The place of inclusions of the figures in the text should be clearly indicated.
Explanatory captions should briefly but sufficient and types in numbered order.
PROOFS Page proofs will be supplied to the corresponding author, whose responsibility it is to liaise with co-authors in checking the proofs, but only errors in typing may be corrected at this stage. Additional matter or extensive alterations can be accepted only at the discretion of the Editor, and if they are accepted, a charge may be made consequently, the author(s) should ensure that the paper is submitted in its final form. Proofs must be corrected and returned within 10 days of receipt.
OFFPRINTS A copy of the Journal and 10 copies of offprints will be supplied free of charge to the corresponding author of the published article.
PRINTING COST
Full Article: Taka 1200.00 per article (Member, BSVM), Taka 1700.00 (Non-Member) and US $ 70.00 per article (Foreign).
Short communication: Taka 900 per article (Member, BSVM), Taka 1200.00 (Non-Member) and US$50 per article (Foreign).
It is the policy to pay Taka 300 during submission of paper as review charge.
DISCLAIMER The Editor of the BJVM takes all reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy of material published. However, all statements, confusions and opinions expressed in its are those of the author(s) and contributor(s), the Editor, Editorial Board and the Publisher accept no responsibility or liability for them.
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Papers for considerations should be submitted to:
The Managing Editor, Bangladesh Journal of Veterinary Medicine Department of Medicine Faculty of Veterinary Science Bangladesh Agricultural University Mymensingh - 2202, Bangladesh e-mail : asamahbub2003@yahoo.com; editorbjvm@gmail.com
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
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