Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

IJTVBR Focus, aims and scope

IJTVBR is an international resources that covers the latest developments in multidisciplinary areas of original research and review in tropical veterinary and biomedical. The journal focuses on:

  • Methods and approaches in tropical veterinary and biomedical research;
  • Technologies and approaches in animal production/reproduction and management in tropical area
  • Technologies and approaches in animal welfare
  • Development of new techniques in diagnosis of animal health;
  • Development of new techniques in testing food safety and food hygiene of animal origin;
  • Development of new medication, including herbal medicine, in treatment of animal health;
  • Development of new techniques in processing and utilization of animal waste
  • Diseases in domestic and wild animals
  • Epidemiology of health events and disease control relevant to domestic and wild animals as well as human;
  • The interaction between "One Health" concept and veterinary medicine, human health, animal-production systems, as well as the environment;
  • Economic impacts of animal and human health, and zoonotic diseases;

 

The aims of IJTVBR publication are for improving health and productivity of livestock, and better utilization of animal resources, including wildlife in tropical, subtropical and similar agro-ecological environments, as well as human health.

The journal welcomes manuscripts of the following types:

Original Papers, Short Communications, Technical Notes, and Reviews

 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Review Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

The International Journal Of Tropical Veterinary And Biomedical Research (KJTVBR) is applying the double blind review process. The authors are welcome to suggest at least three potential reviewers along with name and their email address. However, the decision to determine the appropriate reviewers is right of editor. The approved gallery proof of manuscript will early view online as early as possible upon recieved from author and final proof reading by editor in chief.

 

Publication Frequency

The International Journal of Tropical Veterinary and Biomedical Research is published twice a year on May and November

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

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...

 

Publication Ethics

PUBLICATION ETHICS
The International Journal of Tropical Veterinary and Biomedical Research

(IJTVBR)

 

Background
The International Journal of Tropical Veterinary and Biomedical Research has to ensure that all published works within the journal follow ethical  principles on academic publishing. It is therefore essential to set an ethical standard for  all  stakeholders to create a conducive environment and to avoid problems that may arise due to a certain conflict of interest. This document presents the policy of the IJTVBR on the respective publication ethics and malpractice statement as guidance for all stakeholders of the journal.

 

1.  Ethical guidelines for journal publication


The International Journal of Tropical Veterinary and Biomedical Research (IJTVBR) publishes articles and short communications in biological fields such as biomedical research, technologies and approaches in animal production/reproduction and management in tropical area, animal welfare, new techniques in diagnosis of animal health, testing food safety and food hygiene, development of new medication, utilization of animal waste, diseases in domestic and wild animals epidemiology of health events and disease control, the interaction between "One Health" concept and veterinary medicine, human health, animal-production systems, as well as the environment, economic impacts of animal and human health, and zoonotic diseases;

 

The International Journal of Tropical Veterinary and Biomedical Research (IJTVBR) is a peer-reviewed journal publishing articles to develop a coherent and respected network of biosciences knowledge. It is important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behaviour for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher and the society.

 

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Universitas Syiah Kuala in cooperation with Center for Tropical Veterinary Studies of Syiah Kuala University and Indonesian Veterinary Medical Association (PDHI) as publisher of IJTVBR takes its duties of guardianship all stages of publishing process and we recognize our ethical and other responsibilities.

 

We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Universitas Syiah Kuala will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful and necessary.

 

2.  Duties of authors

 

Reporting standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable. Review and professional publication articles should also be accurate and objective, and editorial opinion works should be clearly identified as such.

 

Data access and retention

Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data, if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

 

Data fabrication and falsification

Data fabrication means the researcher did not actually do the study but faked the data. Data falsification means the researcher did the experiment but then changed some of the data. 

 

Originality and plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. Plagiarism takes many forms, from inserting paper as the authors own paper, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

 

Multiple submissions, redundant or concurrent publication

An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable. In general, an author should not submit for consideration in another journal a previously published paper. Publication of some kinds of articles (e.g. clinical guidelines, translations) in more than one journal is sometimes justifiable, provided certain conditions are met. The authors and editors of the journals concerned must agree to the secondary publication, which must reflect the same data and interpretation of the primary document. The primary reference must be cited in the secondary publication.

 

Acknowledgement of sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained privately, as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications, must not be used without the explicit written permission of the author of the work involved in these services.

 

Authorship of the paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

 

Hazards and human or animal ethics

If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript. If the work involves the use of animal or human subjects, the author should ensure that the manuscript contains a statement that all procedures were performed in compliance with relevant laws and institutional guidelines and that the appropriate institutional committee(s) has approved them. Authors should include a statement in the manuscript that informed consent was obtained for experimentation with human subjects. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be observed.

 

Disclosure 

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed. 

 

Conflicts of interest

Examples of potential conflicts of interest which should be disclosed include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest stage possible.

 

Errors in published works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the authors obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper. If the editor or the publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the obligation of the author to promptly retract or correct the paper or provide evidence to the editor of the correctness of the original paper.

 

3.  Duties of the Editorial Board (These guidelines are based on COPE)

 

Publication decisions

The editor of a peer-reviewed IJTVBR is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

 

Fair play

An editor should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

 

Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

 

Disclosure 

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. 

 

Conflicts of interest

Editors should recuse themselves (i.e. should ask a co-editor, associate editor or other member of the editorial board instead to review and consider) from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or (possibly) institutions connected to the papers. Editors should require all contributors to disclose relevant competing interests and publish corrections if competing interests are revealed after publication. If needed, other appropriate action should be taken, such as the publication of a retraction or expression of concern.

 

Involvement and cooperation in investigations

An editor should take reasonably responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper, in conjunction with the publisher (or society). Such measures will generally include contacting the author of the manuscript or paper and giving due consideration of the respective complaint or claims made, but may also include further communications to the relevant institutions and research bodies, and if the complaint is upheld, the publication of a correction, retraction, expression of concern, or other note, as may be relevant. Every reported act of unethical publishing behaviour must be looked into, even if it is discovered years after publication.

 

4.  Duties of reviewers (These guidelines are based Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (http://publicationethics.org/)

 

Contribution to editorial decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper. Peer review is an essential component of formal scholarly communication, and lies at the heart of the scientific method.

 

Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

 

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

 

Standards of objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

 

Acknowledgement of sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

 

Disclosure and conflict of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.