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Peer-Review Process
All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial assessment to determine their suitability for the journal's aims and scope and compliance with the journal's scientific, ethical, and submission requirements.
Manuscripts considered suitable for external review are evaluated through a double-blind peer review process, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other throughout the review process.
Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two independent reviewers with appropriate expertise in the relevant subject area.
Reviewers are expected to evaluate the originality, scientific quality, methodological soundness, validity of the results, clarity of presentation, ethical compliance, and relevance of the manuscript.
Reviewers must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest and should decline to review a manuscript when such conflicts may affect their impartiality.
The final editorial decision is made by the responsible editor based on the reviewers' evaluations and the editor's independent assessment of the manuscript.
Manuscripts may be rejected without external peer review when they fall outside the journal's scope or fail to meet the journal's basic scientific, ethical, or submission requirements.
Publication Ethics
The International Journal of Veterinary Research (INJVR) is committed to maintaining high standards of research integrity and ethical scholarly publishing.
The journal follows internationally recognized principles and relevant guidance in scholarly publishing, including the COPE Core Practices and applicable guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
INJVR does not tolerate publication misconduct, including:
- Plagiarism;
- Duplicate or redundant publication;
- Simultaneous submission;
- Fabrication or falsification of data;
- Inappropriate image manipulation;
- Citation manipulation;
- Authorship misconduct;
- Undisclosed conflicts of interest; and
- Peer-review manipulation.
Submitted manuscripts may be screened for plagiarism and inappropriate textual overlap.
When concerns regarding research integrity or publication ethics arise, the journal will assess the matter and, where appropriate, request relevant information or documentation from the authors or other relevant parties.
Depending on the nature and seriousness of the concern, the journal may reject a manuscript, publish a correction or Expression of Concern, retract a published article, or take other appropriate editorial action.
Authors, reviewers, editors, and editorial staff are expected to maintain honesty, confidentiality, fairness, transparency, and professional conduct throughout the publication process.
Authorship Criteria
Authorship should be based on substantial intellectual contributions to the research and manuscript.
All listed authors should have made a substantial contribution to one or more of the following:
- The conception or design of the work;
- The acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data;
- Drafting the manuscript or critically revising it for important intellectual content.
All authors must approve the final version of the manuscript before submission and agree to be accountable for the accuracy and integrity of the work.
Individuals who contribute to the research but do not meet the criteria for authorship should be appropriately acknowledged, with their permission where applicable.
INJVR does not accept guest, honorary, gift, or ghost authorship.
The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that the author list is accurate, that all listed authors have approved the final manuscript, and that no eligible contributor has been improperly excluded.
Any proposed change to the author list after submission must be justified and requires the agreement of all affected authors and approval by the Editorial Office.
Conflict of Interest
Authors must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest that could reasonably be considered to influence the research, its interpretation, or the publication process.
Conflicts of interest may include financial, personal, professional, institutional, or academic relationships.
All submitted manuscripts must include a Conflict-of-Interest statement. If no conflict of interest exists, authors should state:
“The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.”
Editors and reviewers must also disclose any relevant conflicts of interest.
Editors or reviewers must not participate in the evaluation, review, or decision-making process when their impartiality could reasonably be affected by a conflict of interest.
Failure to disclose a relevant conflict of interest may result in appropriate editorial action before or after publication.
Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern
The International Journal of Veterinary Research (INJVR) is committed to maintaining an accurate and reliable scholarly record.
When an error or a concern regarding the integrity, reliability, or ethical conduct of a published article is identified, the journal will assess the matter and take appropriate editorial action.
Depending on the nature and seriousness of the issue, the journal may publish:
- A Correction;
- An Expression of Concern; or
- A Retraction.
A Correction may be published when an error affects the published record but does not invalidate the main findings or conclusions of the article.
An Expression of Concern may be issued when a significant concern regarding the integrity or reliability of a published article exists, but an investigation is ongoing or cannot yet be concluded.
A Retraction may be issued when the findings of an article are substantially unreliable or when serious research or publication misconduct has been established.
Corrections, Expressions of Concern, and Retractions will be clearly identified and appropriately linked to the original article.
Retracted articles will remain accessible as part of the scholarly record but will be clearly marked as retracted.
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