Authors are expected to submit articles that's original, accurate, and conducted with integrity and to comply with both our editorial policies and the wider ethical standards of scholarly publishing. These responsibilities apply to every manuscript submitted to Eurasia Specialized Veterinary Publication.
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What's Expected |
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Authorship |
Everyone listed as an author should have made a real contribution — helping design the study, drafting or revising the manuscript, approving the final version, and standing behind the work. |
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Originality & ethics |
Manuscripts must be original and not published or under review elsewhere. No plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabricated data, or manipulated images. We may run similarity checks, and we follow COPE guidelines. |
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Data integrity |
Report your data honestly and completely. Keep your original data on hand in case it's requested, and let us know promptly if you spot a significant error after submission. |
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Research involving human participants, identifiable data, or animals must comply with applicable ethical standards and receive appropriate ethics approval where required. Authors must report the relevant ethics approval and consent information in the manuscript. |
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Disclose anything — financial, personal, institutional — that could be seen to influence the research. If there's nothing to disclose, say so. |
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Funding |
Tell us who funded the work and whether they played any role in the study's design, data, or the decision to publish. |
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Copyright & permissions |
If you're using someone else's figures, tables, or images, get written permission first and confirm there's no IP conflict when you submit. |
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Use of AI |
Any use of generative AI tools in preparing a manuscript must be disclosed by the authors. AI tools cannot be listed as authors or credited with authorship. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and final content of their manuscript, including any text, analysis, or other material generated or assisted by AI tools. The use of AI tools must not replace the authors' responsibility for the scientific content or editorial decisions of the manuscript, and must comply with the publisher's Generative AI Usage Policy. |
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Acknowledgements |
Thank the people who helped but don't meet authorship criteria, along with any financial or institutional support. |
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After publication |
If corrections, concerns, or a retraction come up down the line, we expect authors to work with us on it, per COPE guidance. |
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Agreeing to our policies |
Submitting a manuscript means every author agrees to our editorial and ethical standards. Not meeting them can lead to rejection, correction, or retraction. |
