期刊名称：VETERINARY SURGERY
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Veterinary Surgery, the official publication of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and European College of Veterinary Surgery, is a source of up-to-date coverage of surgical and anesthetic management of animals, addressing significant problems in veterinary surgery with relevant case histories and observations.
It contains original, peer-reviewed articles that cover developments in veterinary surgery, and presents the most current review of the field, with timely articles on surgical techniques, diagnostic aims, care of infections, and advances in knowledge of metabolism as it affects the surgical patient. The journal places new developments in perspective, encompassing new concepts and peer commentary to help better understand and evaluate the surgical patient.
Veterinary Surgery, the official publication of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, invites publication of clinical and research reports that contribute knowledge within the broad field of veterinary surgery. Reports of interest include, but are not limited to, surgical techniques, patient management, pain management, diagnostic aids, wound healing and infection, and metabolism as it affects the surgical patient, veterinary surgical education and history. Case reports describing observations in a single or several animals will only be considered if the report makes a substantial contribution to veterinary surgical knowledge. Clinical reports must have a minimum of 6-month follow-up to be considered; longer follow-up may be required for some surgical techniques or diseases. Inappropriate experimental use of animals or inadequate anesthesia and analgesia will preclude further consideration.
Members of the Editorial Review Board will review all manuscripts considered for publication. Selection of manuscripts for publication will be based on originality, methodology, timeliness, appropriateness of conclusions, and quality of presentation. Authors are expected to acknowledge sources of extra-institutional funding or support, as well as any financial interests in companies that manufacture products that are the subject of their research.
Instructions to Authors
Author Guidelines
Submit all components of the manuscript electronically to the ACVS office (vetsurg@acvs.org). The required components are a cover letter, a title page, a line numbered redacted copy of the manuscript (all in Microsoft Word format) and electronic copies of any illustrations. If the study has been previously published as an abstract or in any other format, a copy must be included. Manuscripts are accepted for consideration on the understanding that they are for publication solely in Veterinary Surgery and that they have neither been published nor are under consideration for publication elsewhere. A signed copyright clearance form will be required before publication.
Cover Letter -- Must include 1) the name, address, and contact information (phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address) of the corresponding author, 2) a statement verifying that all named authors have approved the content of the submission, 3) an animal use and care compliance statement, 4) disclose whether any of the authors have a financial interest in any company or any product used in the article, and 5) verify that the report has not been published and is not under consideration elsewhere. An example cover letter is available on the ACVS website (http://www.acvs.org/vetsurg.html).
Animal Use and Care Compliance Statement -- Authors are required to certify that the study submitted was conducted in a manner consistent with the US National Institutes of Health ¡®¡®Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals¡¯¡¯ and the Animal Welfare Acts (US PL 89-544; 91-579; 94-279).
Title page -- must include the article title and the names of the authors with their highest degrees. Author affiliations are to be listed but not identified to specific authors. Separate paragraphs should specify where the work was done; any grant or other financial support; the meeting, if any, at which the paper was presented; and the name and address of the person to whom reprint requests should be addressed, and the corresponding author if different. Five key words that define the content of the report for online searching should be listed.
Manuscript format -- Manuscripts are to be prepared in Microsoft Word, double spaced, and organized sequentially. Each manuscript component should begin on a new page, in this sequence: Abstract, Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, References, Figure Legends, and Tables. Illustrations are not to be embedded in the Word document. Text lines must be sequentially numbered throughout the text (do not restart numbering on each page). Type the page number in the upper right-hand corner of each page. Delete any identifying information from the file properties dialog box. Abstract -- the abstract should be organized under the headings: Objective, Study Design, Animals or Sample Population, Methods, Results, Conclusions, Clinical Relevance. The abstract is limited to 250 words.
Manuscript
Introduction -- should succinctly state the pertinent background information, and clearly state the hypothesis and study objectives. Avoid use of material that is common knowledge and not germane to the primary objective of the report.
Materials and Methods -- should report without ambiguity the study design, the methods used, and methods used for data reduction and statistical analysis (for guidelines see http://www.acvs.org/vetsurg.html)
Results -- should succinctly outline the pertinent outcomes of the study. Avoid unnecessary repetition of information in Tables.
Discussion -- Ideally, the opening paragraph should state clearly and concisely the key observations and conclusions of the study. Avoid repetition of material reported in the Introduction. The remainder of the Discussion should succinctly, in logical order and in order of importance discuss the pertinent findings of the study, noting where these agree or disagree with other published reports. A concluding statement or paragraph is recommended.
Style Considerations
1) When referring to a drug, use the generic name approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or recognized as the U.S. adopted name. Trade names along with the manufacturer¡¯s name and location should be included in parenthesis if the drug is not commonly used in veterinary medicine.
2) All measurements should be in the International System of Units, Systeme International (SI units). If confusion could result, include other measurement systems in parentheses.
3) Where an instrument or specific equipment is referred to that is not widely available or commonly known, cite the source (model number, manufacturer, city, state or country if not the USA) in parenthesis in the text.
4) Veterinary Surgery adheres to the principles specified in Nomina Anatomica, Nomina Histologica, Nomina Embryologica, Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, and Nomina Anatomica Avium for nomenclature.
5) Footnotes must be incorporated in parenthesis in the text.
Acknowledgment -- If appropriate, acknowledgments are included on a separate page. For initial submission avoid including any identifying information.
References -- Number references sequentially as they are used in the text (or tables and legends), using superscripted Arabic numerals. Do not use end-notes as references or automatic list numbering because these features are lost in conversion. References must be verified by the author(s) against the original documents. Reference listings should be double-spaced and use the form adopted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and used in the Index Medicus (see http://www.acvs.org/vetsurg.html for specific style examples).
Figure Legends -- Type legends double-spaced, with Arabic numerals that correspond to the sequential use of the figures in the text. Explain clearly any symbols, arrows, numbers, or letters used. For photomicrographs, identify method of staining, include a scale bar and indicate magnification.
Tables -- Tables should be inserted at the end of the Word document. Large tables are discouraged; data should be summarized and included in the Results section where possible. Each table should be on a separate page, double-spaced. Number tables consecutively, as cited in text, and supply a brief title for each. Give each column a short or abbreviated heading. Put explanatory matter in footnotes below the Table, not in the heading.
ELECTRONIC ILLUSTRATION SUBMISSION
Figures (photographs, radiographs, graphs, microscopic images) must be submitted in electronic format. Images should be in JPEG,TIFF, or EPS format. Graphics software (Photoshop, Illustrator) not presentation software (PowerPoint, CoreIDraw, Harvard Graphics) should be used to create the art. Minimum image sizes are: gray scale - 300 DPI; combinations of grayscale and line art -1200 DPI; and color images must be CMYK, at least 300 DPI. Black-and-white illustrations will be reproduced free of charge, but color illustrations will be published only at the author¡¯s expense. Line and wash drawings should be professionally executed and photographed, with lettering large enough to be easily read after necessary reduction.
PERMISSIONS
Permissions of author and publisher must be obtained for the use of previously published material (text, photographs, drawings) and must accompany the manuscript when it is submitted for publication. Authors are responsible for applying for permission for both print and electronic rights for all borrowed materials and are responsible for paying any fees related to the application of these permissions.
REPRINTS
Reprints may be ordered on the reprint order form sent to the authors with page proofs. The corresponding author will receive a PDF file of the published manuscript.
ABSTRACT AND INDEX SERVICES
Articles in this journal are indexed in MEDLARS, a database service of Index Medicus, AGRICOLA, a database service of the National Agricultural Library, Biol Abs.,CurrentContents (Agric Biol Environ Sci), and SciCit Ind.
PAGE CHARGES
A charge of $20.00 will be assessed for each printed page. Authors will be billed for page charges by the ACVS after their manuscript has been published.
Editorial Board
Editor
Dr John R. Pascoe
Dean's Office
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis
CA 95616-8734
USA
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