Instruction for Authors
Animal Bioscience (AB) is the official journal of the Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies (AAAP). Anyone who would like to submit a manuscript is advised to carefully read the aims and scope section of this journal. Manuscripts submitted to AB should be prepared according to the following instructions. For issues not addressed in these instructions, the author is referred to the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) “Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals” (http://www.icmje.org).
AIMS AND SCOPE
Animal Bioscience aims to publish original and cutting-edge research results and reviews on animal-related aspects of the life sciences. Emphasis will be placed on studies involving farm animals such as cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats, pigs, horses, and poultry.
AB will encompass all areas of animal production and fundamental aspects of animal sciences: breeding and genetics, reproduction and physiology, nutrition, dairy and meat science, biotechnology, behavior, health, welfare and livestock farming systems.
AB is subdivided into 10 sections.
Animal Breeding and Genetics: quantitative and molecular genetics, genomics, genetic evaluation, evolution of domestic animals, and bioinformatics
Animal Reproduction and Physiology: physiology of reproduction, development, growth, lactation, and exercise; and gamete biology
Ruminant Nutrition and Forage Utilization: rumen microbiology and function, ruminant nutrition, physiology and metabolism, and forage utilization
Swine Nutrition and Feed Technology: swine nutrition and physiology; evaluation of feeds, feed additives, and feed processing technology
Poultry and Laboratory Animal Nutrition: nutrition and physiology of poultry and other non-ruminant animals
Animal Products: dairy and meat science, muscle biology, food safety, food security, and functional foods
Animal Biotechnology: molecular nutrition, transgenic animals, identification and manipulation of genes
Animal Health: immune modulation, nutritional immunology, infection and immunity, stress responses, vaccines and therapeutics
Animal Behavior and Welfare: social and sexual behavior and animal welfare
Environment and Management: livestock waste management, livestock and environment, and livestock farming system
COPYRIGHTS AND CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION LICENSE
A submitted manuscript, when published, will become the property of the journal. Copyrights of all published materials are owned by AAAP. The Creative Commons Attribution License available from: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ is also in effect.
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS
The journal adheres to the ethical guidelines for research and publication described in the Guidelines on Good Publication (http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines) and the ICMJE Guidelines (http://www.icmje.org).
1. Authorship
Authorship credit should be based on (1) substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, and/or analysis and interpretation of data; (2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; (3) final approval of the version to be published; and (4) agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved. Every author should meet all of these four conditions. After the initial submission of a manuscript, any changes whatsoever in authorship (adding author(s), deleting author(s), or re-arranging the order of authors) must be explained by a letter to the editor from the authors concerned. This letter must be signed by all authors of the paper. Copyright assignment must also be completed by every author.
Corresponding author and first author: AB allows a multiple corresponding authorship (maximum two) for one article. Only one author should correspond with the editorial office for one article. AB accepts notice of equal contribution for the first author when the study was clearly performed by co-first authors (maximum two).
Correction of authorship after publication: AB does not correct authorship after final acceptance unless a mistake has been made by the editorial staff. Authorship may be changed before final acceptance when the authorship correction is requested by all of the authors involved with the manuscript.
2. Scientific Misconduct
The authors should be responsible for the credibility of all allegations of scientific misconduct, e.g., suspected fabrication or falsification of data, double publication, or plagiarism. Submitted manuscripts must not have been previously published and not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. No part of the accepted manuscript should be duplicated in any other scientific journal without the permission of the editorial board of AB. Submitted manuscripts are screened for possible plagiarism or duplicate publication by CrossCheck upon receipt by the journal. If plagiarism or duplicate publication is detected, the manuscripts may be rejected, the incident will be announced in the AB, and their institutions may be informed. There will also be penalties imposed by AB ethics committee (see Ethics committee).
With any allegation raised by the reviewers, readers or the third party, Editor-in-Chief together with the AB ethics committee will first attempt to address the matter with the corresponding author(s). In case this fails to resolve the situation satisfactorily, the Editor-in-Chief will contact the institution of the corresponding author to request an investigation; the Editor-in-Chief may also contact the coauthors and/or the funder(s) of the published research.
It is the responsibility of the authors to request permission from the appropriate authority for any material that is being reproduced. This requirement applies to text, figures, tables, and audio and/or video.
3. Secondary Publication
It is possible to republish manuscripts if they satisfy the conditions of secondary publication of the ICMJE Recommendations (http://www.icmje.org/urm_main.html).
4. Conflict of Interest Statement
The corresponding author must inform the editor of any potential conflicts of interest that could influence the authors’ interpretation of the data. Examples of potential conflicts of interest are financial support from or connections to companies, political pressure from interest groups, and academically related issues. In particular, all sources of funding applicable to the study should be explicitly stated.
5. Care and Use of Animals
When conducting experiments on animals, authors should adhere to the local or national requirements for the care and use of laboratory animals. All animal experiments should be reviewed by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) of the organization at which the experiment was carried out. The manuscript must include the statement of IACUC compliance that should appear as the first item in the Methods section. If necessary, the editor or reviewers may request copy of the document to resolve the questions about IACUC approval and its related issues. AB retains the right to reject any manuscript on the basis of unethical or misconduct of animal studies. It is also recommended that the sex of animals and, if any, influence or association of sex on the results of the study should be described.
6. Publication Misconduct
When the AB faces suspected cases of research and publication misconduct such as redundant (duplicate) publication, plagiarism, fraudulent or fabricated data, undisclosed conflict of interest (CoI), ethical problems with a submitted (or published) manuscript, the AB will follow the flowcharts provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (http://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts). The discussion and decision on the suspected cases will be carried out by ethics committee of AB.
7. Retain Original Data
Authors are expected to retain the original, raw data presented in a published article for the length of time required by the authors’ funding source or institution; in case the institution or funding source does not have the policy for data retention, all the original and raw data should be kept for at least 6 years after publication of the article. The AB reserves the right to alter this time limit in extenuating circumstances.
SUBMISSION AND PEER REVIEW PROCESS
1. Submission
All manuscripts should be submitted via the AB e-submission system (http://submit.animbiosci.org). If there are difficulties, authors should contact the editorial office (http://submit.animbiosci.org/community/contact).
2. Peer Review/Revision Process
The suitability of papers for publication in AB is judged by the members of the editorial board. The editor-in-chief has full responsibility for the papers submitted, which are evaluated in the order received. At the initial stage, the editor-in-chief may ask the associate editors to evaluate submitted papers for suitability for further review. Each paper that is deemed suitable will be evaluated by at least two members of the editorial board or other scientifically qualified reviewers. The editor-in-chief handles all correspondence with the author and makes the final decision as to whether the paper is recommended for acceptance or rejection, or needs to be returned to the author for revision.
A reviewer may not be from the same institution as the author. Reviewers should examine the paper and return it with their report to the editor-in-chief as soon as possible, usually within 3 weeks. The identity and the report of the reviewers are made known to the editor-in-chief, but only the anonymous report is routinely sent to the author. The anonymity of the reviewers is preserved unless it is desired otherwise by all parties involved.
The reviewer recommends acceptance, acceptance after revision, resubmission after revision, or rejection. If both reviewers recommend acceptance or rejection, the decision stands. When their opinions differ, then the editor-in-chief may ask a third reviewer or associate editor to decide on the acceptance or rejection of that paper. The editor-in-chief may have to decide whether to accept or reject a manuscript for which review reports are overdue if the review process has not been completed within a reasonable time frame.
Papers needing revision will be returned to the corresponding author, and the author must return the revised manuscript to the editor-in-chief within 4 weeks; otherwise, the author will be notified that the paper has been withdrawn. The editor-in-chief may send the revised manuscript to associate editors to examine whether the manuscript has been revised as suggested by the reviewers.
If a paper is not suitable for publication, the corresponding author will be notified with a statement of reasons for rejection. The author may appeal if s/he believes an erroneous or unfair judgement has been made. A letter to the editor-in-chief presenting reasons why the decision should be reconsidered will be given due consideration. Most papers that eventually are published are first returned for revision. Common reasons for requesting revision are failure to follow style and form, lack of clarity or brevity, questions of fact or theory, poor organization of tabular material, and poor English.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
1. General Requirements
The manuscript must be double-spaced in Times New Roman font (size 12). All pages should be numbered consecutively in the top right hand corner, beginning with the title page.
The lines on all pages, including those pages for references and figure legends, must be numbered consecutively in the left margin, beginning with number one at the top of the title page. A 2.5 cm margin on both sides of the page is desirable.
Weights and measures must be expressed in the SI unit (metric) system and temperatures in the Celsius (centigrade) scale.
Please spell out all abbreviations in the first appearance in abstract, main text and tables/figure, respectively and then use abbreviations thereafter. Please refer to the List of Standard Abbreviations in Appendix 2 of Instructions for Authors for proper abbreviation of commonly used terminology.
Tables, double-spaced, should be as few and simple as is feasible. Each table should be on a separate sheet.
The legends for figures should be typed on a separate sheet. Photographs should be carefully prepared so that a clear image can be printed.
Manuscripts will be edited in the order received, and accepted papers will be published in the order submitted if at all possible.
Authors whose native language is not English are strongly encouraged to have their manuscripts proofread prior to submission.
Authors must declare any financial support or relationships that may pose a conflict of interest.
Manuscript preparation is different according to the publication type, including Original Articles, Reviews, Technical Notes, Editorials, Book Reviews, and Correspondence. Other types may also be negotiated with the editorial board of AB.
2. Original Articles
Original Articles are reports of basic investigations. Although there is no limitation on the length of the manuscripts, the editorial board may abridge excessive illustrations and large tables. The manuscript for an Original Article should be organized in the following sequence: title page, abstract, keywords, main text (introduction, materials and methods, results, and discussion), implications (optional), acknowledgments (optional), references, tables, and figure legends. The figures may be submitted as separate files.
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