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Global Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Peer-reviewed open access for veterinary medicine, livestock production, animal welfare, reproduction, infectious diseases, public health, and One Health research, supported by an online double-blind submission workflow.
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Core subject areas across veterinary and animal sciences
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Issue windows planned per publication year
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Article types for research, reviews, cases, and methods
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Scope
Built for veterinary research with practical field relevance
GJVAS welcomes robust science that advances animal health, veterinary diagnostics, disease control, production, welfare, and evidence-informed clinical or policy practice.
Veterinary medicine
Clinical medicine, surgery, diagnostics, epidemiology, pathology, pharmacology, vaccinology, and infectious disease control.
Animal sciences
Nutrition, genetics, breeding, reproduction, physiology, livestock systems, aquaculture, poultry science, welfare, and behavior.
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A clear publication pathway for authors
The author journey mirrors established journal practice: scope check, manuscript preparation, ethical declarations, editorial screening, peer review, production, and publication.
1. Prepare
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2. Submit
Send a complete manuscript package with cover letter, title page, blinded manuscript if requested, figures, tables, and supplementary files.
3. Review
Editors assess scope and research integrity before expert review, revision, acceptance, or decline decisions.
4. Publish
Accepted articles move through copyediting, proof review, DOI preparation, and open access publication. APCs are waived in the inaugural first year.
Journal governance
Policies ready for a credible editorial launch
Core pages cover publication ethics, editorial independence, peer review, data transparency, corrections, retractions, open access, and indexing readiness.
Publication ethics
Authorship, conflicts of interest, plagiarism screening, animal ethics, human participant considerations, data availability, and post-publication updates.
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Transparent editorial checks, reviewer selection, confidentiality, revision expectations, appeal routes, and reviewer conduct.
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Inaugural call for submissions in veterinary and animal sciences
Research articles, reviews, case reports, short communications, and methods papers are invited for the first publication cycle.
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