INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

    The Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine is the official publication of the Israel Veterinary Medical Association. It is published quarterly and is devoted to clinical veterinary medicine, veterinary science, zoonoses and comparative medicine. Manuscripts will be accepted on the understanding that they have not been submitted for publication elsewhere. Short communications documenting important new findings that warrant rapid publication will also be considered. Letters to the editor will be limited to comments on contributions already published in the journal; if a letter is accepted, a response for simultaneous publication will be invited from the author of the original contribution.
Adherence to the principles outlined in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1996, is implicit in animal experimentation.
All manuscripts are subject to editorial review. The Editor-in-Chief will make the decision regarding acceptability for publication.
Correspondence, exchange journals, books for review, etc. should be addressed to the Editorial Board, P. O. Box 22, 43100 Raanana, Israel.
Manuscripts should be sent either by E-mail or by CD.
E-mail addresses ztrainin@zahav.net.il - (Editor), ivma@zahav.net.il - (office).
We do not supply reprints. The author of each article will receive a copy of the issue in which his article was published.
Manuscript preparation: The entire manuscript should be double-spaced on standard A4 or 8‎ X 11 inch paper, typed on one side only, with 3 cm margins. The editor reserves the right to change the style and grammar of the manuscript and if necessary, return it to the authors for rewriting or to reject it.
Papers should be subdivided as follows:
Title page: The first page of each paper should contain the title, in capital letters (short, specific and informative), followed by the name(s) with initials and affiliation(s) of the author(s), including address(es). Further, the complete mailing address of the person to whom correspondence should be sent (including Phone and Fax numbers, as well as E-mail address).

Abstract: The abstract should include a self-contained summary of the objectives, results and significance of the study. Uninformative sentences such as “the significance of the results is discussed” are not acceptable.

Introduction: A concise and clear statement of the background, purpose and significance of the work.
Materials and Methods: The work and methodology used should be described and referenced, including the experimental design. Sufficiently informative protocols should be given to permit repetition of experimental work. Technical descriptions of methods should be detailed only when such methods are new. Sub-headings should be used for clarity.

Results: The statement should be presented concisely, with the aid of tables or figures where appropriate. Duplication of the text of this section and data presented in tables and figures should be avoided.

Discussion: This section must relate to the significance of the work to existing knowledge in the field and indicate the importance of the contribution of this study. Needless recapitulation of the results must be avoided. A comparison with related published studies should be made and conclusions drawn.

References:
In the text, identify references by Arabic numbers (in brackets) in sequence of their appearance. Number references in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. Material submitted for publication but not yet accepted should be noted as “unpublished data” and not to be included in the reference list. The list of references should include only those publications, which are cited in the text.

Journal citations: Name(s) and initial(s), Title, Journal, Vol.: page(s), year.
Example: Goodchild, W. M. and Cooper, D. M.: Oviduct adenocarcinoma in laying hens. Vet. Rec. 82: 389-390, 1968.

Book references: Whole book: Author (or editor), Title, Publisher, City, Year.
Example: Clarke, E. G. J. and Clarke, M. L.: Veterinary Toxicology, Baillier Tindal, London, 1975.

Book chapter: Author: chapter title, Editor: book title, Publisher, City, Pages, Year.
Example: Clarkson, T. B., Shively, C. A. and Weingand, K. W.: Animal models of diet-induced atherosclerosis. In: Beynen, A. C. and West, C. E. (Eds.): Use of animal models in human nutrition. Karger, Basel, pp. 56-82, 1988.

Tables and Figures: These must be intelligible without reference to the text and should be planned to fit the page size of the journal. Tables and figures should be numbered, in Arabic numerals, in the sequence in which they are mentioned in the text. The same data may not be reproduced in both table and figure format. Each table must have a title and on each column there should be a heading that clearly identifies the data therein. Illustrations and diagrams should be kept to a minimum; the figure number must appear only on the reverse side, together with the author’s name and an arrow marking to the top.
Units must conform to the International System of Units.

Abbreviations: These should be used sparingly; they should be defined when first used in the text.