Frequently Asked Questions | Veterinary World

1. What is Veterinary World?

Veterinary World is a registered firm based in New Zealand publishing high quality and novelty papers in Veterinary and Animal Sciences. The journal covers bacteriology, parasitology, pathology, virology, immunology, mycology, public health, biotechnology, meat science, nutrition, gynecology, surgery, genetics, prion diseases, and epidemiology. Food animals, companion animals, equines, wildlife, and laboratory animal studies are considered, with emphasis on zoonotic and emerging infections.

All articles are freely available online, with additional services including article search, social media postings, online submission, tutorials, and analytics.

2. What is Open Access?

Veterinary World is an open access journal, making all content freely available without charge to readers or institutions. Users can read, download, copy, distribute, print, and link to articles without permission, in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.

Articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License and made permanently accessible online.

Benefits of open access: Greater visibility, higher citation potential, author copyright retention, and immediate global access.

3. Why submit to Veterinary World?

Rapid peer review (initial decision within 1 weeks).
Immediate publication after proof correction.
Global visibility through indexing and open access.
Indexed in PubMed, Scopus, ESCI, DOAJ, AGRICOLA, CAB, and others.

4. Editorial Policies

Submission implies all authors agree to the journal’s policies. Authorship must follow ICMJE guidelines, with transparent contribution statements. Acknowledgments should list non-author contributors and funding sources.

Plagiarism: All manuscripts are screened by iThenticate.

Duplicate Publication: Submissions must be original and not under review elsewhere.

Ethical Approvals: Animal/human studies must have institutional ethics approval and follow ARRIVE guidelines.

Competing Interests: Authors must disclose financial or non-financial conflicts.

5. Editorial Independence

Veterinary World follows the World Association of Medical Editors definition of editorial freedom. Editors-in-Chief have full authority over editorial content, without interference from journal owners.

6. Indexing Databases

Veterinary World is indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, DOAJ, ESCI (Clarivate), AGRICOLA, AGRIS, CAB, HINARI, and other major databases ensuring high global visibility.

7. Copyright Policy

All articles are open access. Authors retain copyright and grant others permission to use, distribute, and reproduce their work under the CC BY 4.0 License, provided proper citation.

8. Reprints or Printed Copies

Articles can be freely downloaded and printed in PDF format. Combined monthly PDFs can be requested by email for personal or commercial printing.

9. Peer Review and Publication Process

Veterinary World employs a double-blind peer review system. Manuscripts are screened for relevance, originality, and language. Reviewers evaluate scientific merit and novelty. Minor revisions are due within 10 days; major revisions within 20 days.

Average decision time: 6–8 weeks. Accepted manuscripts proceed to galley proof within 4 weeks and are published online immediately after author corrections.

10. Article Processing Charges (APC)

For APC details visit about us page