Avian Diseases Guidelines for Authors

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1 Avian Diseases Guidelines for Authors Mission General Information Avian Diseases is an international journal dedicated to publishing original basic or clinical research of the highest quality from various disciplines including microbiology, immunology, pathology, and epidemiology. Papers on avian diseases relevant to etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and control are accepted. Manuscripts dealing with avian species other than poultry will be considered only if the subject is relevant to poultry health. The mission is to enhance scientific knowledge and promote poultry health. Original Manuscripts Only Avian Diseases will consider only original manuscripts not published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Abstracts printed as a part of the program of a meeting will not be considered as a prior publication. However, if the text, tables, and figures appear to be the same as that published elsewhere, Avian Diseases will not consider the manuscript. Reviewers All manuscripts are reviewed by one or more members of the Editorial Board or other persons selected by the editor. During the submission process, the submitting author should provide the names and contact information of three potential reviewers for the manuscript. The suggested reviewers should not be collaborators of any of the authors or from the same institution as any of the authors of the submitted manuscript. They do not have to be members of the Editorial Board. Copyright Avian Diseases is copyrighted by the American Association of Avian Pathologists and authors must sign a copyright transfer form before articles are published. The corresponding author must complete a copyright agreement form and page charge agreement form as part of the submission process. He or she will need to login using his/her username and password for this purpose. U.S. Government employees are exempt from this requirement if the work is considered part of their official duties. The AAAP grants the following rights to the corresponding authors of the articles published in Avian Diseases: reproduce the article by photocopying, reprint portions or the entire article in print or other media, display the article in public, incorporate the article in course packs, place the article in a digital repository or archive owned by the employer s institution, or compile the article into a larger scholarly work. Reprinting and reproduction of the article or parts of the article in any form and in any language must clearly display a complete reference to its original publication in Avian Diseases. For National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored publications, Avian Diseases grants the corresponding author permission to provide a copy of the accepted manuscript to the NIH upon acceptance for publication, with public release in PubMed Central, twelve months after final print publication by the journal.

2 Cost A page charge for each printed page or part thereof is assessed on each article appearing in Avian Diseases. The page charge is $67 for AAAP members and $100 for non-aaap members. Under special circumstances, page charges may be waived by the AAAP. Requests for a waiver may be made by providing a detailed justification in the cover letter that accompanies the submitted manuscript. Authors are responsible for the cost of color illustrations. There are two color options: 1. The author can choose to have color illustrations in the online only version of Avian Diseases at a cost of $75 per color plate. 2. The author can choose to have color images in both the online and print versions of Avian Diseases at a cost of $1000 per color plate. In order to reduce the cost of printing multiple color figures, several color figures may be mounted into one color plate. If an author makes changes to his/her manuscript after the manuscript has been type set, the author will be billed at a rate of $5.00 per change. Parties designated in the page charge agreement for payment will receive a bill via from the American Association of Avian Pathologists, Inc. just before or after publication of their manuscript. Payment is due within 30 days from receipt. Please contact the Avian Diseases office if an invoice is needed before publication of the article. Cover Letter Manuscript Instructions Submit a cover letter separate from the manuscript. I should be addressed to the editor, requesting publication of the article in Avian Diseases. Include any pertinent information that will be helpful in evaluating the suitability of the article. Manuscript Format All text must be double-spaced using 12-point type in Times New Roman font on 8 - by 11-inch pages. Manuscript files in Word (.doc &.docx) formats. PDF format is not acceptable for the source file of the text of the manuscript. The Allen Track system will automatically merge the text file that the author uploads with the figure and table files, to make one article file PDF. This allows editors and reviewers to view and/or download the manuscript in one easy step. Title Page The first page of the article file should be the title page. The title should be brief, accurate, and clear. Preferably it should not contain verbs. All authors should be listed; omit academic degrees, but give affiliation and address, including zip code or postal code. Indicate the corresponding author and include a complete mailing address and address. A short title is also required. Although not printed, this is used when generating reports.

3 Summary The Summary follows immediately after the Title page. Keep it close to 3% of the paper, conveying the gist when read independently. Give meaningful facts instead of generalities. All summaries are translated into an international version of Spanish by Avian Diseases. Author-supplied translations help in the formulation of the international version. Key Words/Index Terms Provide not more than six to eight key words or index terms after the summary. Abbreviations Define the abbreviations used in the manuscript in alphabetical order, after the key words. Introduction State the problem and reason for presenting findings. Materials and Methods Describe general materials and methods once. The experimental design should be described clearly and in enough detail for another researcher to duplicate the experiment. Be clear and explicit about relevant details. Results Present in logical rather than chronological order, usually with subheads. Discussion If no Discussion is needed, do not discuss. Cover implications of your findings or relate them to major problems in the field. Do not use data not given in Results. References The following is a list of 14 references using examples that include a variety of reference types (journal, book, chapter in book, in press, organization abbreviation.) A simple order is also demonstrated (Lin, Line, Line and Bailey). A single author comes first in chronological order; all multiple author articles are in alphabetical order by surname of the 1 st author, 2nd author, 3rd author, etc. If all listed authors are identical, then use chronological order. 1. Ames, J. L. Reason for outbreak of literacy in academic circles. J. Agr. Necromancy 17: Buckles, E. L. Studies on intestinal spirochetes of common rheas (Rhea americana). M.Sc. Thesis. Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

4 3. Friend, M., and J. C. Franson. Disease control operation. In: Field guide to wildlife diseases. M. Friend, ed. United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC. Resource Publication 167. pp Jackwood, D. J., and R. J. Jackwood. Molecular identification of infectious bursal disease virus strains. Avian Dis. In press Lin, J. Novel approaches for Campylobacter control in poultry. Foodborne Pathog. Dis. 6: Line, J. E. Campylobacter and Salmonella populations associated with chickens raised on acidified litter. Poult. Sci. 81: Line, J. E., and J. S. Bailey. Effect of on-farm litter acidification treatments on Campylobacter and Salmonella populations in commercial broiler houses in northeast Georgia. Poult. Sci. 85: Mo, I. P., M. Brugh, O. J. Fletcher, and G. N. Rowland. Comparative pathologic studies in chickens experimentally infected with either mildly or highly pathogenic AI viruses. In: Proc. 127th Annual Meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association, San Antonio, TX. p [OIE] World Organisation for Animal Health. Chapter Avian influenza. In: Manual of diagnostic tests and vaccines for terrestrial animals. [Internet]. [modified 2008 Dec 12; cited 2009 Sep 6]. Available from: OIE. Avian influenza: H5N1 timeline. [Internet]. [modified 2009 Nov 25; cited 2010 Jan 15]. Available from: Rosenberger, J. K. Anemia-dermatitis: the role of IBA. Abstract. Proc. 10th National Meeting on Poultry Health and Condemnations, Tulsa, OK. pp

5 12. Schmatz, D. M. In vitro cultivation of the avian coccidia. In: Advances in cell culture, 5th ed. K. Maramorosch, ed. Academic Press, New York. pp Yan, F., W.-B. Yue, J. Liu, X.-Y. Li, and Y.-J. Zhao. Isolation and biological properties of avian infectious bronchitis virus isolated from Shanxi province. Chin. J. Vet. Sci. 2: (in Chinese with English abstract) Zinn, J. K., and L. B. Smith. Egg-drop soup. In: The egg and me, 2 nd ed. W.L. Poulet, ed. Sam Wiley and Sons, New York. pp List references alphabetically. Double space throughout. Do not underline anything. Italicize all genus: species as appropriate. Give first and last pages. Citing in the text is by number in parentheses (3, 7, 15). AUTHORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCURACY OF THE REFERENCE LIST. DO NOT list a reference unless it has been published or accepted for publication and the name of the journal can be given. Unpublished work or personal communications are noted parenthetically within the body of the text. At initial submission, upload a letter (as a 2 nd cover letter) stating the facts from the person cited in the personal communication. Only scientific URLs may be cited. All cited URLs must be listed in the reference lists alphabetically according to author or institution. Acknowledgments Acknowledgments, which follow the References, should be brief. Humane Care of Animals The AAAP is supportive of the humane care and treatment of all animals. If experimental animals are subjected to painful or harmful conditions, the author(s) must indicate in the text that the procedures were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee or a comparable animal welfare committee. Questionable manuscripts will not be processed for publication. Research Notes and Case Reports These are brief accounts needing no detailed treatment, reporting cases, techniques, and valid research data or observations. The Results and Discussion sections may be combined. Chemical Nomenclature Because formulations change, trade or code names must be followed by chemical names of active ingredients.

6 Tables Tables are typed double-spaced throughout; they must not contain any vertical rules. Tables should be well planned and concise, and tell a story; lack of planning may obscure the significance of your findings. Where possible, combine data. Tables may be placed at the end of the article file or in separate files. Table headings should be complete enough for data to be understandable without referring to the text. Tables must be submitted in.doc,.docx, or.xls formats. If tables are submitted as separate files, please add table captions on the last page of the article file. Figures Illustrations of high quality should be submitted electronically as separate files. The figure number should be clearly indicated in the name of the file. When submitting illustrations to Avian Diseases, please keep in mind that the journal uses a two-column format. Figures will be reduced in size to fit into one or two columns. The width of one column is approximately 3.5 inches (8.9 cm). The width of two columns is approximately 7.25 inches (18.4 cm). The maximum height of a figure is 9.5 inches (24.1 cm). Lettering should be scaled so that it will be legible if the illustration is reduced in size to fit the page. Figure captions should be listed together on a separate page in the text file after the references and/or tables. Graphic files must be uploaded as PDF, TIFF, JPEG or EPS files. Digital color files must be in CMYK mode. A minimum resolution of 300 dpi is required for all halftones and color images in print. Line art, such as graphs, require 1200 dpi in order to produce high quality images in print. The authors will be asked to redo all art work that is considered unacceptable for printing. This may delay publication. If the author selects a color option ($75 per color plate for online only version or $1000 per color plate for print and online version) then images should be submitted in color. If the author does not choose a color option, submit images in black and white. In order to reduce the cost of printing multiple color images, several color images may be mounted into one color plate. Graphs and charts should have clearly labeled axes that include the calibration. Symbols and abbreviations should be explained in the caption. Photomicrographs should include a size bar. For more details on general style, consult back issues of Avian Diseases and Scientific Style and Format, 6th edition, by the Council of Biology Editors. Supplemental Materials Authors are encouraged to provide supplemental material files to enhance the content of their articles submitted to Avian Diseases. These supplemental files will be available to online subscribers of the journal and a link referred to in the print copy of Avian Diseases. Multiple files can accompany an article, to include data sets; extensive tables; multimedia such as animation, sound, or video files; and other additional supporting material. Although the supplemental files must be relevant to the journal article, they are intended only to support the primary content presented in the article, which must be selfcontained and stand on its own. Acceptance for publication will be based solely on the content of the article.

7 Authors are expected to supply supplemental material files in their final format in terms of editing, proofreading, and style and organization of content. AAAP and Allen Press are not responsible for the content of the supplemental files and cannot verify their quality, integrity and usability. Supplement Preparation Guidelines Use accessible file formats and extensions or those for which plug-ins are available for free. With the exception of some executable files such as those with exe or vbs filename extensions, most standard formats are permitted. Consult with the Avian Diseases office if you have questions about the suitability of a file. Submit the files in download-ready format when offline use is intended. Each supplemental file should be self-contained without internal links to other files or sites. Files should be accessible across platforms (e.g., PC and MAC). Be conscious of download speeds and keep file sizes to a minimum where it is practical to do so. If multiple supplemental material files accompany an article, consider including an ASCII README file to describe the number and type of files and their contents, and to include any special instructions or author contact information. All text must be in English. File Submission Guidelines Supplemental material files should be submitted concurrently with the article text and figures. Although acceptance for publication will be determined solely by the content of the article, reviewers will have the opportunity to review all related materials, if they wish. The total size of all files uploaded for an article (to include manuscript, art, and supplemental files) cannot exceed 400 MB. Copyright clearance and release statements signed by the authors pertain to all supplemental materials as well as to the article. Where permission has been received to reuse material or where credit should be given as a matter of courtesy, appropriate acknowledgment must be so stated within the relevant materials, to include the original source, copyright owner, and year. Supplemental material files may be referenced in the article. Number related elements consecutively: Supplemental Fig. S1, S2; Supplemental Video S1, S2; Supplemental Table S1, S2; Supplemental Data S1, S2. Match file names to the supplemental materials citation in the text: Table_S1.xls; Supp_Data_S1.pdf. Text citations will link to the supplemental material file:... and additional data are shown in Supplemental Data S1; or go to the Supplemental Materials link that accompanies the electronic version of this article at Ensure that updated versions of your supplemental material files are submitted and maintain copies of the final files. AAAP will not revise or update files after publication. No additional fees are charged for including supplemental materials with an article.