Author Guidelines
INSTRUCTION FOR AUTHORS
Journal of Veterinary Medicine-Harran University (e-ISSN: 2146-7188) is the periodic, peer-reviewed, open-access, official scientific publication organ of Harran University. Our journal, which started its publication life in 2012, has been published for the public free of charge and with open access; starting from the 2025 issue 2; it has also included the CC-BY-NC 4.0 license in all published articles. It is published four times a year; in March, June, September and December in English. Starting from 01.01.2025, only articles written in English have begun to be accepted.
All articles, case reports, and review studies submitted are subjected to a preliminary evaluation using the iThenticate plagiarism detection program provided by TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM. As a result of the preliminary review, the similarity rate of the studies with other sources, excluding abstracts and references, must not exceed 15%. If the similarity rate detected by the iThenticate program is above 15%, the relevant study will not be included in the evaluation process and will not be accepted for publication. An article in the process cannot be submitted to or published in another journal.
All studies submitted to the journal must be original and not have been published elsewhere before. An exception to this rule is oral presentations or posters presented as abstracts at scientific congresses. It should be stated that your article was previously presented as an oral presentation or poster at a scientific congress. This information should be added to the cover page or the relevant field in the online article submission system, and details such as the name, date, and location of the congress where the abstract was published must be specified. If the article is produced from postgraduate theses, the date and thesis number (National Thesis Center) should be specified. All ethical, scientific, and legal responsibility of the published works belongs to the authors.
General Rules
All studies to be submitted to the journal must be in Microsoft Word format, using Times New Roman 12-point font. All figures, graphs, and tables together with the article text should be presented as a single file or in electronic media according to the instructions. The title and short title of the manuscript should be placed on the cover page.
Both titles should be written in English. The names, surnames, affiliated institutions, e-mail addresses, and ORCID ID numbers of all authors who contributed to the study should be clearly stated in the cover page.
Since a double-blind peer review process is implemented in our journal, no information revealing the identity of the author(s), such as names, institutions, acknowledgments, etc., should be included in any sections other than the cover page.
Articles that are not prepared according to the journal's writing rules are returned.
Our journal accepts articles in the following types;
A) Original Research
Original research articles reporting original research findings in a relevant field. The articles should include:
o The English abstracts, along with their titles, should be written as a single, unstructured paragraph and consist of 250 words.
o Keywords should be listed separately below the English abstract; they must be written in alphabetical order in English, and there should be a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 keywords.
o Main Text;
• Article title, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion, and References (necessary citations should be included in relevant sections). Other headings: Depending on the content of the study, they are optional; there is no limit to the number of headings.
• When writing references, the formatting rules provided below should be followed.
• The reference list should be formatted with a line spacing of 2 (double line spacing).
• In-text citations should be indicated in parentheses ( ) immediately before the period at the end of the sentence.
• It should not exceed 15 pages.
• Line numbers should be added to the article (starting from the 2nd page of the article and continuing continuously).
• Units: The International SI unit system will be used.
References
1. General Rule
The 7th Edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) must be used for all in-text citations and the reference list.
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2. In-Text Citations
• Immediately after the author’s surname, the publication year should appear in parentheses.
o Example: … in the study by Adams (1998); as reported by Wilkie and Whittaker (1997); according to the findings of Doyle et al. (2007)…
• If the citation appears at the end of a sentence, the author’s surname and publication year should be placed together in parentheses.
o Example: … has been reported (Adams, 1998). … has been indicated (Wilkie & Whittaker, 1997). … was demonstrated (Doyle et al., 2007).
• When citing multiple sources simultaneously, list them alphabetically by the authors’ surnames, then chronologically by publication year. Separate sources with semicolons (;).
o Example: … has been reported in several studies (Adams, 1998; Doyle et al., 2007; Wilkie & Whittaker, 2006).
• When citing multiple publications by the same author from the same year, label each with lowercase letters beginning with “a,” “b,” “c,” etc. The labels must match the order in the reference list.
o Example: … this issue has been addressed in several studies (Adams, 2005a, 2005b).
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3. Preparation of the Reference List
• Arrange the reference list alphabetically by the first author's surname.
• Journal titles must be written in full (not abbreviated) and italicized, as required by APA 7.
• The reference formats are as follows:
________________________________________
a. Journal Article
NOTE: If the number of authors is between 3 and 7, list all authors' surnames. If there are more than seven authors, list the first six, then insert '&' followed by the final author's name.
Sullivan, J. C., Sasser, J. M., & Pollock, J. S. (2007). Sexual dimorphism in oxidant status in spontaneously hypertensive rats. American Journal of Physiology–Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 292(1), R64–R68. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00423.2006
Note: Include a DOI whenever available.
________________________________________
b. Book
Cadenas, E., & Packer, L. (Eds.). (2001). Handbook of antioxidants (2nd ed.). Marcel Dekker.
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c. Chapter in an Edited Book
Bahk, J., & Marth, E. H. (1990). Listeriosis and Listeria monocytogenes. In D. O. Cliver (Ed.), Foodborne diseases (pp. 248–256). Academic Press.
________________________________________
d. Web Page / Website
European Medicines Agency. (n.d.). Home. https://www.ema.europa.eu
Note:
• Use the organization name instead of “Anonymous.”
• Retrieval dates are only required for content that changes over time (e.g., wikis).
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e. Thesis / Dissertation
Er, A. (2009). The effect of macrolide group antibiotics on cytokine levels in endotoxemia [Doctoral dissertation, Selçuk University]. Council of Higher Education Thesis Center.
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f. Conference Paper / Presentation
Allen, W. R., Wilsher, S., Morris, L., Crowhurst, J. S., Hillyer, M. H., & Neal, H. N. (2006, July). Re-establishment of oviducal patency and fertility in infertile mares [Paper presentation]. 9th International Symposium on Equine Reproduction, Kerkrade, Netherlands.
At least 20% of the references of any submitted article (for all article categories) must include references published in the last five years. Anonymous sources should be kept to a minimum.
B) REVIEW
Articles that include innovations in the journal's fields of publication, prepared using current sources, and will be accepted for publication provided that the authors have at least 3 studies directly related to the topic and these are used within the review.
The reviews evaluated and published in Journal of Harran Veterinary Science consist of invited reviews. Authors who wish to publish a review article must obtain prior approval from the editor-in-chief.
o The English abstracts, along with their titles, should be written as a single, unstructured paragraph and consist of 250 words.
o Keywords should be listed separately below the English abstract; they must be written in alphabetical order in English, and there should be a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 keywords.
o Main Text;
• Article title, Abstract, Introduction, Conclusion, and References (necessary citations should be included in relevant sections). Other headings: Depending on the content of the study, they are optional; there is no limit to the number of headings.
• When writing references, the formatting rules provided below should be followed.
• The reference list should be formatted with a line spacing of 2 (double line spacing).
• In-text citations should be indicated in parentheses ( ) immediately before the period at the end of the sentence.
• It should not exceed 15 pages.
• Line numbers should be added to the article (starting from the 2nd page of the article and continuing continuously).
• Units: The International SI unit system will be used.
C) CASE REPORT
o The English abstracts, along with their titles, should be written as a single, unstructured paragraph and consist of 250 words.
o Keywords should be listed separately below the English abstract; they must be written in alphabetical order in English, and there should be a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 keywords.
o Main Text;
• Article title, Abstract, Introduction, Case, Discussion and Conclusion, and References (necessary citations should be included in relevant sections). Other headings: Depending on the content of the study, they are optional; there is no limit to the number of headings.
• When writing references, the formatting rules provided below should be followed.
• The reference list should be formatted with a line spacing of 2 (double line spacing).
• In-text citations should be indicated in parentheses ( ) immediately before the period at the end of the sentence.
• It should not exceed 5 pages.
• Line numbers should be added to the article (starting from the 2nd page of the article and continuing continuously).
• Units: The International SI unit system will be used.
D) SHORT SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE
Short scientific articles should present new information and findings handled within a narrow scope. It should be prepared in research article format and should be a maximum of 5 pages. It should contain a maximum of 2 tables or figures.
Documents Required for Article Submission
1- Cover Page
2- Main Text
3- Ethics Committee Document (Ethics Committee Report, Informed Consent Form, Ethics Statement)
4- Copyright Transfer Form
5- Similarity Report
6- Supplementary Files (If any)
Journal of Veterinary Medicine-Harran University (e-ISSN: 2146-7188) is the periodic, peer-reviewed, open-access, official scientific publication organ of Harran University. Our journal, which started its publication life in 2012, has been published for the public free of charge and with open access; starting from the 2025 issue 2; it has also included the CC-BY-NC 4.0 license in all published articles. It is published four times a year; in March, June, September and December in English. Starting from 01.01.2025, only articles written in English have begun to be accepted.
All articles, case reports, and review studies submitted are subjected to a preliminary evaluation using the iThenticate plagiarism detection program provided by TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM. As a result of the preliminary review, the similarity rate of the studies with other sources, excluding abstracts and references, must not exceed 15%. If the similarity rate detected by the iThenticate program is above 15%, the relevant study will not be included in the evaluation process and will not be accepted for publication. An article in the process cannot be submitted to or published in another journal.
All studies submitted to the journal must be original and not have been published elsewhere before. An exception to this rule is oral presentations or posters presented as abstracts at scientific congresses. It should be stated that your article was previously presented as an oral presentation or poster at a scientific congress. This information should be added to the cover page or the relevant field in the online article submission system, and details such as the name, date, and location of the congress where the abstract was published must be specified. If the article is produced from postgraduate theses, the date and thesis number (National Thesis Center) should be specified. All ethical, scientific, and legal responsibility of the published works belongs to the authors.
General Rules
All studies to be submitted to the journal must be in Microsoft Word format, using Times New Roman 12-point font. All figures, graphs, and tables together with the article text should be presented as a single file or in electronic media according to the instructions. The title and short title of the manuscript should be placed on the cover page.
Both titles should be written in English. The names, surnames, affiliated institutions, e-mail addresses, and ORCID ID numbers of all authors who contributed to the study should be clearly stated in the cover page.
Since a double-blind peer review process is implemented in our journal, no information revealing the identity of the author(s), such as names, institutions, acknowledgments, etc., should be included in any sections other than the cover page.
Articles that are not prepared according to the journal's writing rules are returned.
Our journal accepts articles in the following types;
A) Original Research
Original research articles reporting original research findings in a relevant field. The articles should include:
o The English abstracts, along with their titles, should be written as a single, unstructured paragraph and consist of 250 words.
o Keywords should be listed separately below the English abstract; they must be written in alphabetical order in English, and there should be a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 keywords.
o Main Text;
• Article title, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion, and References (necessary citations should be included in relevant sections). Other headings: Depending on the content of the study, they are optional; there is no limit to the number of headings.
• When writing references, the formatting rules provided below should be followed.
• The reference list should be formatted with a line spacing of 2 (double line spacing).
• In-text citations should be indicated in parentheses ( ) immediately before the period at the end of the sentence.
• It should not exceed 15 pages.
• Line numbers should be added to the article (starting from the 2nd page of the article and continuing continuously).
• Units: The International SI unit system will be used.
References
1. General Rule
The 7th Edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) must be used for all in-text citations and the reference list.
________________________________________
2. In-Text Citations
• Immediately after the author’s surname, the publication year should appear in parentheses.
o Example: … in the study by Adams (1998); as reported by Wilkie and Whittaker (1997); according to the findings of Doyle et al. (2007)…
• If the citation appears at the end of a sentence, the author’s surname and publication year should be placed together in parentheses.
o Example: … has been reported (Adams, 1998). … has been indicated (Wilkie & Whittaker, 1997). … was demonstrated (Doyle et al., 2007).
• When citing multiple sources simultaneously, list them alphabetically by the authors’ surnames, then chronologically by publication year. Separate sources with semicolons (;).
o Example: … has been reported in several studies (Adams, 1998; Doyle et al., 2007; Wilkie & Whittaker, 2006).
• When citing multiple publications by the same author from the same year, label each with lowercase letters beginning with “a,” “b,” “c,” etc. The labels must match the order in the reference list.
o Example: … this issue has been addressed in several studies (Adams, 2005a, 2005b).
________________________________________
3. Preparation of the Reference List
• Arrange the reference list alphabetically by the first author's surname.
• Journal titles must be written in full (not abbreviated) and italicized, as required by APA 7.
• The reference formats are as follows:
________________________________________
a. Journal Article
NOTE: If the number of authors is between 3 and 7, list all authors' surnames. If there are more than seven authors, list the first six, then insert '&' followed by the final author's name.
Sullivan, J. C., Sasser, J. M., & Pollock, J. S. (2007). Sexual dimorphism in oxidant status in spontaneously hypertensive rats. American Journal of Physiology–Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 292(1), R64–R68. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00423.2006
Note: Include a DOI whenever available.
________________________________________
b. Book
Cadenas, E., & Packer, L. (Eds.). (2001). Handbook of antioxidants (2nd ed.). Marcel Dekker.
________________________________________
c. Chapter in an Edited Book
Bahk, J., & Marth, E. H. (1990). Listeriosis and Listeria monocytogenes. In D. O. Cliver (Ed.), Foodborne diseases (pp. 248–256). Academic Press.
________________________________________
d. Web Page / Website
European Medicines Agency. (n.d.). Home. https://www.ema.europa.eu
Note:
• Use the organization name instead of “Anonymous.”
• Retrieval dates are only required for content that changes over time (e.g., wikis).
________________________________________
e. Thesis / Dissertation
Er, A. (2009). The effect of macrolide group antibiotics on cytokine levels in endotoxemia [Doctoral dissertation, Selçuk University]. Council of Higher Education Thesis Center.
________________________________________
f. Conference Paper / Presentation
Allen, W. R., Wilsher, S., Morris, L., Crowhurst, J. S., Hillyer, M. H., & Neal, H. N. (2006, July). Re-establishment of oviducal patency and fertility in infertile mares [Paper presentation]. 9th International Symposium on Equine Reproduction, Kerkrade, Netherlands.
At least 20% of the references of any submitted article (for all article categories) must include references published in the last five years. Anonymous sources should be kept to a minimum.
B) REVIEW
Articles that include innovations in the journal's fields of publication, prepared using current sources, and will be accepted for publication provided that the authors have at least 3 studies directly related to the topic and these are used within the review.
The reviews evaluated and published in Journal of Harran Veterinary Science consist of invited reviews. Authors who wish to publish a review article must obtain prior approval from the editor-in-chief.
o The English abstracts, along with their titles, should be written as a single, unstructured paragraph and consist of 250 words.
o Keywords should be listed separately below the English abstract; they must be written in alphabetical order in English, and there should be a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 keywords.
o Main Text;
• Article title, Abstract, Introduction, Conclusion, and References (necessary citations should be included in relevant sections). Other headings: Depending on the content of the study, they are optional; there is no limit to the number of headings.
• When writing references, the formatting rules provided below should be followed.
• The reference list should be formatted with a line spacing of 2 (double line spacing).
• In-text citations should be indicated in parentheses ( ) immediately before the period at the end of the sentence.
• It should not exceed 15 pages.
• Line numbers should be added to the article (starting from the 2nd page of the article and continuing continuously).
• Units: The International SI unit system will be used.
C) CASE REPORT
o The English abstracts, along with their titles, should be written as a single, unstructured paragraph and consist of 250 words.
o Keywords should be listed separately below the English abstract; they must be written in alphabetical order in English, and there should be a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 keywords.
o Main Text;
• Article title, Abstract, Introduction, Case, Discussion and Conclusion, and References (necessary citations should be included in relevant sections). Other headings: Depending on the content of the study, they are optional; there is no limit to the number of headings.
• When writing references, the formatting rules provided below should be followed.
• The reference list should be formatted with a line spacing of 2 (double line spacing).
• In-text citations should be indicated in parentheses ( ) immediately before the period at the end of the sentence.
• It should not exceed 5 pages.
• Line numbers should be added to the article (starting from the 2nd page of the article and continuing continuously).
• Units: The International SI unit system will be used.
D) SHORT SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE
Short scientific articles should present new information and findings handled within a narrow scope. It should be prepared in research article format and should be a maximum of 5 pages. It should contain a maximum of 2 tables or figures.
Documents Required for Article Submission
1- Cover Page
2- Main Text
3- Ethics Committee Document (Ethics Committee Report, Informed Consent Form, Ethics Statement)
4- Copyright Transfer Form
5- Similarity Report
6- Supplementary Files (If any)
