- Journal Details
- Open Access
- Format
- Journal
- eISSN
- 2453-7837
- First Published
- 30 Mar 2016
- Publication timeframe
- 4 times per year
- Languages
- English
- Journal Subjects
- Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Microbiology and Virology, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine
Folia Veterinaria is an open access, peer reviewed international scientific journal issued by the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovakia. The first Volume of this journal was issued in 1956.The journal is published quarterly in English. The aim of the journal is to disseminate innovative, basic and applied research in all aspects of animal science with special emphasis on the most current topics and serve as a platform for the promotion of scientific exchange between scientists and veterinary practitioners and the public involved in various areas of animal health and welfare. The journal builds on the “One world, one health” concept in the areas of veterinary and human medicine, healthy food and the environment. It provides a forum for reporting news and advances related to prevention and treatment of animal diseases and risks to public health, hygiene and environmental considerations that prevent spreading of diseases and support sustainable development.
The journal welcomes submission of original studies, case studies and review articles in a wide range of scientific fields with a focus on animal science and veterinary science, including reproduction, breeding, genetics, physiology, nutrition, feed science, meat science, animal welfare, ethics and law, animal behaviour, endocrinology and metabolism, veterinary nursing, veterinary education, veterinary epidemiology, veterinary public health, livestock management and production, poultry science, equine science, bovine science, small ruminants, camelids, aquaculture, fisheries science, zoo animal management, zoo animal clinical studies, conservation where there is a veterinary or animal science aspect, and wild animal diseases. Other fields of interest are not excluded from consideration, especially environmental aspects related to survival and spreading of pathogenic microorganisms, particularly the zoonotic ones.
Any manuscript submitted to Folia Veterinaria journal must be original and the manuscript, or substantial parts of it, must not be under consideration by any other journal.
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Plagiarism Policy
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Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Jana Mojžišová, Dr. h. c., DVM, PhD.
University of Veterinary medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovak Republic
Deputy/Managing Editor: doc. MVDr. Jana Koščová, PhD.
University of Veterinary medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovak Republic
Editorial Advisory Board:
Assoc. Prof. Andres Aland, DVM
Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
Prof. Thomas Banhazi, GDipAg, PhD.
University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Toowomba, Australia
Prof. Endong Bao, DVM
College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
Prof. Jozef Bíreš, DVM, DrSc.,
State Veterinary and Food Administration of the SR, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Prof. Vladimír Celer, DVM, PhD.
Veterinary and Pharmaceutical University, Brno, Czech Republic
Christelle Fablet, Dr., PhD.
French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety, Ploufragan, France
Prof. Štefan Faix, DVM, DrSc.
Institute of Physiology of Farm Animals, Slovak Academy of Science, Košice, Slovak Republic
Prof. Zita Faixová, DVM, PhD.
University of Veterinary medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovak Republic
Prof. Peter Fedoročko, RNDr., PhD.
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovak Republic
Assoc. Prof. Stefan Gunnarsson, DVM
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Skara, Sweden
Dr. Hab. Prof. Roman Kolacz
Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
Assoc. Prof. László Könyves, DVM
University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
Prof. Jozef Nagy, DVM, PhD.
University of Veterinary medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovak Republic
Dr.h.c. Prof. Michal Novák, DVM, DrSc.
Neuroimmunological Institute, Slovak Academy of Science, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Assoc. Prof. Peter Paulsen, DVM, Dipl. ECVPH
University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
Assoc. Prof. Alena Pěchová, DVM, CSc.
Veterinary and Pharmaceutical University, Brno, Czech Republic
Prof. Evangelia N. Sossidou, DVM
Hellenic Agricultural Organization-Demeter, Thermi Thessaloniki, Greece
Prof. Vladimír Večerek, DVM, CSc., MBA
Veterinary and Pharmaceutical University, Brno, Czech Republic
Prof. Lenka Vorlová, DVM, CSc.
Veterinary and Pharmaceutical University, Brno, Czech Republic
Milada Vargova, Ing, PhD. – technical editor
University of Veterinary medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovak Republic
Editors:
Prof. Zita Faixová, DVM, PhD.
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovak Republic
Ass. Prof. Natália Kovalkovičová, DVM, PhD.
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovak Republic
PhDr. Ľudmila Kundríková
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovak Republic
Prof. Jozef Nagy, DVM, PhD.
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovak Republic
Ass. Prof. Oskar Nagy, DVM, PhD.
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovak Republic
Ass. Prof. Eva Petrovová, DVM, PhD.
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovak Republic
Prof. Zuzana Ševčíková, DVM, PhD.
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovak Republic
DVM Martin Tomko, PhD.
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovak Republic
Prof. Alexandra Trbolová, DVM, PhD.
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovak Republic
Language Editor:
ass. prof. Stewart Odendhal
DVM, PhD., BA, University of Georgia (retiree), USA
Technical Editor:
Ing. Milada Vargová, PhD.
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovak Republic
Publisher
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice
Contact
tel. +421 915 984 669, e-mail: folia.veterinaria@uvlf.sk
ISSN print: 0015-5748
EV 3485/09
Publishing Services Provider
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Please submit your manuscripts to the Editorial Board of scientific journal Folia Veterinaria via e-mail: folia.veterinaria@uvlf.sk
Open Access Statement
The journal is an Open Access journal that allows a free unlimited access to all its contents without any restrictions upon publication to all users.
Article Processing Charge (APC)
The journal does not have article processing charges (APCs) nor article submission charges.
Peer Review
Type: Editorial/Open Peer-Review
Minimum number of reviewers: 2 (selected by the advisory editorial board). If the manuscript is rejected by one of the original 2 reviewers, a third reviewer is appointed.
Average time for submission to first decision: 4 weeks
Reviewers use a score sheet to rate submissions (yes-average-no) and provide relevant comments (1. Suitability for publication; 2. Originality; 3. Overall quality of the manuscript; 4. Contribution to the relevant field; 5. Presentation; 6. Suitability of figures/photographs; 7. Presentation of results, are they repeated in tables and text. 8. Is the title descriptive and succint; 9. Abstract – adequate description of the core content of the paper; 10. References – relevance, significance.
Journal editors do not rate reviewers.
Authors have to acknowledge that there is no conflict of interest and the submission adheres to relevant ethical standards.
Type of decisions possible: accept without revision; minor revision/major revision; reject (scientifically incorrect; results do not correspond adequately to scientific interests)
All papers are subjected to English-language editing by a native English speaker with good knowledge in a wide range of scientific fields with focus on veterinary sciences.
Copyrights Policy
User Rights - Authors and the publisher are allowed to use the article also for commercial rights. Other users than authors and the publisher are free to share (copy, distribute and transmit the contribution) under the following conditions: 1. they must attribute the contribution in the manner specified by the author or licensor, 2. they may not use this contribution for commercial purposes, 3. they may not alter, transform, or build upon the work.
Rights of Authors - Authors retain the following rights:
- copyright, and other proprietary rights relating to the article, such as patent rights,
- the right to use the substance of the article in future own works, including teaching or training and books,
- the right to remix, transform and reproduce the article and build upon the material,
- the right to make oral presentation based on the final published version,
- the right to self-archive the article. - Commercial rights according to paragraph 9 of Open Access License.