Folia Veterinaria

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.

Open Access License

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.