The Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine (BJVM) is an open access online journal, peer-reviewed, that publishes in the continuous flow mode in a single annual volume. It aims to publish the results of original research papers by Brazilian and foreign authors in all fields of Veterinary Medicine. These works must consist of a scientific article, case report, short communication, research note, and review not yet published and not considered for publication in another journal. Literature reviews will only be accepted at the invitation of the editor-in-chief or one of the associates. All texts must be sent in English.

The Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine (RBMV) is an open-access online peer-reviewed journal that publishes content in the continuous flow modality in a single yearly volume. Its goal is to publish the results of original research by Brazilian and foreign authors in all fields of veterinary medicine. These works can be in the form of scientific articles, case reports, short communications, research notes or review articles, not previously published or considered for publication in other journals. Literature reviews will only be accepted after an invitation from the editor-in-chief or one of the associate editors. All texts must be submitted in the English language.

All authors listed in the manuscript must have made significant contributions to the research and writing process. The BJVM follows the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) for authorship criteria. All authors must approve the final version of the manuscript and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in the acknowledgments section. This may include individuals who provided technical help, writing assistance, or departmental chairs who provided general support. Financial support should also be acknowledged in this section.

Any changes to the authorship list after submission must be requested with a clear justification and written consent from all authors, including those being added or removed. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining this consent and providing it to the editorial office. Changes in authorship are generally not permitted after acceptance of the manuscript.

All authors must disclose any financial, personal, or professional conflicts of interest that could be perceived as influencing the research or its interpretation. This includes financial relationships, personal relationships, academic competitions, and intellectual passion. If there are no conflicts of interest, authors should state: "The authors declare no conflicts of interest."

The BJVM takes seriously all allegations of research misconduct, including plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, and inappropriate authorship credit. When misconduct is alleged, the journal follows COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines to investigate the allegation. This may include contacting the authors' institutions and retracting published articles if misconduct is confirmed.

All authors must respect the international rules and the Brazilian legal framework regarding ethics in research involving human beings or any non-human vertebrates.

Besides this, good research practices must be observed in all steps of the experiments. For studies that involve animals, we recommend following the guidelines indicated at:

https://www.nc3rs.org.uk/experimental-design

Copyrights: All content published in RBMV is protected by original copyrights, with all rights reserved to the authors, unless indicated otherwise. The content of RBMV is licensed under a Creative Commons License with the attribution CC BY-NC 3.0 BR, which allows sharing, copying and redistributing the material in any support or format, as well as adapting — remixing, transforming and creating material – for any non-commercial purpose, provided that proper credit is attributed to the author(s) of the original creation.

The Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine is an open-access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or their institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other legal purpose, without asking for prior permission from the editor or author, provided they are cited. The journal is licensed by Creative Commons Attribution International CC-BY.

The manuscripts will first be submitted to an internal editorial evaluation to make sure that the content is suitable for the scope of the journal, that its formatting is in conformity with our guidelines, described below, and that all the necessary supporting documents have been duly attached in the submission system.

The manuscripts found to be appropriate in the initial evaluation will be sent for double-blind peer review.

The manuscripts found to be appropriate in the initial evaluation will be sent for double-blind peer review (the reviewers are not identified to the authors and vice versa). Before a decision on a manuscript, at least two specialists must have presented their evaluations. In case of divergence, the final decision will rest with the associate editor responsible for the manuscript, with the possibility of inviting another specialist to evaluate the manuscript. After the manuscript has been recommended by the reviewers, authors receive a pre-acceptance notification informing the need to upload the required additional documentation. Although the opinions and concepts presented in manuscripts are the responsibility of the authors, the Editorial Board, supported by the Scientific Advisory Board, reserves the right to suggest or solicit modifications considered appropriate or necessary.

After pre-acceptance for publication, additional documents will be required:

• The manuscript with the English reviewed as necessary and with "hidden for review" replaced by the relevant information;
• Proof of payment of the publication fee; and
• Certificate of English language revision of the text (the costs will be the responsibility of the authors). The BJVM provides a list of suggested English reviewers.

Triage to detect plagiarism: The BJVM recommends that before submitting a manuscript, the authors check it with a program designed to detect plagiarism.

The BJVM reserves the right to check all manuscripts submitted with software designed to detect plagiarism.

The costs will be covered by the authors after BJVM approval. The publication fee is R$ 300.00 or US$ 100.00 for Brazilian or foreign authors, respectively.

The names and e-mail addresses inserted in this site will be used exclusively for the purposes declared here and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

The BJMV encourages authors of texts to be published to deposit complementary results files to their manuscripts in one of the repositories listed at the SciELO website:

https://wp.scielo.org/wp-content/uploads/Lista-de-Repositorios-Recomendados_pt.pdf