Paper Categories
Research Papers, which report novel information, beyond simply representing a confirmation of previously published work. Research papers must not exceed 20 manuscript pages, including tables and figures.
Short Papers* are used to publish results which represent a major finding or a new discovery, first records, report & observations are not welcome. Short Papers should contain sufficient data to establish that the research has achieved reliable and significant results.
Technical Notes* should report new methods and/or procedures for research methodology.
Review Articles should not exceed 16 manuscript pages, including tables and figures. Review Article: Only inveted reviews will be considered for publication. Authors wishing the publish a review article should seek prior approval from Editor-in-Chief.
* Short papers and technical notes, which present results of brief but significant work, must not exceed 10 manuscript pages, including tables and figures.
Preparation of Manuscripts for Submission
Submission of an article implies that the presented work and results have not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere, and that its publication is approved by all authors. All authors are requested to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest.
The author(s) warrant(s) that:
» The manuscript submitted is his/her/their own original work;
»All authors participated in the work in a substantial way and are prepared to take public responsibility for
the work;
» All authors have seen and approved the manuscript as submitted;
» The manuscript has not been published and is not being submitted or considered for publication elsewhere;
» The text, illustrations, and any other materials included in the manuscript do not infringe upon any existing copyright or other rights of anyone.
» Authors must clarify their changes in the Cover Letter, including point-by-point responses to the reviewers' comments.
Submission of all types of manuscripts to LivestockStudies is completely managed online, via the Online Submission & Review System. During the submission process, authors will be guided step-by-step while uploading all required documents and information. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revision, is sent by e-mail.
Main Document (not including names and addresses)
Main document is usually divided into following sections:
» Title of manuscript
» Number of pages
» Number of Tables
» Number of Figures
» Abstract with key words:
» Abstract should not exceed;
· 200 words in research papers,
· 300 words in reviews, and
· 100 words in short reports and technical notes.
· Three to five key words (not existing in the title) should be listed below the abstract.
· The abstract must be in English
» Introduction
» Materials & Methods
» Results & Discussion
» Conclusion
» Acknowledgements
» References
» Tables
» Figures
References
The 6th Edition of APA Citation guidelines should be used. You can use the following guide for reference formatting: clicking this link.
Citations in Text.
- In the body of the manuscript, refer to authors as follows:
- Okuroglu and Coskun (1992) or Coskun and Senyüz (1990, 1992).
- If the sentence structure requires that the authors' names be included in parentheses, the proper format is (Senyüz and Mizrak, 1982; Mizrak, 1988; Demiray et al., 1993) with citations listed chronologically and then alphabetically within a year.
- Where there are more than 2 authors of one article, the first author's name is followed by the abbreviation et al.
Acknowledgements
Authors are requested to identify all sources of financial support for the presented research.
Title Page
Authors' full names, with an asterisk after the name of the corresponding author
» Authors' affiliations and postal addresses, including e-mail address of the corresponding author
» ORCID (https://orcid.org/) Links of the authors must be written.
» Phone numbers of corresponding author
Tables
Tables should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, ...), with each table presented on a separate sheet. Title of the table should be written on top of the table. Descriptions about table items should be placed at the bottom of the table and marked with an asterisk. Tables should be prepared in regular MS Word format (i.e., tables submitted as a figure or manually written will not be accepted).
Figures
Figures should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, ...), with each Figure presented on a separate sheet. Title of the figure and descriptions about figure items should be placed at the bottom of the figure.
» Tables and Figures can be cited in the text consecutively.
» Tables and Figures should be embedded in the manuscript document, and provided at the end of the document. Original files should be also uploaded separately through the online submission system.
» Figures should have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
Copyright Release Form
During the submission process, authors will be directed to download and complete a ”Copyright Release Form’’ which will have to be signed by a corresponding author.
In case of resubmitting rejected manuscripts in Lvst:
Authors must clarify their changes in the Cover Letter, including point-by-point responses to the reviewers' comments. Otherwise, the manuscript will be rejected directly. Submission of all types of manuscripts to Livestock Studies is completely managed online, via the Online Submission & Review System. During the submission process, authors will be guided step-by-step while uploading all required documents and information. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revision, is sent by email.
Reviewer Suggestion
Please provide the names and institutional e-mail addresses of at least 3 potential reviewers within the Cover Letter section in the Online Submission system.
Authors that have submitted manuscripts to LivestockStudies may be asked to be reviewers in the future.
Peer-Review
Double-blind review system with at least two reviewers is used to evaluate manuscripts for publication. Editors have the right to reject the manuscripts without peer-review when the manuscript:
» is on a topic outside the scope of the Journal,
» lacks technical merit,
» exhibits narrow regional scope and significance,
» presents conflicting results,
» is poorly written,
» represents a case of scientific misconduct,
» when the journal is overburdened with too many submissions, editors have right to reject manuscripts without peerreview based on their perceived merit.
Editors are responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles.
Submission checklist
Please carefully check and adhere to the following list to avoid losing time and repeated resubmissions:
» In case of resubmitting rejected manuscripts in Livestock Studies, changes and point-by-point responses to the reviewers' comments are provided in Cover Letter section
» Copyright Release Form is enclosed, completed and signed by the corresponding author (in pdf or jpeg format)
» English Title, Abstract and Key Words are provided
» Abstract does not exceed 200 words (300 words in case of reviews, and 100 words for short reports and technical notes.)
» Three to five key words (not presented in the title) are listed below the abstract.
» Spelling and grammar checks have been completed
» Main document is 1,5 spaced throughout, with 25 mm margins including Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, and References
» Font and font size is 11 pt Times New Roman and there will be a 3 cm gap on the top, bottom and left sides and 2 cm on the right side.
» All abbreviations and acronyms are defined at first mention
» Main document does not contain names and institutions (in line with the double blind review system)
» Title page contains names of authors, written in full (NOT abbreviated)
» Title page contains author address(es), provided in English
» ORCID links are added to the title page.
» Acknowledgements are provided on the title page
» The percent sign appears without a space after the number (e.g., 53%) and not before (e.g., NOT %53)
» Decimals are indicated by decimal points and not by commas (e.g., 10.24 NOT 10,24)
» et al. is in italics (et al.)
» Latin terms such as species’ names are in italics (e.g., Oncorhynchus mykiss)
» Degree symbols are inserted from the Symbols menu, and are not superscript letter 'o' or number '0'
» Multiplication symbol is used (×) and not small "x" letters
» Spaces are inserted between numbers and units (e.g. 3 kg) and between numbers and mathematical symbols (+, ?, ×, =, <, >) but not between numbers and percent symbols (e.g. 45%)
» Significant level symbol; ‘P< or P>’ is in italics and upper case
» High quality figures are enclosed (if any)
» Figures are referred to consecutively in the paper (if any)
» Tables are referred to consecutively in the paper (if any)
» Unpublished references (project reports, etc.) are not referred to or cited
» References are listed in alphabetical order in the style shown in the instructions
» References are cited in the text according to APA-6
» DOI links of references are indicated (if available)
» Full names of journal titles are provided in the reference list (NOT abbreviated)
» All pages and lines are numbered
» Sections are not numbered
» Tables and figures, if applicable, must be included in the main document. They are also uploaded separately via online submission system.
» Reviewer suggestions are provided in the Cover Letter
Changes to Authorship
Authors are expected to consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission. Any addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made only before the manuscript has been accepted and only if approved by the journal Editor. To request such a change, the Editor must receive the following from the corresponding author: (a) the reason for the change in author list and (b) written confirmation (e-mail, letter) from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal or rearrangement. In the case of addition or removal of authors, this includes confirmation from the author being added or removed.
After acceptance
Once the manuscript is accepted for publishing in LivestockStudies, authors will receive e-mail notification with all necessary information on further steps in publishing process. Accepted manuscript can be tracked via the link that will be sent by email. Proof will be provided for corrections, before the paper is published in its final form.
Authors should indicate all corrections on the paper published as Proof by sending all comments by email to livestockstudies.org
Please notice that LivestockStudies reserves the right to reject a paper even after it has been accepted, if it becomes apparent that there are serious problems with its scientific content, or the publishing policies of journal have been violated.
Sharing social media
Authors of accepted articles will be asked to provide up to 3 photographs and 1 video (~60 sec.) that present the study, which will be used to share information on our social media accounts in order to increase paper’s publicity.
If possible, Twitter usernames of authors should be also provided.
The preferable format for video clips is MP4 (maximum file size is up to 200 MB), and for images either JPEG, GIF or PNG (maximum file size per image is 5MB, and 3MB for animated gifs).
Please send the photographs and video to journal by email to info@livestudies.org
Author rights
Authors of published articles (and/or their employers or institutions) have certain rights to reuse published work with prior permisson.
Please click to download the “Permission Request Form”.
