Aims and scope

 

Veterinary Evidence is an online, open access, peer-reviewed journal owned and published by RCVS Knowledge. It publishes content relating to evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM) and its application in veterinary practice to enhance the quality of care provided to patients. The journal is aimed at veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses, paraprofessionals and allied professions in the international veterinary community.

It is a platform for a wide range of veterinary topics from economics to quality improvement, clinical practice and teaching; anything that may help a clinician in practice. Papers considered are:

  • Knowledge Summaries
  • Research articles
  • Practice-based audit case studies
  • Commentaries
  • Clinical audit
  • Guidelines
  • Systematic reviews
  • Systematic review protocols
  • Case studies
  • Teaching articles  

 

Submissions should benefit veterinary science; e.g. papers on in vivo experimentation on laboratory animals which exclusively benefit human science should not be submitted.

The final decision on publication of a paper rests with the Editorial Board and ultimately with the Editor-in-Chief.

Any submissions not adhering to the journal’s aims and scope will be rejected outright.

 

Ethical conduct

Consensus Author Guidelines on Animal Ethics and Welfare for Veterinary Journals

All material published in Veterinary Evidence must adhere to high ethical standards concerning animal welfare.

Animal ethics-based criteria for manuscript consideration

Manuscripts will be considered for publication only if the work detailed therein:

  1. Follows international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for humane animal treatment and welfare, and complies with relevant legislation;
  2. Where ethical review is expected, has been approved by an internal or external ethics review committee;
  3. For studies using client-owned animals, demonstrates a high standard (best practice) of veterinary care and involves informed client consent

Prior to acceptance of a manuscript, to verify compliance with the above policies, the authors must:

  1. Confirm in writing that legal and ethical requirements have been met with regards to the humane treatment of animals described in the study;
  2. Specify in Materials and Methods the ethical review committee approval process and the international, national, and/or institutional guidelines followed.

Animal ethics-based criteria for manuscript rejection

  1. Manuscripts and authors that fail to meet the aforementioned requirements;
  2. Studies that involve unnecessary pain, distress, suffering, or lasting harm to animals;
  3. The Editor retains the right to reject manuscripts on the basis of ethical, public health or welfare concerns

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