Zoonoses publishes research articles, review articles, commentaries, editorials, short communications, case report articles, letters to the Editor and study protocols.
- Research Articles
The text of research articles should be divided into sections with the headings:
Abstract
Key words
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Acknowledgements
Conflict of interest
References
The prescribed word count for research articles is no more than 5000 words (excluding Abstracts, Acknowledgements, References, figures, and Tables).
- Review Articles
It is expected that these articles would be written by individuals who have done substantial work on the subject or are considered experts in the field.
The manuscript should have an unstructured English abstract (250 words) representing an accurate summary of the article. The section titles will depend upon the topic reviewed.
Authors submitting review articles should include a section describing the methods used for locating, selecting, extracting, and analyzing data. These methods should also be summarized in the abstract.
Post-publication updates on the subject of review covering the advances in the areas should be sent as a letter to the editor, as and when major developments occur in the field.
The prescribed word count is no more than 10,000 words excluding tables, and the Abstract, Acknowledgements, References, figures, and Tables sections.
- Short Communications
The text of Short Communications should be divided into sections with the following headings:
Abstract (structured, Objective/Methods/Results/Conclusion, approximately 250 words)
Keywords (3 to 10)
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Acknowledgements
Conflict of interest
References
The prescribed word count for Short Communications is no more than 2,500 words (excluding Abstracts, Acknowledgements, References, figures and Tables). Approximately 20 references can be included.
- Study Protocol
The text of Study Protocols should be divided into sections with the headings:
Abstract (unstructured, Objective/Methods/Results/Conclusion, approximately 300 words)
Keywords (3 to 10)
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Acknowledgements
Conflict of interest
References
The prescribed word count for Study Protocols is no more than 4,000 words (excluding Abstracts, Acknowledgements, References, figures and Tables). Approximately 30 references can be included.
- Commentaries
Commentaries are commissioned by Editors, and free contributions are not accepted. The manuscript should have an unstructured English abstract (200 words) representing an accurate summary of the article. The section titles will depend upon the topic presented.
The prescribed word count for Commentaries is no more than 2,000 words (excluding Abstracts, Acknowledgements, References, figures and Tables). Approximately 20 references can be included.
- Editorials
Editorials are written by editorial board members commissioned by Editors, and free contributions are not accepted. The manuscript should have an unstructured English abstract (200 words) representing an accurate summary of the article. The section titles will depend upon the topic presented.
The prescribed word count for Editorials is no more than 2,500 words (excluding Abstracts, Acknowledgements, References, figures and Tables). Approximately 20 references can be included.
- Case report
The text of Case report should be divided into sections with the headings:
Abstract (unstructured, approximately 150 words)
Keywords (3 to 10)
Introduction
Case presentation
Discussion
Acknowledgements
Conflict of interest
References
The prescribed word count for Case report is no more than 1,200 words (excluding Abstracts, Acknowledgements, References, figures and Tables). Approximately 15 references can be included.
- Letter to the Editor
The manuscript should have an unstructured English abstract (150 words) representing an accurate summary of the article. The section titles will depend upon the topic presented.
The prescribed word count for Letter to the Editor is no more than 1,000 words (excluding Abstracts, Acknowledgements, References, figures and Tables). Approximately 15 references can be included.