Publication Policy

Kufa Journal for Veterinary Medical Sciences (KJVS) policy prohibits an author from submitting the same manuscript for concurrent consideration by two or more publications.  It prohibits as well publication of any manuscript that has already been published either in whole or substantial part elsewhere. It also does not permit publication of manuscript that has been published in full in Proceedings.

Code of Ethics

The Kufa Journal for Veterinary Medical Sciences (KJVS) takes seriously the responsibility of all of its journal publications to reflect the highest in publication ethics. Thus the journal and journal editors are expected to abide by the Journal’s codes of ethics.

Originality

Authors must ensure that all manuscripts submitted to Kufa Journal for Veterinary Medical Sciences (KJVS) are original works. Authors should use a plagiarism checker such as Turnitin or another software to check for any possible plagiarism before submitting their manuscripts.

The acceptable similarity range for KJVS is up to 20%. Manuscripts with a similarity score of 40% or higher will be rejected. Manuscripts with a similarity score of 20-39% will be resubmitted to the authors for revision. Manuscripts with a similarity score of 20% or lower will be approved for reviewing process. 

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

An ISSN is an 8-digit code used to identify periodicals such as journals of all kinds and on all media–print and electronic. Thus, Kufa Journal for Veterinary Medical Sciences (KJVS) has ISSN

Kufa Journal for Veterinary Medical Sciences (KJVS): ISSN 2077-9798 (Print) and ISSN: 2959-8478 (Online).

Peer-Review Policy

Manuscripts submitted to Kufa Journal for Veterinary Medical Sciences (KJVS) will go through a double-blind peer-review process. Each submission will be reviewed by at least two independent peer reviewers who are experts in their fields in order to ensure an unbiased evaluation process. The editorial board will invite an external and independent editor to manage the evaluation processes of manuscripts submitted by editors or by the editorial board members of the journal. The Editor in Chief is the final authority in the decision-making process for all submissions.

Lag Time

A decision on acceptance or rejection of a manuscript is reached in two weeks. The lag time from submission to accepted of a manuscripit is typically two months.