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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

• Scope and policy
• Form and preparation of manuscripts
• Sending of manuscripts

Progress and development trends are characterized by a detailed literature review of at least fifty references.
The guidelines presented below aim to standardize the submission of papers to be evaluated by the Editorial Committee of Revista de Medicina Veterinaria. They seek both to homogenize the presentation, thus building brand and structure for the publication, and to consider important variables when the quality of papers is evaluated by outsourcing authorities.
Revista de Medicina Veterinaria will publish papers on science and technology research, most of them focusing on reflection and review. The papers will be written by researchers from Universidad de la Salle as well as by external researchers.  While Revista de Medicina Veterinaria can publish papers within the 11 categories that have been established by Colciencias, types 1), 2) and, 3) will be preferred:

1. Technological and scientific research papers. This is a document that presents in detail the original results of a research project. It usually contains four main parts which are: Introduction, methodology, results and conclusions.
2. Reflection paper. This is a document that presents the research results from the author’s analytical, interpretative and critical perspective, discussing a specific topic and using the original sources.
3. Review paper. This is a document resulting from a research where published or non published research results on science or technology are analyzed, systematized and integrated.
4. Short paper. This is a brief document that presents the partial or preliminary original results of a scientific or technological research, which require quick dissemination.
5. Case Report. This document presents the outcomes of the study of a particular situation to describe the technical and methodological experiences considered in a specific case. It includes a systematic review of the literature about similar cases.
6. Topic review. This document is a result of the critical review of the literature concerning a particular topic.
7. Letter to the Editor. Critical, analytical or interpretative viewpoints on papers published in the Journal, which, according to the Editorial Committee, make important contributions to the topics discussed by the scientific community.
8. Editorial. This document is written by the editor, a member of the Editorial Committee, or a guest researcher about orientations in the area of expertise of the journal.
9. Translation. Translation of classical or contemporary papers as well as the transcription of historical documents or those that are of a particular interest to the field of expertise of the journal.
10.  Reflection paper that does not arise from research.
11.  Book review
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Important Considerations

All papers must have the following structure:

• The first page must include the title of the article, the authors’ full names, a brief résumé from each of the authors, and the email address of the primary author. It has to acknowledge grants or funds received for research studies. The title has to be succinct and must describe adequately the content of the paper.  
• This first page must also include the abstract in Spanish, which will not exceed more than 250 words. It should include focus on the purpose of the paper, methods, results and conclusions. The abstract should not include tables, equations and graphs, but it may include numbers. The abstract must be a single paragraph. Add some keywords (about 4 to 6 keywords).
• The paper must contain the abstract in English on a different page.  This abstract should have the same content and key words of the Spanish version. The translation may be processed by the University Audiovisual Media and Publications Office, through the Language Centre. If it is the case, it will not be necessary to attach what has been stated in this paragraph.   

The paper should have an introduction, a main body (theoretical framework, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusions and recommendations) and references.
Tables should be consecutively numbered and each one be submitted on separate pages at the end of the manuscript. This also has to be done for figures, which must have a different numerical arrangement from the tables. Figures should be submitted on white paper and black ink. Photographs must be submitted in high resolution in any type of paper. Each table or figure will have a self-explanatory caption which presents a clear description of the submitted material. Tables, figures and photographs must be the original work of the author(s). If these are modifications or reproductions from another source, it is necessary to submit the written permission from the copyright holder.

If the tables or figures are handed in an electronic version, they must be submitted with a print test, verifying that the image resolution is suitable for their publication in the magazine. The minimum resolution for printing is 300 dpi (dots per inch).

References. Revista de Medicina Veterinaria uses parentheses (name, year) for in-text citations. The author and year must appear within the parentheses as follows: (Gómez, 2003), (Gómez & Rodríguez, 2004) if the reference has two authors, and (Gómez et al. 2003) if it has more than two authors. If the reference is part of the sentence, it should be presented as, Gómez (2003) explains ... or according to Gómez (2003) ...

List of references.  The list of references in the paper must appear at the end of the manuscript, in alphabetical order according to the last name of the author(s) that were cited in the article, and it must be limited to the sources that were quoted in the text. In case of quoting several publications by the same author, they must be chronologically organized according to the order they were published. When an author has more than one publication in the same year, the chronological order should be kept and letters must be used to differentiate the references published the same year (Example: 2001a). When Internet sources are used, you must mention the author, the year, the name of the article and the Internet address. If it is an electronic journal, you must specify the volume, issue, year, page numbers and web address. The list of references must be fully and accurately written so that readers can find them easily.

Some examples for the list of references are presented below:

1.  Paper in a Journal:

Author (only his/her last name and the first letter of his/her name). «Title of the paper». Name of the Journal. Volume (without abbreviations such as V or Vol.) Number of the issue (year): Number of pages of the paper (the number of the initial page and the number of the final page are separated by a hyphen).

For example:
Villar, L. «La educación hoy: una nueva perspectiva». Revista Ensayos sobre educación y Pedagogía 8. 1 (2003): 35-41.
The list of references must include the segment of pages of the paper published in a periodic publication. 108 / Instrucciones para autores Revista de Medicina Veterinaria No. 18 / July-December 2009

2. Books:

Author (only his/her last name and the first letter of his/her name). Title of the book. Edition number (only when it is different from the first one.) City (only when there are homonyms if you write the country): Publishing house (without the title of publisher, or business names such as Inc., S.A. or Ltd), year.

For example:
Millares, A. Comunicación para construir lo público. Bogotá: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 2001.

3. e-books:

Author (only his/her last name and the first letter of his/her name). Title of the book. Publishing house, publisher or translator.  Publication data. Accessed date. Access <full Internet address>.

For example:
Austen, J. Pride and prejudice. Ed. Henry Church­yard. 1996.10 Sept. 1997. <http://www.pember­ley.com/janeinfo/pridprej.html>.

4. Thesis or dissertation:

Author (only his/her last name and the first letter of his/her name). «Title of the thesis or dissertation». Academic degree. Name of the Institution. Year.

For example:
Ramírez, M. «Violencia en relaciones de pareja y conductas autodestructivas en mujeres». Thesis. MA in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. Uni­versidad Iberoamericana de Puebla. 2004.

5. Conference, congress or meeting.

Speaker's name (only his/her last name and the first letter of his/her name). «Title of the lecture». Academic place where it was presented. Sponsor of the event. Place. Date.

For example:
Odriozola, A. «Impacto del enfoque centrado en la persona en el noreste del país». Ponencia presen­tada en homenaje póstumo, Carl R. Rogers: Vida y Obra. Universidad Iberoamericana. México. 1987.

6. Footnotes must be used to clarify.

For example:
1. Another study which has not found causality relation among the contributions of the technological criterion to education is the one carried out by Rodriguez (2004).

The general methodology follows the MLA (Modern Language Association of America) international standards. Any queries can be answered via email by contacting the Editorial Board of the journal at either of the following e-mail addresses: mdveteri@lasalle.edu.co or e-mail: publicaciones@lasalle.edu.co

Authors are required to submit the articles to the School of Veterinary Medicine at Universidad de la Salle (Carrera 7. Number 172-85, Bogotá, Colombia), or the following e-mail address:  mdveteri@lasalle.edu.co.  All submitted manuscripts must contain the original and two copies printed in A4 size paper and on one side of the sheet. The text should be single-spaced and in 12-pt font. The information must be enclosed in a 3 1/2 inch floppy disk or CD format. Write the text in Microsoft Word and all figures and graphs must be submitted in their original source format (Excel or Corel, .jpg, .gif or .bmp). The disk must be labeled with the name of the article. Use only one color for text, graphics and images.

The articles should be no longer than 15 double-spaced typewritten pages. The book reviews must be no longer than 3 pages.

Authors must include written permission from the copyright holder of tables, figures, excerpts of other papers or other material protected by copyright. It is also necessary to have the written permission to publish photographs or information that require the consent of third parties.

Papers submitted for evaluation must not have been previously published in another media.

Please note that authors must include copyright permission when the article is not of their authorship or if it is a collective production.

The opinion and concepts expressed in the manuscripts is the author’s responsibility. The Editorial Committee will study the paper and will decide its acceptance for publication. In some cases, the paper might be accepted under some modifications or a new presentation in format can be suggested.

The acceptance or declination for publication will be notified to the author within the timetable established by the Editorial Board after its submission. A report from the reviewers designed by the journal will be included.

The paper must be submitted within the dates of acceptance established for the publication process of the journal.