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Author Guidelines

Overview
All submitted manuscripts are managed by the Manuscript Peer-Review Process, i.e., IJAB Submission, as a smooth and rigorous double-blind peer-review manuscript handling and editorial process. On this single platform, all authors, reviewers, editors, and the editorial office work.
 
Submission Checklist
A manuscript submission checklist is essential for finalizing an article before sending it to the journal for review.
 
One of the authors should be designated as the Corresponding author, providing their contact details. The author must check the Aims and Scope of the journal. The manuscript will be prepared using the MS Word template. The author must approve the content of the submitted manuscript. All necessary files must have been uploaded with Keywords, figures, and tables (including title, description, and footnotes). The manuscript should have been spell-and grammar-checked. The author must have obtained permission for any copyrighted material. For any manuscript involving studies with human participants, it is the author's responsibility to confirm that ethical approval has been obtained from the relevant committee (e.g., Institutional Review Board, Research Ethics Board) for conducting the research.
 
Manuscript Submission Guidelines
 
Manuscript Submission Process
Manuscripts must be submitted online at www.mprp.in. The submitting author is responsible for the manuscript during submission and peer review, ensuring all eligible co-authors are listed, have acknowledged authorship criteria, and have approved the submitted version. First-time users must register on the portal and complete email verification to log in as an author. Existing users can log in using their credentials, or via Google or ORCID ID.
 
Upon successful registration, authors should login and submit their manuscript. The submission process requires the author to provide details regarding funding information, ensuring compliance with all funder stipulations.
 
Manuscript Preparation
■ Title Page Information: Manuscripts must be prepared following the Manuscript Title, Running Title, Author list, Affiliations, Abstract, Word limits, No. of Figures and Tables, and Keywords.
■ Author Ethical Responsibilities: The author should provide Supplementary Materials, Acknowledgements, Author Contributions, Conflicts of Interest, Source of Funding, Data Availability Statement, and Citations.
■ Presentation and Format: Spacing, Margins, Page Numbering, Word limit, etc.
 
Cover Letter
Manuscripts submitted for publication must be accompanied by a concise cover letter that articulates the significance of the paper's content, situates it within the existing body of work, and confirms its suitability for the journal's scope. The cover letter needs to include specific details including:
 
■ Journal name
■ Manuscript Title
■ Type of Manuscript
■ Author's full names (First name, Middle Name, and Last Name)
■ Complete Affiliations (in sequences)
■ Contact no and email ID
■ ORCID ID/Researcher’s profile
 
Author should disclose the use of AI in the manuscript as per IJAB criteria. Disclosure of any conflicts of interest or funding sources.
  
Title Page Information
The Title page should include
■ The title of a manuscript should be concise, specific, relevant, and informative, and should contain the primary keywords, formulae, and abbreviations used.
■ Running title or short title should not be more than 40-50 characters.
■ Authors’ first and last names must be provided, which can also include the middle name. The standard format used for IJAB for affiliations is complete address information, including city, pin/zip code, state, and country. The affiliations should be provided as 1, 2, and 3, but should not be marked with symbols. The corresponding author manages all pre- and post-publication communication for the manuscript, and must have their name, address, contact number, and email address clearly stated. Updated institutional email addresses and contact numbers for the corresponding author are required, adhering to authorship qualification criteria.
■ Word Count: Provide the electronic word count of the manuscript.
■ Tables and Figures: State the number of tables and figures included.
Conflict of Interest Statement: Declare any potential conflicts of interest. Visit the journal’s Conflict of Interest section for more details.
■ Financial Support Statement: List any financial support received by the authors related to the study or manuscript preparation. Refer to the Financial Disclosure section for guidance.
■ Authors Contributions: Describe each author’s role in the study, such as designing the research, conducting experiments, and writing the manuscript.as per IJAB Criteria for authorship. Confirmation that informed patient consent was obtained for publication of the case details.
 
Original Research Article, Review Articles and Case Reports
 
Abstracts:  The abstract should accurately represent the entire content of the manuscript, serving as a concise summary rather than an introduction. It must include only information that is present in the main text and should not contain any citations. The abstract should be provided with a maximum of 150 -250 words with the following subheadings: 
Background: The background for the study should state the study’s purpose, basic procedures, main findings, and principal conclusions.  
Methods: Methods describe briefly the main methods or treatments applied and include relevant preregistration numbers. Briefly describe the main methods, treatments, or protocols applied. Include ethical approval, include a statement about animal study approval if animals were involved.
Results: Results are presented in logical sequence in tables, text, and figures, giving the main and most important findings.
Conclusion: The conclusion indicates the interpretations with the goal of the study but avoids unqualified statements.
Keywords: Keywords need to be added after the abstract, and it is recommended to be specific to the article and within the subject discipline.
 
IJAB follows the APA (7th edition) referencing style. Authors must ensure that all references cited in the text appear in the reference list and vice versa.

Journal Article: Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the article. Journal Name, Volume (Issue), page–page. https://doi.org/xxxxx
Example: Sharma, R., & Verma, P. (2023). Applications of artificial intelligence in molecular diagnostics. Journal of Molecular Biotechnology, 15(2), 101–115. https://doi.org/10.1234/jmb.2023.015

Book: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of the book. Publisher.
Example: Brown, T. A. (2019). Genomes 4. Garland Science.
Book Chapter: Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of chapter. In E. E. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. xx–xx). Publisher.
Example: Kumar, S., & Singh, R. (2022). CRISPR applications in plant biotechnology. In D. Mehta (Ed.), Advances in genetic engineering (pp. 55–78). Springer.

Conference Paper: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of paper. In Proceedings Title (pp. xx–xx). Publisher.
Example: Gupta, N., & Rao, P. (2021). Machine learning in bioinformatics. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Biotechnology (pp. 45–50). IEEE.

Website: Organization Name. (Year). Title of webpage. URL
Example: World Health Organization. (2023). Biotechnology and global health. https://www.who.int/

In-text citation examples: Single author (Sharma, 2023); Two authors (Sharma & Verma, 2023); Three or more authors (Kumar et al., 2022).

■  Authors are encouraged to prepare tables and figures in colour (RGB at 8-bit).
■  Figures include photographs, radiographs, or micrographs and use composite figures containing several panels of photographs.
■  All Figures, tables, and artworks must have a caption or a heading. To facilitate the copy-editing of large tables, smaller fonts may be used. 
■  Tables and Figures/Graphs are always cited in text in consecutive numerical order. In case, Table Abbreviations used, it should be provided in footer of Table.
■  Identify any previously published material by giving the source in the form of a reference at the end of the table caption.
■  The author should check figures for duplications and ensure their clarity and accuracy.
 
Author Ethical Responsibilities
Supplementary Materials: It describes any supplementary material published online alongside the manuscript, such as figures, tables, spreadsheets, videos, etc. The author should indicate the name and title of each element as follows: Figure F1: title, Table T1: Title, etc.
 
Funding and Acknowledgments: Include administrative and technical support, or donations in kind of people, grants, funds, etc., should be placed in a separate section on the title page of the manuscript. Additionally, provide the funding information in a separate section. In case the funding institution is not listed, it can be entered as text. Funding information will be published as searchable metadata for the accepted article, whereas acknowledgments are published on the page.
 
Author Contributions: Authors are required to include a statement of responsibility, to have made substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work, or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of the data, or drafting the work, and substantively revising it as per IJAB Authorship Criteria. Authorship must include and be limited to those who have contributed substantially to the work.
 
Data Availability Statement: Provide details regarding where data supporting reported results can be found, including links to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study, or you might choose to exclude this statement if the study did not report any data.
 
Conflicts of Interest: The Journal mandates authors to disclose any financial or conflicting interests affecting the study's outcome at the time of manuscript submission, including any involvement in employment, consultation, ownership, or testimony. If no role is stated, sponsors must be excluded. Conflict-of-interest information will be communicated in a published statement.  If no conflicts exist, the authors should state that they declare no conflicts of interest.
 
Citation: Reference and Citation in supplementary files are permitted and provided that they also appear in the main text and the reference list in order.
 
Supplementary Materials, Data submission
Journal is committed to accepting open scientific exchange and enabling our authors to achieve best practices in sharing and archiving research data.  Authors of published articles in the Journal are encouraged to share their research data. Every journal guideline can be found on the journal's “Instructions for Authors.” The Policy of data sharing concerns the minimal dataset support and findings of a published study. Collected data should be publicly available and cited under the guidelines of the journal.
 
Unpublished and Research Data Policy
At the time of submission, the availability of data limits should be mentioned in the manuscript. All observations on the submitted manuscript should be published by the authors as unpublished data or supplementary information. Submission of data to the journal indicates that all raw data and resources specified in the publication will be publicly accessible to any researcher who wants to use them for non-commercial reasons without violating participant confidentiality. It is recommended that authors ensure their datasets are either included in the primary publication or other supporting files or deposited in publicly accessible repositories.
Journal accepts all sequence names, and the accession numbers provided by the databases must be provided in the materials and methods section of the article.
 
Withdrawal of the Manuscript
Manuscript can be withdrawn within 3 days of submission
 
Research and Publication Ethics
Statement on the Welfare of Animals Rights

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

■  This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
■  This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
■  All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
■  All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
■  Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

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Privacy Statement

1. Introduction
 
The International Journal of Animal Biotechnology (IJAB), published by Evegenis Publications, respects the privacy of its authors, reviewers, editors, and readers. This Privacy Statement explains how the journal collects, uses, and safeguards personal information obtained through its website and manuscript submission system. By using the IJAB website or submitting a manuscript, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
 
2. Information We Collect
 
IJAB may collect the following information from users:
 
■ Personal details: Name, affiliation, position, email address, and contact number (from authors, reviewers, and editors).
■ Manuscript-related data: Submission files, metadata, and editorial correspondence.
■ Technical data: IP address, browser type, and usage statistics collected for website analytics.
■ Optional information: Data voluntarily provided during registration, manuscript submission, or subscription to journal updates.
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3. Purpose of Data Collection
 
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5. Data Sharing and Disclosure
 
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Withdraw a manuscript within three (3) days of submission
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8. Retention of Data
 
■ Personal data associated with manuscript submissions and editorial correspondence is retained as part of the permanent scholarly record.
■ Inactive user accounts and unpublished submissions may be deleted after a reasonable period of inactivity.
 
9. External Links
 
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10. Updates to This Privacy Statement
 
IJAB may update this Privacy Statement periodically to reflect changes in policies or applicable laws. Any revisions will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
 
11. Contact Information
 
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