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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

To submit a new paper to our journal:

  1. Register on the Journal website; we encourage you to register also as a Reviewer at the same time;
  2. Follow the Guidelines for Authors for preparation of your manuscript;
  3. Read our Editorial Policies and our Competing Interest policies.
  4. Log in;
  5. Click on the "NEW SUBMISSION" button to start the online procedure.

To submit a revised version:

  1. Log in;
  2. Click on the title of your paper;
  3. Next to the heading "REVISIONS", upload your revised paper by using the "UPLOAD FILE" button;
  4. Inform the Editors that a revised version has been uploaded.

Original Articles

3500 words max, abstract 180 words max, 30 references max, 3/5 tables and/or figures.

Articles report original empirical investigations and should be divided into: Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and References.

A maximum of 10 authors is permitted and additional authors should be listed in an ad hoc Appendix.

Reviews

4000 words max, abstract 250 words max, 40 references min, 3/5 tables and/or figures. 

Reviews should be introduced by a general summary of content in the form of an Abstract. Following a short introduction, putting the study into context and defining the aim, reviews will concentrate on the most recent developments in the field. A review should clearly describe the search strategy followed (key words, inclusion, exclusion criteria, search engines, etc.). No particular format is required; headings should be used to designate the major divisions of the paper.

Case Reports

2000 words max, abstract 150 words max, 20 references max, 3 tables and/or figures.

Reports describe observations on clinical cases that can be educational, including adverse effects of drugs or outcomes of a specific treatment. They should be divided into: Abstract, Introduction, Case Report(s), Discussion, Conclusions, and References. Clinical cases published by the Sahelian Journal of Responsible One Health must:

  1. Follow the CARE guidelines for publication of case reports (https://www.care-statement.org/);
  2. Report a comprehensive review of the central topic of the case report in the Discussion section;
  3. Indicate in the Conclusions the fundamental "learning" obtained from the clinical case.

Letters to the Editor

800 words max, no abstract required, 5 references max, 4 authors max, 1 table/figure. 

Letters to the Editor should be addressed to the Editors-in-Chief and formatted as short essays expressing the authors' point of view. They may respond to published manuscripts in our journals, or they may provide information or news about a topic related to the Journal's scope. If the letter is in response to a published manuscript, the original manuscript's authors will be given the opportunity to respond.

Editorials

1000 words max, no abstract required, 10 references max, 1 figure/table.

Editorials on selected subjects are accepted only on demand.

Protocols

About 3000 words, abstract 250 words max, 2 tables and/or figures (total), 15 references max.

Study protocols should provide a detailed description of the hypothesis, rationale and methodology of the study. They will usually be considered for publication without peer review if the study has received ethics approval and a grant or formal approval from an official funding body. Proof of both ethics and funding will be required, and we recommend that authors provide the relevant documentation on submission as supplementary files. Protocols of randomized controlled trials should follow the CONSORT guidelines and must have a trial registration number included in the text.

Opinions

About 1000-1500 words, abstract 250 words max, 3 tables/figures.

Opinion articles present the author’s viewpoint on the interpretation, analysis, or methods used in a particular study. It allows the author to comment on the strengths and weaknesses of a theory or hypothesis. Opinion articles are usually based on constructive criticism and should be backed by evidence. Such articles promote discussion on current issues concerning science.

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