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Author Guidelines

Last update: 13-11-2025

ATTENTION: In the submission process, authors must be mindful of and consider all items listed under submission requirements. Author information (name, affiliation, ORCID, and email) must be carefully and compulsorily filled in the Metadata section. This data will be verified and added to the article in case of publication. Submissions that do not comply with the guidelines will be rejected immediately.

Article types: CAB publishes original full research articles, review articles, short communications, technical notes, and, in exceptional cases, case reports. Authors can consult the detailed description of each article type published by the journal at the following link: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/articletypes. Careful reading of this material is essential before submission, as it helps ensure alignment with the journal’s editorial and scientific criteria.

Statement consent and Author contribution : The consent statement must be uploaded at the time of submission, and its presentation is a mandatory item for the article’s processing. It must contain the names of all authors, their affiliations, and an individual description of each author's contribution to the research. To describe each author's contribution, CAB follows the taxonomy indicated by CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy), which includes 14 categories normally performed for academic scientific production. See the declaration template via the link here.

Open Science Compliance Form: The form must be filled out and attached at the time of submission, and its presentation is a mandatory item for the article's processing. The form can be accessed here. Through this form, the authors inform CAB about the manuscript's compliance with Open Science communication practices by addressing the following items:
(a) if the manuscript is a preprint and, if so, its location;
(b) if data, program codes, and other materials underlying the manuscript text are properly cited and referenced; and,
(c) if they accept open options in the peer-review process (this item is for informational purposes only for CAB).

Ethics Committee: It is mandatory to attach, at the time of submission, the certificate of approval from the Ethics Committee on Animal Use for research involving animals, and from the Research Ethics Committee on Human Beings for research that involves administering questionnaires to people. The insertion of the protocol number in the body of the text (Material and methods section) is also mandatory. Any article that requires an ethics committee approval certificate and fails to present it will be rejected immediately.

ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID): This is a mandatory item for all authors and co-authors and must be provided during the submission process in the metadata section. ORCID provides the researcher with a unique digital identity number, ensuring distinct recognition even with homonyms, varying citation formats, or name changes. Its creation is free and available on the website: https://orcid.org/register

Plagiarism Detection: All articles submitted to the CAB Journal are pre-screened by a plagiarism detector (Turnitin/Crossref). Rejected articles will be thoroughly analyzed by the editorial team, and, where appropriate, additional information will be requested from the authors. If plagiarism is confirmed, the article will be summarily rejected.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ARTICLE PREPARATION

Language: The submitted article may be written in English or Portuguese. As the CAB Journal adopts a bilingual publication model, authors must be aware that it will be necessary to submit the text in the other language modality in case the article is approved for publication.

For the English text, the responsibility for translation and/or linguistic review lies with the authors, requiring the presentation of a certification issued by a certified company or translator. For articles by foreign authors, the presentation of the English language review certificate may be waived at the discretion of the editorial team, and the presentation of the Portuguese version is optional. For the Portuguese text, linguistic review will be carried out by the editorial team of the UFG journal portal. 

We request that authors await acceptance for publication before initiating the English linguistic review/translation and submitting the certificate. We preferably suggest one of the companies or freelance professionals indicated by CAB, as per the list available here.

File format and text style: Submission files must be in editable formats: Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, or RTF, and the file must not exceed 4MB. The text must be written in Times New Roman font, size 12, with 1.5 spacing. It must be formatted to A4, and the bottom, top, right, and left margins must be 2.5 cm. Pages and lines must be numbered continuously.

Authors: The name(s) of the author(s) and institutional affiliation must not appear in the text file submitted to ensure CAB's confidentiality criterion in the double-blind peer review.

Page Limit: We suggest that a complete research article contain a maximum of 20 pages (submitted file). For literature reviews, we do not suggest a page limit.

Abstract: The article must contain an abstract written in English and another in Portuguese, with identical content, presenting clarity and conciseness. The abstract is required to have a minimum of 180 and a maximum of 250 words. The Abstract and Abstract in Portuguese (Resumo) must be written in Times New Roman font, size 12, with 1.0 spacing.

Keywords: A minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 words, separated by a semicolon. They must be presented in both English and Portuguese. Note that terms already present in the title should not be included.

Graphical abstract: CAB strongly suggests that authors produce a graphical/visual abstract. The graphical abstract must be submitted along with the article, added immediately after the Abstract (text). It should present the main conclusions of the article clearly, self-explanatorily, and pictorially, with the aim of providing readers with a quick, "visual" understanding of the article's message. Avoid using graphs or results that will be presented in the text. Try to present the information linearly, in a clockwise direction. The graphical abstract should not be numbered.

Figures, Graphs, Tables, and Equations: They must be inserted, compulsorily, within the body of the text after being cited. Do not insert them at the end of the text. Tables must be inserted in editable format; do not insert them as jpeg/tiff, etc. Extensive tables may be included as supplementary material. Equations must be inserted in editable format using the equation editor.

TEXT STRUCTURE: 

For manuscripts drafted in English: Title; Title in Portuguese; Abstract; Keywords; Abstract in Portuguese (Resumo); Keywords in Portuguese (Palavras-chave); 1. Introduction; 2. Material and methods; 3. Results; 4. Discussion (or Results and discussion); 5. Conclusions; Supplementary material (optional); Conflict of interest statement; Data availability statement; Generative AI use statement; Author contributions (Add only upon acceptance for publication); Acknowledgments (optional); References.

The Material and Methods, Results, and Discussion sections may contain subsections. A formatting template is available here: template.

For manuscripts drafted in Portuguese: Title in Portuguese; Title in English; Abstract in Portuguese (Resumo); Keywords in Portuguese (Palavras-chave); Abstract; Keywords; other items as per the English version.

A formatting template is available here: template.

Supplementary material (if applicable) Extensive tables, additional images, or other items that the authors consider important for the study but that would be too lengthy to be included in the published version, may be included as supplementary material. The Supplementary Material must be submitted separately at the time of submission and will be published along with the article’s online version. The identification in the supplementary material file must begin with the article title (supplementary material of article XXX). Tables and figures must be identified as follows: Table S1, Table S2, etc., Figure S1, Figure S2, etc. Additionally, a list of this material must be presented at the end of the manuscript text file, containing the following declaration:

Supplementary material
Table S1. < short title >
Figure S1. < short title >

Conflict of interest statement
The inclusion of this item is mandatory. Authors must report whether there was any personal, commercial, political, academic, financial, or other conflict of nature that may have influenced their work. If not applicable, authors must state: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Generative AI use statement
This statement does not apply to the use of basic tools for grammatical check, spelling, references, among others. If there is nothing to communicate, it is not necessary to add this statement. If the author uses AI or AI-assisted technologies, a statement in the section with the following content must be included:

During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors used [NAME OF THE TOOL / SERVICE] for [JUSTIFICATION OF USE]. After using this tool/service, the authors reviewed and edited the content appropriately and assume full responsibility for the content of the publication.

Author Contributions
This item will only be included in the text if the article is accepted for publication. The contributions of each author must be included in the consent statement, which must be attached in a separate file at the time of submission. It must contain the names of all authors, their affiliations, and an individual description of each author's contribution to the research. CAB follows the taxonomy indicated by CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy), which includes 14 categories normally performed for academic scientific production.

Example:

Conceptualization: M. Neumann and T. Durmana. Data Curation: M. Neumann. Formal Analysis: M. Neumann. Funding Acquisition: M. Neumann. Project Administration: E. R. Almeida. Methodology: M. Neumann and T. Durman. Supervision: E. R. Almeida. Investigation: A. M. Souza, F. B. Cristo, E. Baldissera and E. E. Bremm. Visualization: E. R. Almeida and A. M. Souza. Writing (Original Draft): E. R. Almeida. Writing (Review & Editing): M. Neumann and A. M. Souza.

References and Citation

The complete list of references at the end of the article must strictly comply with the Vancouver Style. They must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the text. Citations must be made using the reference number, placed in parentheses and superscripted. Examples of references and direct and indirect citations follow:

IMPORTANT:

• Do not includesimple abstracts, expanded abstracts, or complete papers published in event proceedings in the reference list.
• Regarding dissertations and theses:their use as a reference should be avoided. However, if they are essential and there is no scientific article published with the same data, they may be accepted, provided that the defense occurred within the last two years. In these cases, the direct link to the document, hosted on the Plataforma Sucupira/CAPES or the university's institutional repository, in PDF format, must be included.
• Authors are also requested toprioritize articles published in journals over textbooks.
• The DOI number or the corresponding link of the articles is requested to be added to the end of the reference.
• Do not include personal communications and bibliographic materials without a publication date in the reference list.
• No AI tool should be included in the reference list.

Examples of references according to the Vancouver style are presented below:

JOURNAL ARTICLE:

Author (Last name and initials). Article title. Abbreviated journal title. Year, month, and day of publication (month and day only if available); volume (issue): pages. Available at: 

4. Two authors: Authors separated by commas (Last name and initials).
5. Three to six authors: list all 6 authors or, alternatively, list the first 3 and add "et al".
6. More than six authors: list the first 6 or, alternatively, list the first 3 and add "et al".
   
   

   Reference List	In-text Citation
   1.     Zanella JRC, Zanella GC. One health approach for the surveillance of novel swine viral diseases. Ciênc. anim. bras. 2022;24. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-6891v24e-74048P	Zanella and Zanella (1) discussed the wide field of emerging swine viral infections...
   2.     Costa H, Dantas R, Alvarenga MB, Peripolli V, Tanure CBGS, Seixas L, et al. Assessment of the dairy chain sustainability through best management practices Brazil’s programs. Ciênc. anim. bras. 2025;26. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-6891v26e-79031E	As described by Costa et al (2), projects to promote dairy chain sustainability...
   3.     Paim RCS, de Paula LGF, Soares DM, et al. Toxic plants from the perspective of a "Quilombola" community in the Cerrado region of Brazil. Toxicon. 2023; 1;224:107028. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2023.107028.	Paim and colleagues (3) concluded that ethnobotanical knowledge, especially from traditional communities, is essential...

   
   
   BOOK:
   
   
7. Reis JC. Estatística aplicada à pesquisa em ciência veterinária. 1st ed. Olinda: Luci Artes Gráficas; 2003. 651p. Portuguese.

BOOK CHAPTER:

5. Pascoe PJ. Cuidados pós-operatórios do paciente. In: Slatter D. Manual de cirurgia de pequenos animais. 2nd ed. São Paulo: Manole; 160 1998. p. 287-299. Portuguese.

LEGISLATION:

The models here were adapted because the standardization proposed in the Vancouver Style does not correspond to the Brazilian reality:

6. Constituição 1988. Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil. Brasília, DF: Senado; 1988. Portuguese.
7. Ministério da Educação e Ministério da Saúde. Portaria interministerial no. 1000 de 15 de abril de 2004. Resolvem certificar como Hospital de Ensino das Instituições Hospitalares que servirem de campo para a prática de atividades curriculares na área da saúde, sejam hospitais Gerais e, ou especializados. Diário Oficial da União. 2004 Abr 16; Seção 1. Portuguese.

ELECTRONIC MATERIAL:

Software available

8. SAS Institute. Statistical Analysis System: user guide [CD-ROM]. Version 8. Cary (NC): SAS Insitute Inc., 2002. Available at: https://www.sas.com/pt_br/home.html CD-ROM
9. Anderson SC, Poulsen KB. Anderson's electronic atlas of hematology [CD-ROM]. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2002.

THESIS OR DISSERTATION (ONLY IF INDISPENSABLE):

Author (Last name and initials). Thesis title [thesis/dissertation/monograph/final course paper]. Place of publication: Publisher; Year [citation date – year, month, day]. Available from: URL.

10. Nascente, EP. Efeito antitumoral do extrato metanólico do látex de Synadenium Grantii Hook f. (Euphorbiaceae) em tumor de ehrlich sólido. [Tese] Goiânia (GO): Doutorado em Ciência Animal, Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Goiás; 2025 [citado em 13 de maio de 2025]. Available at: http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/14251.

ONLINE DOCUMENT:

11. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAOSTAT statistical database [Internet]. Rome: FAO; 2023 [cited 2025 May 13]. Available from: https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/.

RESEARCH DATA:

12. Mahardawi B. The role of hemostatic agents following dental extractions: a systematic review and meta-analysis [dataset]. In: Dryad [Internet]. 2022. [cited 2025 May 14] Available at: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.59zw3r297.
13. Baumann T, Niemeyer S H, Lussi A, Scaramucci T, Carvalho T S. Rinsing solutions containing natural extracts and fluoride prevent enamel erosion in vitro [dataset]. SciELO Data, V1. 2023. [cited 2025 May 14]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.48331/scielodata.ZTZ1PM
14. Amarilho-Silveira, F. Estimation of productive efficiency in ewes from the natural grasslands of Southern Brazil: A pilot approach [dataset]. In: SciELO Data. 2025, [cited 2025 May 14]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.48331/SCIELODATA.AGWLIU187.

PREPRINT:

15. Martins G, Oliveira M, Botelho A F, Gamba C, Duarte C, Bicalho A, et al. Evaluation of mesenchymal cells (msc) and dapsone for the treatment of dermonecrotic wounds caused by Loxosceles laeta venom in rabbits. [Preprint]. 2018. [cited 2025 May 14] 2018010063. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201801.0063.v1.