About the Journal

Focus and Scope

ISVIB Journal Veterinary Immunology & Biotechnology (VIB) is the official publication of Indian Society for Veterinary Immunology & Biotechnology (ISVIB). VIB is an open access peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary international journal publishing original research on basic and applied aspects of veterinary immunology and biotechnology relevant to livestock animals, including birds and fish species. The journal accepts manuscripts describing new genes and immunological tools and their application for livestock health and productivity, advances in animal genomics, reproductive technologies, immunogenetics, physiology, microbiology, etc. The journal publishes full length research papers, short communications, and current perspectives, product & protocols, new records. Review articles in frontier areas of contemporary relevance are also published.

Peer Review Process

  • The journal policy will ensure prompt evaluation and publication of fully accepted papers. In order to accomplish this, each submitted publication will undergo a rigorous double- blind peer-reviewing process. In this type of peer review, the reviewers will not know the identity of authors, and vice versa.
  • All submissions to the journal will be considered confidential. Simultaneous submission of the same manuscript to different journals will not be allowed. A certificate in this regard signed by the authors would be taken along with the submission.
  • Manuscripts with contents outside the scope will not be considered for review and will be rejected at the level of Editor or Associate Editor and communication in this regard to the corresponding author be made within 2 weeks. The manuscript will be inspected for compliance with author instructions and manuscripts achieving prerequisite will be sent for double blind peer review within a period of 2 weeks. Only reviewers randomly selected from our database with specialization in the subject area will be contacted to evaluate the manuscripts.
  • The reviewers will have to agree to the confidentiality clause. Editors may seek additional reviews if need arises. Final decision about acceptance or rejection will be made by the Editor based on inputs from reviewing process. This will be done within 2 months in routine cases.
  • All submission will be checked for plagiarism using plagiarism tools.

Publication Frequency

The journal is published half-yearly.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

ISVIB JOURNAL VETERINARY IMMUNOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

ISVIB Journal Veterinary Immunology & Biotechnology (VIB) is the official journal of Indian Society for Veterinary Immunology & Biotechnology (ISVIB). VIB is an open access peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary international journal publishing original research on basic and applied aspects of veterinary immunology and biotechnology relevant to livestock animals, including birds and fish species. The journal publishes half-yearly in both online and print version and does not have any article charges. The journal accepts manuscripts describing new genes and immunological tools and their application for livestock health and productivity, advances in animal genomics, reproductive technologies, immunogenetics, physiology, microbiology, etc.