Style

All manuscripts submitted to Veterinaria Italiana must be written in clear and concise English. Long sentences and paragraphs should be avoided. A good English style guide can be found in the European Union English Style Guide. For additional guidance, the following can be consulted: American Medical Association Manual of Style, 9th Ed. (Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1998) and Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 6th Ed. (Chicago: Council of Biology Editors; 1994). Manuscripts that are not written in acceptable standard English or are incorrectly prepared will be returned to the author without review. As far as possible, avoid beginning sentences with a figure or an abbreviation or acronym, especially those that begin with a lower case letter (for cDNA, use Complementary DNA). All abbreviations, acronyms and names of genes, gene products, proteins and protein products should be defined at first mention. Avoid creating unnecessary abbreviations. Standard abbreviations for units of measure and abbreviations widely understood may be used without definition (ml, g, km, IU, UV, DNA, RNA, ELISA, etc.). Do not use the possessive form in eponymous terms: use Dulbecco modified Eagle medium, not Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium; Hanks solution, not Hanks’ solution or Hank’s solution; etc.