BENV is an on-line journal published every four months (issues in February, June, and October). The works must be sent to the address benv@izs.it within the month preceding the publication of the new number (January, May, and September). Articles submitted after this deadline will be published in the Follow Using issues.
The editorial board reserves the right to comment on and /or change the article. In this case, the article will be sent back to the first author for changes approval and manuscript revision. The first author must ensure that all co-authors agree with the final version of the manuscript. In case the first author does not respond within ten working days, the article will not be published.
The articles must be written both in Italian and in English. The manuscript sent in only one of the two languages will not be published
Articles should be sent in Microsoft Word format (doc or docx), A4 paper, font sizes 11, font type Calibri, with 1.5 line spacing in text, using the Follow Using margins:
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Items must be organized in the Follow Using order:
The text can be divided into paragraphs indicating for each paragraph a subtitle font sizes 12 underlined. The work must not exceed 4 pages, figures and tables included.
BENV is publishing works dealing with veterinary epidemiology, zoonoses, food safety and emerging animal heath infectious diseases. BENV contents are addressed to all veterinarians, officials and private practitioners, both Italian and foreign, who may not have specific skills in epidemiology or infectious diseases. The works, therefore, should be written using a clear and easily understandable language, although correct scientific terminology must be used.
The figures, tables, graphs and maps should be listed numerically and in bold type, in the order they appear in the text, Follow Used by a brief description not in bold (e.g., Table 2. Number of outbreaks .... etc.. ). In the text, the reference to the figures, tables, graphs, and maps must be placed in parentheses and in bold (e.g., Graph 2, Figure 1). For tables and graphs Excel sheet with origin data must be provided together with the work.
Any reference should be listed in the "References" section in alphabetical order as in the examples below:
Calistri P., Conte A., Freier J.E., Ward M. P. 2007. Geographic information systems . Vet Ital, 43(3), 379-774.
Ippoliti C., Savini L., Cioci D., Cerella A., Conte A., Colangeli P., Calistri P. & Lelli R. 2008. La tecnologia ESRI: compagna di viaggio nella Gestione della Bluetongue. In Atti del convegno della XI Conferenza Italiana Utenti ESRI, 21-22 May, Rome. ESRI, Roma, 27 pp.
