Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
The Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation is the official journal of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. The mission of the Journal is to educate by informing readers of progress in veterinary laboratory medicine and related fields of endeavor. The key objectives of the JVDI are to promote the science of veterinary laboratory medicine and the betterment of animal and public health.
Three manuscript formats are accepted for review: Review Articles, Full Scientific Reports, and Brief Communications. Review articles are strongly encouraged provided they cover subjects of current and broad interest to veterinary laboratory diagnosticians.
JVDI also publishes position announcements for employment and advertisements for diagnostic products.
JVDI content is open access after a 12-month embargo.
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
The American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) recognizes and fully accepts the need for editorial independence of the Association’s journal, the Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation (JVDI), and grants the editor-in-chief full authority over the editorial content of the journal, including the type, selection, format, and timing of content for publication. For these purposes, editorial content is understood to include review articles, full scientific reports, brief communications, special reports and consensus statements, editorials, letters to the editor, features, news, and advertising. Opinions and statements expressed in JVDI are those of the contributors and, unless so stated, do not represent the official policy of the AAVLD. AAVLD management does not interfere in the evaluation, selection, or editing of content published in JVDI, either directly or by establishing an environment that has an impact on decisions of the editor-in-chief.
The Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation (J Vet Diagn Invest) is an international peer-reviewed journal published bimonthly in English by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD). JVDI is devoted to all aspects of veterinary laboratory medicine. The major disciplines are anatomic pathology, bacteriology/mycology, clinical pathology, epidemiology, immunology, laboratory information management, molecular biology, parasitology, public health, toxicology, and virology.
Three manuscript formats are accepted for review: Review Articles, Full Scientific Reports, and Brief Communications. Review articles are strongly encouraged provided they cover subjects of current and broad interest to veterinary laboratory diagnosticians. The suitability of Letters to the Editor, Book Reviews, and Commentaries is determined by the Editor-in-Chief, and a pre-submission inquiry to the editor is recommended.
| M. Grant Maxie | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Holly M. Farrell | AAVLD, USA |
| Jesse M. Hostetter | University of Georgia, USA |
| Asli Mete | University of California, Davis, USA |
| Francisco A. Uzal | University of California, Davis, USA |
| Pat J. Blackall | University of Queensland, Australia |
| Paula M. Krimer-Rollison | University of Georgia, USA |
| Steve Bolin | Michigan State University, USA |
| Kathy L. Toohey-Kurth | University of California, Davis, USA |
| Stephen B. Hooser | Purdue University, USA |
| Jianqiang Zhang | Iowa State University, USA |
| Francisco A. Uzal | University of California, Davis, USA |
| Donal O'Toole | University of Wyoming, USA |
| Jeremiah T. Saliki (2004-2014) | |
| John M. Kreeger (1997-2003) | |
| Lenn Harrison (1991-1996) | |
| Robert A. Crandell (1987-1990) |
| Olaf Berke, MSc, PhD | University of Guelph, Canada |
| Mohamed F. Abdul-Careem | University of Calgary, Canada |
| Shawn Babiuk | Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canada |
| Udeni B. Balasuriya | Louisiana State University, USA |
| Barbara Banco | University of Milan, Italy |
| Timothy V. Baszler | Washington State University, USA |
| David A. Bemis | The University of Tennessee, USA |
| Uriel Blas-Machado | University of Georgia, USA |
| Grant N. Burcham | Purdue University, USA |
| Glenn H. Cantor | Bristol-Myers Squibb, USA |
| Francisco R. Caravallo | Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine |
| Anthony W. Confer | Oklahoma State University, USA |
| Rocio Crespo | North Carolina State University, USA |
| Nicola Decaro | University of Bari, Italy |
| John Devenish | Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canada |
| Angela Di Cesare | University of Teramo, Italy |
| Misty A. Edmondson | Auburn University, USA |
| Angela Ellis | Antech, USA |
| Bonto Faburay | Kansas State University, USA |
| Pamela J. Ferro | Texas A&M University, USA |
| Geoffrey T. Fosgate | University of Pretoria, South Africa |
| Timothy Frana | Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, USA |
| Luis G. Gimenez-Lirola | Iowa State University, USA |
| Katherine Hughes | University of Cambridge, UK |
| Binod Jacob | Merck Pharmaceuticals |
| Kristina Kadlec | Dairy Herd Consulting and Research Company (MBFG) |
| Subhashinie Kariyawasam | The University of Florida, USA |
| Melissa A. Kennedy | University of Tennessee, USA |
| Peter D. Kirkland | Elizabeth Macarthur Agriculture Institute, Australia |
| Panayiotis Loukopoulos | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Margaret A. Miller | Purdue University, USA |
| Patti J. Miller | University System of Georgia, USA |
| Akinyi C. Nyaoke | University of California, Davis, USA |
| Jane Oakey | Biosecurity Queensland, Australia |
| Joaquin Ortega Porcel | CEU Cardinal Herrera University, Spain |
| Mitchell V. Palmer | Bacterial Diseases of Livestock Research Unit, USDA, USA |
| Brandon Plattner | Kansas State University |
| Roman Pogranichniy | Kansas State University |
| Yugendar Reddy Bommineni | Bronson Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, USA |
| Julia Ridpath | Ridpath Consulting |
| Franklin Riet-Correa | National Institute of Agricultural Research-Uruguay |
| Nicholas A. Robinson | Bluebird Bio |
| Susan K. Schommer | University of Missouri, USA |
| Durda Slavic | University of Guelph, Canada |
| Leyi Wang | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA |
| Moges W. Woldemeskel | University of Georgia, USA |
| Yoshinao Yamazaki | ASAHI Veterinary Clinic, Japan |
| David H. Zeman | South Dakota State University, USA |
| Shuping Zhang | University of Missouri, USA |
The Instructions to Authors for the Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation (JVDI) can be found HERE.
All manuscripts to the Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation (JVDI) must be submitted via the SAGE Track online submission site at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jvdi.
Please take the time to read our best practices for submitting, reviewing, and publishing in JVDI.
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