About the Journal

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Focus and Scope

The mission of Ab Intus is to publish original and unpublished scientific articles, literature reviews, short communications, case reports, and technical notes in the fields of Agronomic Engineering and Veterinary Medicine, as well as in the higher education of both sciences. The topics include Biology, Natural Resources, Plant Production, Animal Production, Animal Health and Clinic, Public Health, Extension and Development, Economics, and Teaching.

Open Access Statement

Ab Intus allows reading, downloading, copying, distributing, printing, searching, or linking to the full texts of its articles immediately after publication. This journal provides immediate open access to its content under the principle of making research freely available to the public. Our institution promotes and supports the open access movement to scientific and academic literature, and therefore does not charge monetary fees for review, processing, evaluation, or publication of articles (APC, article processing charges) to authors and/or institutions. We encourage authors to deposit their contributions in other institutional and thematic repositories, with the certainty that culture and knowledge are a common good for all.

Publication Frequency

The journal Ab Intus has a biannual publication schedule, with two issues per year, one in July and another in December. Articles are accepted throughout the year. However, the deadlines are set as March 31 for the July issue and September 15 for the December issue.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content under the principle of making research freely available to the public, which fosters greater global knowledge exchange. The contents are available under the Creative Commons (CC) Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

Data Availability Policy

Ab Intus promotes transparency and reproducibility of published research so that other researchers can replicate the studies described in its articles, either to corroborate or refute the results obtained, in accordance with the provisions of the National Law 26.899 on Institutional Digital Open Access Repositories.

All information and research data submitted to Ab Intus must be made available in institutional repositories where extensive and systematized datasets supporting the article can be published, adhering to the FAIR principles. Authors are encouraged to deposit their data before submitting their contribution to the journal. In this way, when submitting the article, only the URL where the research data is located should be indicated.

Copyright Notice

Acceptance of contributions by the journal implies the non-exclusive transfer of the authors' patrimonial rights to the editor, who allows reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.es).

Peer Review Process

Articles submitted for publication are first evaluated by the Local and/or Advisory Editorial Committee to ensure the relevance of the journal's topics. Once this stage is successfully passed, the article is sent to two external reviewers under a double-blind system. In case of disagreement between the reviewers' opinions, a third evaluator is consulted. The time required for the article review by the referee is 30 days. Reviewers must inform the publication editor if there is any conflict of interest. They must also maintain confidentiality regarding the material they are evaluating. The final decision on the publication of the evaluated articles is made by the Responsible Editor.

The criteria followed by the reviewers in the evaluation are as follows:

  • Compliance with the stated purpose
  • Methodological and conceptual rigor
  • Quality in the development of the topic
  • Style, terminology, and clarity of exposition
  • Bibliography

Since Ab Intus adheres to international ethical guidelines for health-related research involving humans (CIOMS) https://cioms.ch/shop/product/pautas-eticas-internacionales-para-la-investigacion-relacionada-con-la-salud-con-seres-humanos/, a favorable opinion from the Ethics Committee of the authors' institution is essential.

The possible evaluation results are:

  1. Accepted without changes.
  2. Accepted with minor modifications.
  3. Accepted with major modifications. Subject to re-evaluation.
  4. Rejected.

When the result is "2," the manuscript is returned to the author to consider the changes suggested by the reviewers. The submission of the new version must be completed within a maximum of 20 days.

When the result is "3," the manuscript is returned to the author to consider the changes suggested by the reviewers. The submission of the new version must be completed within a maximum of 30 days. Subsequently, the article is sent for a second round of evaluation, stipulated to take 30 days.

Once the work is accepted, the Technical Editor edits the article and sends it to the author for a galley proof. The final decision regarding the acceptance of the work will be the responsibility of the Responsible Editor.

Anti-Plagiarism Policy

The authors of the texts are entirely responsible for the content of their contributions. As a policy to prevent plagiarism, the Scientific Editorial Committee of Ab Intus reserves the right to review, using specialized anti-plagiarism software, all texts submitted for publication, using the usual criteria to detect such practices. If plagiarism is detected, the manuscript will be rejected for publication, subject to the decision of the Scientific Editorial Committee.

Conflicts of Interest

Ab Intus is committed to publishing quality research, ensuring transparency in the review and publication processes, without any undue influence. Authors, reviewers, and editors must declare any conflicts of interest.

Conflicts of interest may arise in the role of author, reviewer, or editor, affecting the manuscript during the writing, review, or publication process when there are ties to activities or relationships that could improperly influence their judgment.

Authors must declare any conflicts of interest at the end of their work, detailing the nature of such conflicts (employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, patents, and paid expert testimony).

Editors must declare their conflict of interest upon receiving the manuscript for evaluation, declining to review it and clarifying the reason for the conflict.

Artificial Intelligence

Due to the increasing use of artificial intelligence in academic works, Ab Intus establishes the following policy.

Regarding authorship, only humans can be recognized as authors. We do not accept or recommend the use of AI in compiling bibliographies.

Authors who use AI for writing an article must indicate the percentage of AI-generated text and specify it in the submission for analysis by the editorial team. Additionally, the AI model used must be clarified in the cover letter and in the methods section of the article.

Ethical practices for the use of AI in scientific texts:

  • For creating the article structure or a writing guide.
  • For generating a summary.
  • As an aid for writing sections of text that do not alter the content.