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Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation


eISSN: 19434936 | ISSN: 10406387 | Current volume: 36 | Current issue: 5 Frequency: Bi-monthly

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 Reports. 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)

Please consider JVDI as the Journal to submit your manuscript. Our peer reviewers and Editorial team look forward to considering your work. Our authors appreciate the attention received during the review process.

"We thank the reviewer for his/her kindness, and for the wise suggestion which we tried to follow and to answer on a point-by point basis at the best of our knowledge and possibilities, and we hope that the manuscript has been improved, as well as shortened in order to become a short communication as asked by the editor. But we would like to really thank the reviewer for the very good and helpful work provided that helped us to increase our knowledge and to increase the quality of the publication. we are satisfied of the very good work you did with us and we are really grateful for that." – Anonymous Author.

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. 

Editor-in-Chief
M. Grant Maxie Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Managing Editor
Holly M. Farrell AAVLD, USA
Section Editors: Anatomic Pathology
M. Grant Maxie Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Asli Mete University of California, Davis, USA
Francisco A. Uzal University of California, Davis, USA
Section Editor: Bacteriology & Mycology
Pat J. Blackall University of Queensland, Australia
Section Editor: Clinical Pathology
Jérémie Korchia Michigan State University, USA
Section Editor: Molecular/Immunology
Steve Bolin Michigan State University, USA
Section Editor: Molecular Biology
Kathy L. Toohey-Kurth University of California, Davis, USA
Section Editor: Toxicology
Stephen B. Hooser Purdue University, USA
Section Editor: Virology
Jianqiang Zhang Iowa State University, USA
Images Editor
Francisco A. Uzal University of California, Davis, USA
Book Review Editor
Donal O'Toole University of Wyoming, USA
Past Editors
Statistical Consultant
Olaf Berke University of Guelph, Canada
Editorial Board
Mohamed F. Abdul-Careem University of Calgary, Canada
Shawn Babiuk Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canada
Udeni B. Balasuriya Louisiana State University, USA
Barbara Banco Laboratorio Analisi La Vallonea, Italy
Timothy V. Baszler Washington State University, USA
Uriel Blas-Machado University of Georgia, USA
Yugendar Reddy Bommineni Bronson Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, USA
Grant N. Burcham Purdue University, USA
Glenn H. Cantor Bristol-Myers Squibb, USA
Douglas Segalla Caragelasco Pontificia Universidade, Brazil
Francisco R. Carvallo Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, USA
Anthony W. Confer Oklahoma State University, USA
Rocio Crespo North Carolina State University, USA
Nicola Decaro University of Bari, Italy
Angela Di Cesare University of Teramo, Italy
Misty A. Edmondson Alabama Dept of Agriculture and Industries, 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 S. Frana Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, USA
Luis G. Gimenez-Lirola Iowa State University, USA
Katherine Hughes University of Cambridge, UK
Binod Jacob Merck Pharmaceuticals, USA
Subhashinie Kariyawasam The University of Florida, USA
Melissa A. Kennedy University of Tennessee, USA
Peter D. Kirkland Elizabeth Macarthur Agriculture Institute, Australia
Samantha Lee University of Illinois, USA
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
Viju V. Pillai South Dakota State University, USA
Brandon L. Plattner Kansas State University, USA
Roman Pogranichniy Kansas State University, USA
Julia Ridpath Ridpath Consulting, USA
Franklin Riet-Correa National Institute of Agricultural Research, Uruguay
Nicholas A. Robinson Bluebird Bio, USA
Susan Sanchez University of Georgia, USA
Susan K. Schommer University of Missouri, USA
Ðurda 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
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