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Author Guidelines — Frontiers in Veterinary Epidemiology and Global Disease Surveillance

About this journal

Aims Frontiers in Veterinary Epidemiology and Global Disease Surveillance (FVEGDS) aims to advance the scientific understanding of disease patterns, determinants, and dynamics in animal populations. The journal provides a rigorous peer-reviewed platform for innovative research that improves the design, implementation, and evaluation of surveillance systems, disease control strategies, and outbreak investigations. By fostering a One Health perspective, FVEGDS bridges veterinary epidemiology with public health, ecology, and data science to address emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and other global health threats. The ultimate goal is to generate evidence that supports evidence-based policies, enhances biosecurity, and reduces the impact of animal diseases on food security, economies, and human well-being. Scope • Epidemiological studies of infectious and non-infectious diseases in domestic, wild, and aquatic animals • Disease modeling, simulation, and forecasting (e.g., compartmental, spatial, network, or agent-based models) • Design, evaluation, and optimization of surveillance systems for early detection and monitoring • Outbreak investigations, including source tracing, transmission dynamics, and intervention effectiveness • Zoonotic disease epidemiology and the human-animal interface • Antimicrobial use and resistance surveillance in animal populations • Risk assessment and management of animal health threats (including trade and climate change impacts) • Spatial epidemiology, geographic information systems (GIS), and remote sensing applications • One Health approaches: cross-sectoral collaboration, integrated surveillance, and comparative epidemiology • Economic analyses of animal health interventions and surveillance programs Article Types • Original Research Articles • Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses • Short Communications • Case Reports and Series • Methodological Papers (new tools, models, or frameworks) • Perspective and Opinion Pieces • Data Descriptors (with open data) Audience The journal serves a diverse international audience including veterinary epidemiologists, public health officials, disease ecologists, policy-makers, veterinary clinicians, animal health economists, and researchers in fields such as microbiology, ecology, data science, and One Health. It also appeals to postgraduate students and professionals in government agencies, international organizations, and the livestock and aquaculture industries.

Before you submit

• Manuscripts must be original, unpublished work not under consideration elsewhere.
• All authors must approve the submitted version and agree to the ICMJE authorship criteria.
• Declare all funding sources, conflicts of interest, and any AI assistance used.
• Ensure ethics approval and informed consent are stated where human or animal subjects are involved.

Manuscript structure

1. Title page (title, all authors with affiliations, corresponding author, ORCID iDs)
2. Abstract (structured where appropriate) and 3–8 keywords
3. Main text: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion
4. References in a consistent style; DOIs where available
5. Tables and figures supplied as separate, high-resolution files

Peer review

Frontiers in Veterinary Epidemiology and Global Disease Surveillance uses double-blind peer review. At least two independent reviewers assess each manuscript.

Licensing and fees

Articles are published open access under CC BY 4.0. The article processing charge is USD 400; waivers are available for authors from low-income countries.

Publication frequency: Continuous Semiannual. Publisher: AIR JOURNALS.

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