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Prepare your manuscript for British Poultry Science.

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Article types

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Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

  • Include or confirm the abstract length required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Keywords

  • Provide 5-8 keywords chosen by the author.
  • Please include 5-8 keywords of terms relevant to your specific work, which are not used in the title.
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  • Preferably some of the keywords should be selected from this list.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references in Chicago style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • The journal uses the Chicago Author-Date reference style, with the modification that, where a paper has 3 or more authors, the in-text citation should cite the first author only.
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  • Pages of text and references should be numbered at the top right hand corner.
  • Only representative, relevant references should be quoted.
  • Where applicable, this should include the hyperlink, DOI or other persistent identifier associated with the data set(s).
  • All such methods must be accompanied by proof of, or a reference establishing, validity.
  • In addition to a reference, a statement concerning sensitivity, accuracy and specificity must be included.
  • Efficiency of food utilisation may be used as a general term but in specific reference to values, the ratio (preferably gain:food ratio) is required.
  • These should follow the List of References.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors take full responsibility for the integrity of the whole content, including accuracy of references.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
  • All figures must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the paper (e.g. Figure 1, Figure 2).
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  • In multi-part figures, each part should be labelled (e.g. Figure 1(a), Figure 1(b)).
  • Tables should be strictly limited in number and authors should consider whether a point can be made without a Table, by a description and a few values in the text.
  • Each Table must be presented on a separate page, be numbered (except if it is the only Table) and be described by a brief informative title.
  • Very large Tables may cause difficulties in reproduction and should be avoided.
  • Figures should only be included if they impart information not given in Tables.
  • All Figures should be submitted larger than they are expected to appear in the Journal.
  • Explanatory captions should be brief but sufficient and typed where prompted on file upload.
  • They should be identified as images/photographs, and numbered separately from figures.
  • Details of numbering, identification and legends are as required for figures.
  • Figure captions must be saved separately, as part of the file containing the complete text of the paper, and numbered correspondingly.
  • Figures must be saved separate to text.
  • Files should be saved as one of the following formats: PS, JPEG, TIFF, or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX) files are acceptable for figures that have been drawn in Word, and should contain all the necessary font information and the source file of the application (e.g. CorelDraw/Mac, CorelDraw/PC).
  • Please do not embed figures in the paper file.

Funding statement

  • You should declare only the acquired funds and grants that are directly relevant to the work reported in your article; for example, This work was supported by the [Funding Agency #1] under Grant [number xxxx]; [Funding Agency #2] under Grant [number xxxx]; and [Funding Agency #3] under Grant [number xxxx].

Competing interests

  • Include or confirm the competing interests required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Data availability statement

  • Include or confirm the data availability statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Cover letter

  • You must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in your article.
  • Review: The use of short extracts of text and some other types of material is usually permitted, on a limited basis, for the purposes of criticism and review without securing formal permission.
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  • If you wish to include any material in your paper for which you do not hold copyright, and which is not covered by this informal agreement, you will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to submission.
  • The copyright and translation rights of papers become the property of British Poultry Science Limited.

Author contributions

  • Submitting authors should be prepared to submit CRediT roles for themselves and their co-authors (where applicable) as part of the submission process.

Supplementary files

  • Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.

Article structure and word limits

  • Papers must be double-spaced, leaving a margin of at least 40 mm on the left-hand side.
  • The filename for a graphic should be descriptive of the graphic, e.g. Figure1, Figure2a.
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  • Nomenclature: chemical nomenclature should follow the conventions of the Biochemical Society ( Biochemical Journal, 145: 13-14, 1975).
  • Biochemical nomenclature should follow the recommendations of the IUPAC-IUB Commission ( Biochemical Journal, 169: 11-16, 1978).
  • Vitamins must be given their chemical names and identified as advised by IUNS ( Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews Series, Series A, 48: 831-835, 1978).
  • The International System (SI) must be used - Baron, D.N. (1977).
  • For binding assays (for example, radioimmunoassays) the guidelines of the Journal of Endocrinology (1980), 84: 1-8 must be used.
  • Note: males between 12 weeks and maturity should simply be described as immature males.
  • Enzymes should be defined initially by their full recommended names and EC numbers ( Enzyme Nomenclature 1973, Amsterdam, Elsevier) and thereafter be referred to by accepted short names.
  • Matters relating to subscriptions, offprints and advertising should be addressed to the Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4RN, UK.
  • Review: These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
  • Review / Editorial: Contributions to British Poultry Science must report original research and will be subjected to review by referees at the discretion of the Editorial Office.
  • All submissions should be made online at the British Poultry Science ScholarOne Manuscripts site.
  • Once logged on to the site, submissions should be made via the Author Centre.
  • You will also need to upload your LaTeX source files, which should be uploaded as a single zip file alongside your submission and marked as “LaTeX Source Files”.
  • Please note, at revision stage, authors should ensure they have also uploaded a copy of their final manuscript in an editable format.
  • Your research funder or your institution may require you to publish your article open access.
  • Use our APC finder to view the APC for this journal.
  • When using a word which is or is asserted to be a proprietary term or trade mark, authors must use the symbol ® or TM.
  • Most manuscripts will be divisible into conventional form, but if another seems more appropriate the authors should consult the Editor.
  • The object of the study should be clearly stated.
  • Lines must be bold and all symbols or hatching clear; symbols and points should be neat, well-defined (e.g. open or closed squares, circles or triangles) and unambiguous.
  • Diagrams and line drawings should be clear- and bold - in black, on white.
  • Approximate positions in the text should be indicated.
  • Where appropriate a scale marker should be included and top and bottom indicated.
  • Other specialised nomenclature should follow recent recommendations of a primary journal in the field.
  • Names of avian genes should follow those for human genes.
  • Authors in unusual specialities should check carefully for conformity with the SI system.
  • Chemical solutions should be expressed in molarities (M), where possible.
  • In other cases w/v measures based on litres should be used.
  • For compositions (for example, diet profiles), w/v expressions based on a relevant order of magnitude (g, kg) should be used.
  • Vitamins should be expressed as their chemical names and concentrations must be expressed on a mass basis, not in IU.
  • Egg production should be expressed as g egg/hen d or eggs produced/hen d (not as percentage production).
  • In analysis of variance these determine the appropriate residual mean squares against which treatment effects should be assessed.
  • Parameters, such as means, differences between means, slopes etc., should be accompanied by estimates of variation.
  • Where transformations are used estimates of variation on the transformed scale are needed and means of transformed values should be derivable from those presented.
  • Corrections should be returned without delay.
  • Authors are required to sign an Article Publishing Agreement to facilitate this.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Originality and accuracy of content has been confirmed by the authors.
  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable.
  • Authors must retain the original and revised versions which must be shared upon request.
  • The PLSP guidelines for authors must be followed at all times.
  • New users should first create an account.
  • Sexist or racist terms should not be used.
  • Authors must adhere to SI units.
  • In each specialist area of poultry science authors should approach the subject using the nomenclature and general standards of primary British journals in the field of study (e.g., Journal of Physiology, Biochemical Journal, British Journal of Nutrition, Journal of Applied Bacteriology, Physics in Medicine and Biology, Heredity, Animal Behaviour ).
  • Indices of digestibility, protein quality (for example, Biological Value), proportional retention or availability (for example, nitrogen retention, net availability of ME) should be expressed as decimal coefficients or in identifying units (not as percentages).
  • Please use 'carcase' and not 'carcass'.
  • Names of gene, RNA and proteins for different species must be formatted following international guidelines available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_nomenclature.
  • Image descriptions are typically used by systems such as pronouncing screen readers to make images accessible to people that cannot read or see the object due to a visual disability.

Reporting guidelines

  • Include or confirm the reporting guidelines required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Statistical reporting

  • The experimental design and method of statistical analysis must be fully described.
  • The statistical model must reflect the experimental design including both treatments and different sources of variation.
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  • For tests of hypotheses, distributions, degrees of freedom and values of test statistics should be presented along with significant probabilities.

Artificial intelligence disclosure

  • Add or confirm the author-written Artificial intelligence statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Please include a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI has been used in the research and manuscript preparation process.
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  • Use of AI tools as part of ethical research studies is permitted.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: The name and version number of the AI tool used.
  • Systematic Review: Use of AI tools as part of ethically conducted literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analysis and bibliometrics studies is permitted.
  • Use of AI tool assisted plain language summaries (PLS) of authors own work is permitted.
  • Please read our guidance on using AI tools in your research and manuscript preparation to understand scenarios where their use may be permissible, and the required information that must be disclosed.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors have checked terms of use for the specific AI tool used, and therefore confirm suitability for publication.

Blinded manuscript

  • The PDF should be uploaded as the “Manuscript - with author details”/”Manuscript - anonymous” file.

Language and text style

  • Please use double quotation marks, except where “a quotation is ‘within’ a quotation”.
  • Abbreviations permitted in other areas that may not be familiar in poultry science (for example, releasing hormones) should be explained.
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  • Units should appear in Roman type, symbols in italic and other abbreviations in Roman capitals without stops.
  • Abbreviations are generally used in the singular and authors should avoid excessive use of idiosyncratic abbreviations and codings.
  • Contributors should consult recent issues of British Poultry Science for general presentation and remember that readers might require to translate the paper into another language.

Title page and author information

  • All the authors of a paper should include their full name and affiliation on the cover page of the manuscript.
  • One author should be identified as the corresponding author.
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  • The affiliations of all named co-authors should be the affiliation where the research was conducted.

Manuscript structure

  • The final paragraph(s) should present conclusions, but a separate heading is not required.
  • Specific points of detail should be made in numbered footnotes.
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  • The validity of any departures from an established method must be established.
  • Presented results should include numbers of observations for each treatment combination.
  • The conclusions should consider the possible influence of any confounded treatments on the response.
  • Authors must retain full records of the methods undertaken, including full descriptions and records of the prompts used, which must be shared with the journal upon request.

Study reporting guidelines

  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable (e.g. CONSORT-AI, STARD-AI, GAMER, TRIPOD-AI, etc).
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Keywords: 5-8 keywords
References: Chicago
Declarations: Artificial intelligence
Format: double spacing

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