Focus and scopeThe Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research (OJVR) publishes articles that report on original research in veterinary science. While it considers submissions from any geographic region, its focus is on Africa and the infectious or parasitic diseases and disease vectors that affect livestock and wildlife on the continent. Articles that report on research which contributes to the control or eradication of these diseases, for instance by improving or developing vaccines and diagnostic tests, are especially welcome. Provided they have some bearing on animal health, original research papers in specialised fields such as anatomy and ultrastructure, biochemistry, bioinformatics, epidemiology, entomology and acarology, physiology, pharmacology, immunology, molecular biology, toxicology and other relevant disciplines will also be considered. Veterinary case reports, clinical studies, companion animal medicine, preliminary findings and reports of predominantly local relevance do not fall within the scope of this journal. Three categories of papers are published: comprehensive research papers fall under the category 'Original Research', while shorter and more concise papers are considered as 'Research Communications’. Contributions to the third category, namely ‘Reviews’, are as a rule requested by the editorial board, but suggestions and motivations for review subjects may also be submitted directly to the editor-in-chief.

重點和范圍Onderstepoort獸醫學研究雜志(OJVR)發表關于獸醫學原始研究的文章。雖然它考慮任何地理區域提交的報告，但其重點是非洲以及影響非洲大陸牲畜和野生動物的傳染病或寄生蟲病和病媒。特別歡迎關于有助于控制或根除這些疾病的研究報告的文章，例如通過改進或開發疫苗和診斷試驗。如對動物健康有影響，亦會考慮在解剖學及超微結構、生物化學、生物資訊學、流行病學、昆蟲及動物生態學、生理學、藥理學、免疫學、分子生物學、毒理學及其他相關學科發表原創研究論文。獸醫病例報告、臨床研究、同伴動物醫學、初步發現和主要與當地有關的報告不屬于本雜志的范圍。發表的論文分為三類:綜合性研究論文屬于“原創性研究”范疇，篇幅較短、較為簡潔的論文被視為“研究傳播”。對第三類，即“評論”的投稿通常應編輯委員會的要求，但也可直接向主編提出評論題目的建議和動機。