Open Access
Publication Frequency
Journal LSL is published monthly in a year during January and December.
Open Access Policy
Journal LSL provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Non-commercial use and distribution in any medium is permitted, provided the author and the journal are properly credited.
LSL also operates under the Creative Commons Licence Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.. This allows for the reproduction of articles, free of charge, for non-commercial use only and with the appropriate citation information. All authors publishing with the LSL accept these as the terms of publication.
Benefits of open access for authors, include:
- Free access for all users worldwide
- Authors retain copyright to their work
- Increased visibility and readership
- Rapid publication
- No spatial constraints
Archiving
This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...
Publication Fee
LSL is dedicated to open access both for readers and authors. There will be for article submission and subscription. Under the Journal’s open access initiative, authors can choose to download free material (via PDF link) from any of the journal issues from LSL’s website https://lifesciencesleaflets.petsd.org under “Current Issues” or “Archives".
Publication Schedule
LSL is published monthly a year during January and December with a minimum number 1 articles for a volume and a maximum number 20 articles. The submission will be open whole year.
LSL accepts submission for the following types.
- Regular article
Regular articles are full-length original empirical investigations and research, consisting of introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion, conclusions. Original work must provide references and an explanation on research findings that contain new and significant findings.
Note: The article should in 6 and 12 journal pages (excluding the abstract, references, tables and/or figures), a maximum of 20 references, and an abstract of 100–200 words.
- Review article
Review article is critical evaluation of materials about current research that has already been published by organizing, integrating, and evaluating previously published materials. It summarizes the status of knowledge and outline future directions of research within the journal scope. It aims to provide systemic overviews, evaluations and interpretations of research in a given field. The manuscript title must start with "Review Article:".
Note: The articles is about 7-10 pages, include appropriate figures and/or tables, and an abstract of 100–200 words.
- Case study
- Article
Language Accuracy and Plagiarism Check
LSL emphasizes on language accuracy. It must be written in English with clear and concise grammatical English. The authors are suggest to have the manuscript checked by a colleague or reputable institution. Author must provide submission with Certificate of Check from reputable institution. We also provide proofreading and translation with extra cost.
LSL also concern about the originality of the article. Plagiarism is intolerable. The article will be banished and the author will be rejected for future submission.
For screening language accuracy and plagiarism check, LSL uses several tools including:
