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History It all began in Scandinavia
Over more than 50 years the Fur Animal Division of The Scandinavian Association of Agricultural Scientists (Nordiske Jordbrugsforskeres Forening, NJF) has been active on the front line of international fur animal research. These activities were based on annual scientific meetings and the personal contacts which were the natural consequence thereof. The activities were supported by the Scandinavian Fur Breeders Associations and directed by a board, elected from active participants in the membership. In the mid-1960's attempts were made to develop a Scandinavian system for searching information and literature relevant to research in fur animal production. Different systems were tried, but nothing worked sufficiently to be useful. |
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For this reason, and due to the enormous increase in fur animal production and consequent research, the Scandinavian Fur Animal Division found it necessary to establish contact into direct contact with the entire "Fur Animal World", and took the initiative to arrange THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS IN FUR ANIMAL PRODUCTION in Helsinki, Finland in the year 1976. This congress was an overwhelming success, with participants from countries. Besides the Scientific reports presented at the congress, the future format for international co-operation was discussed, and the idea of starting an international scientific journal was presented. The conclusion from the congress was : the international scientific congresses should continue, and be arranged every fourth year by ad hoc groups in different countries. The Scandinavian Fur Animal Division should try to establish an international scientific journal including scientific reports and abstracts of reports published elsewhere. Everything that was proposed came into being. Since that time the congresses, organized by ad hoc committees were held in Copenhagen 1980, Versailles 1984 and Toronto 1988. At the Toronto congress, tthe International Fur Animal Scientific Association (IFASA) was established with the goal to be the umbrella over the entire international co-operation within fur animal science. The Congresses in 1992 (Oslo) and 1996 (Warsaw) were organized by IFASA. The scientific journal began in 1976 under the editorship of Gunnar Jørgensen and with the the name: SCIENTIFUR-scientific information in fur animal production. It has been produced and distributed since that time and has become an institution which is very useful for fur animal research, advisory service and production. Since its beginning for more than 22 years ago, more than 8000 titles in the form of original reports, abstracts or titles alone in Fur Animal Research have been published and approximately 7000 pages of scientific information have been distributed internationally. Also, new books, scientific meetings etc.. have been reviewed and advertised in SCIENTIFUR. Under the umbrella of IFASA In 1997 the book Evolutionary-genetic and genetic-physiological aspects of fur animal domestication- a collection of reports, (edited by Lyudmila N. Trut & Ludmila V. Osadchuk) was published in co-operation with Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia. The book comprised of 11 scientific reports on 100 pages is available at SCIENTIFUR’s Oslo office. After 10 years a printed index was published and after 15 years both a printed and an electronic index was produced and distributed to interested institutions and persons. Since that time, the SCIENTIFUR index have been updated annually and now includes more than 8000 titles. In 1998 it was decided by the IFASA board of directors to establish a referee system for scientific reports in SCIENTIFUR. At the board meeting in Canada Nov. 1998, the structure of the Editorial Board for SCIENTIFUR which will be responsible for the further standard of the journal was developed.  Books published by Scientifur In 1986 The book MINK PRODUCTION (edited by Gunnar Jørgensen), which had been translated from Danish, was published in the English language. The book, which deals with all aspects of modern mink production, skin grading and- sales, consist of 399 richly illustrated pages, subject index and list of translations. In 1987 the book was also published in Japanese and Spanish languages In 1987 the book BEAUTIFUL FUR ANIMALS-and their colour genetics (edited by N. Norodd Nes, Einar J. Einarsson, Outi Lohi & Gunnar Jørgensen) with more than 300 high quality colour photos on 271 pages, covering the colour variants of mink, foxes, coypus, chinchilla and marten, was published in the Norwegian language, in 1988 the book was published in English, Swedish, Danish and Japanese. In 1989 the book HEMATOLOGY AND CLINICAL CHEMISTRY OF FUR ANIMALS (edited by Asbjørn Brandt) was published in co-operation with Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Science, Petrozavodsk, Russia. All books are available from SCIENTIFUR’s, Oslo office. SCIENTIFUR scientific information for those involved in Fur Animal production, is published by the International Fur Animal Scientific Association (IFASA).n (IFASA). SCIENTIFUR is the contact link between fur animal researchers all over the world and serves as an outlet for scientific and other communication between researchers and others who are interested in the production of fur bearing animals. As such SCIENTIFUR will contain reports of scientific and applied nature as well as abstracts of information published elsewhere and information regarding congresses, scientific meetings etc. SCIENTIFUR is published as four issues per year in the following way:
Scientific reviewed articles Papers received for publication as Scientific Reviewed Article, will be sent to two referees for scientific approval, and will regardless of discipline appear in the issue entitled “Fur Animal Science” containing only reviewed articles. Short communications Other original papers can be published in SCIENTIFUR as short communications. In regard to such articles the author(s) alone is (are) responsible for the scientific validity of the article. Such papers must not exceed 4 printed pages.
Scientific Reports and Original Reports published in SCIENTIFUR are indexed in common international indexes covering data regarding animal science.
Scientific reviewed articles should not exceed 6 printed pages (=12 typewritten A4 pages with double spacing including figures and tables). Additional pages will be charged to the author(s) at Euro 100 per printed page. Scientific reviewed articles will be sent to two referees for scientific approval. Papers submitted for publication as scientific reviewed articles are received with the understanding that the work has not been published before, and is not considered for publication elsewhere and has been read and approved by all authors. Animal experimental methods reported in SCIENTIFUR should meet ethical standards of animal treatment. Short communications. Other original papers can be published in SCIENTIFUR as short communications. In regard to such articles the author(s) alone is (are) responsible for the scientific validity of the article. Such papers must not exceed 4 printed pages.
Manuscripts
Manuscripts must be in English, typed double-spaced with page and line numbering and consisting of:
Reports received for publication as Scientific Reports, will be sent out to referees for scientific evaluation, and will appear on the first text pages in each issue, regardless of discipline, and the titles will be designated by asterisk(* ). . Other contributions , e.g. original , non-refereed reports, for which the author is responsible for the scientific validity, will printed in the corresponding to the subject beginning in January 1999 (Vol. 23). These disciplines are as follows:
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