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Avian Diseases

American Association of Avian Pathologists · United States

ISSN0005-2086eISSN1938-4351

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.442

H-Indexi

125

SNIPi

0.655

Total Worksi

8,278

Total Citationsi

191,541

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Avian Diseases is an international journal dedicated to publishing original basic or clinical research of the highest quality from various disciplines including microbiology, immunology, pathology and epidemiology. Papers on avian diseases relevant to etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and control are accepted. Manuscripts dealing with avian species other than poultry will be considered only if the subject is relevant to poultry health. The mission is to enhance scientific knowledge and promote avian health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency4 times a year

StatusActive

Total Publications8,278

Publisher OrgAmerican Association of Avian Pathologists

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Association of Avian Pathologists

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0005-2086 / 1938-4351

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

117

2019

119

744

2020

668

2021

387

2022

319

2023

116

2024

120

109

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ2

Food AnimalsQ2

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Veterinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyImmunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Food Animals

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Animal Virus Infections StudiesMicrobial infections and disease researchViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsAnimal Nutrition and Physiology

Frequently asked questions about Avian Diseases

Is Avian Diseases a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Avian Diseases: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Avian Diseases?

Avian Diseases is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.62.

Is Avian Diseases indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Avian Diseases is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.