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Veterinary Record

John Wiley and Sons Inc Β· United Kingdom

ISSN0042-4900eISSN2042-7670
SJR Q2βœ“ WOS SCIEβœ“ Scopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.38
H-Indexi
157
SNIPi
0.963
Total Worksi
51,350
Total Citationsi
392,274
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.20
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Veterinary Record is the official journal of the British Veterinary Association. It features research, reviews, and news on diverse veterinary topics, including scientific reviews, original research papers, disease surveillance reports, and business and innovation news.

AI-compiled from public web sources Β· verify on publisher page β†’

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Publishedβ€”
Annual Volume~ 1,280 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications51,350
Publisher OrgWiley
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid
Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
⚑ Hybrid journal β€” subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 Β· 55%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
John Wiley and Sons Inc
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
0042-4900 / 2042-7670
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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?
βœ“ 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 β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” 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
1.8k
3.9k
2019
1.4k
3k
2020
1.3k
2.8k
2021
1.3k
1.4k
2022
1.2k
1k
2023
1.3k
587
2024
1.3k
208
2025
886
54
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Q2
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Veterinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Veterinary Practice and Education StudiesAnimal Disease Management and EpidemiologyHuman-Animal Interaction StudiesLivestock and Poultry ManagementMicrobial infections and disease research

Frequently asked questions about Veterinary Record

Is Veterinary Record a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Veterinary Record?

Veterinary Record 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 0.20.

Is Veterinary Record indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Veterinary Record is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref