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Acta Veterinaria

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany

ISSN0567-8315eISSN1820-7448

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total52

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.25

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.329

Total Works

1,466

Total Citations

7,361

2yr Mean Citedness

0.64

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Acta Veterinaria publishes research on animal diseases, diagnostics, and treatments. Articles focus on infectious and neoplastic diseases in livestock such as ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma and bovine leukemia virus, as well as bacterial infections like Staphylococcus aureus in dairy cows. The journal also covers parasitic infections, genetic polymorphisms related to animal health, and diagnostic approaches for various conditions. Additionally, it includes studies on surgical procedures, wound healing, and the impact of environmental factors and medical interventions on animal well-being.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 40 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,466

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~11 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0567-8315 / 1820-7448

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Veterinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Veterinary (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyReproductive Physiology in LivestockAnimal health and immunologyAnimal Disease Management and EpidemiologyGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock