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Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Medpharm Publications · South Africa · Est. 1927

ISSN1019-9128eISSN2224-9435
SJR Q3WOS SCIEScopus / SJROpen Access
81
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Withdrawn from DOAJ-15
Total81
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →
Removed from DOAJ (2024-04-18). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal is not open access. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Publication speed: not measurable
publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.279
H-Indexi
49
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.383
Total Worksi
1,322
Total Citationsi
17,046
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.71
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of the South African Veterinary Association (JSAVA), is a contemporary multi-disciplinary scientific mouthpiece for Veterinary Science in South African and abroad. It provides veterinarians in South Africa and elsewhere in the world with current scientific information across the full spectrum of veterinary science, diseases or other conditions that are endemic in, or particularly relevant to sub-Saharan Africa.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1927
FrequencyAt least one issue each year; articles published online when ready, then printed in an end-of-year compilation. Additional issues may be published for special events or themes.
StatusActive
Total Publications1,322
Publisher OrgAOSIS
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
APC CostZAR 1,300
Peer Reviewdouble-blind
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial Works 4.0 South Africa License (CC BY NC)
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/12 · 67%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Medpharm Publications
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1019-9128 / 2224-9435
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
ZAR 1,300
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
Citations received
20
186
2019
31
246
2020
16
68
2021
24
82
2022
14
28
2023
24
32
2024
16
2
2025
4
0
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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3
Veterinary (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Veterinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Vector-Borne Animal DiseasesAnimal Disease Management and EpidemiologyVeterinary Pharmacology and AnesthesiaViral Infections and VectorsVector-borne infectious diseases

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Is Journal of the South African Veterinary Association a predatory journal?

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal is not open access" (2024-04-18). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of the South African Veterinary Association?

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 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 0.71.

Is Journal of the South African Veterinary Association indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of the South African Veterinary Association?

The Journal of the South African Veterinary Association (JSAVA), is a contemporary multi-disciplinary scientific mouthpiece for Veterinary Science in South African and abroad. It provides veterinarians in South Africa and elsewhere in the world with current scientific information across the full spectrum of veterinary science, diseases or other conditions that are endemic in, or particularly relevant to sub-Saharan Africa.

How much does it cost to publish in Journal of the South African Veterinary Association?

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association charges an article processing charge (APC) of about ZAR 1,300 for open-access publication.

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