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Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Medpharm Publications · South Africa · Est. 1927

ISSN1019-9128eISSN2224-9435

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total47

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

0.255

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.383

Total Works

1,322

Total Citations

17,046

2yr Mean Citedness

0.71

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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 Cost$1,300Below median

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Medpharm Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1019-9128 / 2224-9435

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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?

$1,300

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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

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.

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