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Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1991

ISSN1479-3261eISSN1476-4431

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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 Scorei

0.692

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.812

Total Worksi

2,936

Total Citationsi

36,726

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.85

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of critical conditions in animals, primarily dogs and cats. Articles cover a range of emergency situations including toxicosis, trauma, respiratory distress, and surgical complications. The journal also addresses critical care management, such as mechanical ventilation, anesthesia, and blood product transfusions, as well as diagnostic techniques like point-of-care ultrasound.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,936

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1479-3261 / 1476-4431

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

134

1.6k

2019

120

1.1k

2020

122

846

2021

128

611

2022

290

2023

156

2024

120

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.

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Veterinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Veterinary (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, ResuscitationVeterinary Pharmacology and AnesthesiaVeterinary Medicine and SurgeryVeterinary Oncology ResearchCardiovascular Conditions and TreatmentsCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationSepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentHemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyDisaster Response and ManagementVeterinary Equine Medical Research

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Is Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. It is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus and has a PubScope Trust Score of 60/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care?

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (in the Journal Citation Reports). 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 0.85.

Is Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.