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Veterinary Journal

ELSEVIER SCI LTD · United Kingdom · Est. 1900

ISSN1532-2971

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.739

H-Indexi

156

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.237

Total Worksi

6,368

Total Citationsi

183,781

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.71

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Veterinary Sciences; Animal Science and Zoology; Veterinary (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1900

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,368

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

ELSEVIER SCI LTD

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-2971

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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

140

2.9k

2019

104

1.3k

2020

112

1.3k

2021

822

2022

594

2023

187

843

2024

202

200

2025

193

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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ1

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Veterinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyVeterinary (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Veterinary Equine Medical ResearchAnimal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary Oncology ResearchAnimal Disease Management and EpidemiologyMicrobial infections and disease researchReproductive Physiology in LivestockVeterinary Orthopedics and NeurologyVeterinary Pharmacology and AnesthesiaViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyAnimal health and immunology

Frequently asked questions about Veterinary Journal

Is Veterinary Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Veterinary Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Veterinary Journal?

Veterinary Journal 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 1.71.

Is Veterinary Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Veterinary Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Veterinary Journal?