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Veterinary Pathology

SAGE Publications Ltd · United States · Est. 1971

ISSN1544-2217

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

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 Score

0.776

H-Index

143

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.282

Total Works

6,757

Total Citations

185,838

2yr Mean Citedness

1.35

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Veterinary Pathology focuses on the study of diseases in animals, encompassing their causes, mechanisms, and effects. The journal publishes research on diagnostic methods, including histopathology and immunohistochemistry, applied to various animal species. Topics include the characterization of neoplastic and infectious diseases, as well as inherited and metabolic disorders, often utilizing comparative pathology approaches.

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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 States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1971

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,757

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1544-2217

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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

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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)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PathologyVeterinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Veterinary (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Veterinary Oncology ResearchMicrobial infections and disease researchVirus-based gene therapy researchInfectious Diseases and MycologyAnimal Virus Infections StudiesHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsOral and Maxillofacial PathologyViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyAnimal Disease Management and EpidemiologyVector-Borne Animal Diseases