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Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 2006

ISSN1558-7878eISSN1878-7517

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.475

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.773

Total Worksi

2,382

Total Citationsi

28,170

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research is an international journal that focuses on all aspects of veterinary behavioral medicine, with a particular emphasis on clinical applications and research. Articles cover basic research involving normal behaviors.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,382

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1558-7878 / 1878-7517

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

130

1.4k

2019

1.2k

2020

865

2021

119

589

2022

401

2023

207

2024

108

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)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Behavioral SciencesVeterinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Veterinary (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Human-Animal Interaction StudiesAnimal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary Equine Medical ResearchVeterinary Practice and Education StudiesNeuroendocrine regulation and behaviorRabies epidemiology and controlDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEffects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockHuman auditory perception and evaluationMeat and Animal Product Quality

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Is Journal of Veterinary Behavior a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Journal of Veterinary Behavior?

Journal of Veterinary Behavior 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 1.33.

Is Journal of Veterinary Behavior indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Veterinary Behavior is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.