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Veterinary Research Communications

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1966

ISSN1573-7446

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?

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 76d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.524

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.887

Total Worksi

4,589

Total Citationsi

62,726

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Veterinary Research Communications covers studies on all aspects of the veterinary sciences. The journal offers an appropriate medium in which to publish new methods, newly described diseases and new pathological findings. Provides its readers with a means of keeping abreast of current developments in the entire field of veterinary science.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1966

FrequencyEight No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,589

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer Science and Business Media B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-7446

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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

342

2019

488

2020

1.1k

2021

186

1.8k

2022

232

1.6k

2023

341

1.2k

2024

393

531

2025

354

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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Veterinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyMicrobial infections and disease researchAnimal Virus Infections StudiesReproductive Physiology in LivestockHelminth infection and controlViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyVector-Borne Animal DiseasesAnimal Nutrition and PhysiologyVeterinary Equine Medical ResearchAquaculture disease management and microbiota

Frequently asked questions about Veterinary Research Communications

Is Veterinary Research Communications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Veterinary Research Communications: 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 Research Communications?

Veterinary Research Communications 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 1.53.

Is Veterinary Research Communications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Veterinary Research Communications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.