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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

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

0.568

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.887

Total Works

4,589

Total Citations

62,726

2yr Mean Citedness

1.53

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

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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?

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

Times cited

2019

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2021

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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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

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