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BMC Veterinary Research

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1973

ISSN1746-6148eISSN1746-6148

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.697

H-Indexi

107

SNIPi

1.053

Total Worksi

6,306

Total Citationsi

126,880

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Veterinary Sciences; Veterinary (miscellaneous); Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1973

Annual Volume~ 550 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,306

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2004

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

British Library; Koninklijke BibliotheekCLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1746-6148 / 1746-6148

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

British Library; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

476

12k

2019

481

9.8k

2020

390

6.6k

2021

457

2022

281

2.4k

2023

590

3.7k

2024

779

2025

622

114

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)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Veterinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Animal Virus Infections StudiesVeterinary Oncology ResearchAnimal Disease Management and EpidemiologyMicrobial infections and disease researchVeterinary Medicine and SurgeryAnimal health and immunologyVeterinary Orthopedics and NeurologyVeterinary Equine Medical ResearchReproductive Physiology in LivestockMilk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows

Frequently asked questions about BMC Veterinary Research

Is BMC Veterinary Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BMC Veterinary Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 BMC Veterinary Research?

BMC Veterinary Research 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 2.53.

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

BMC Veterinary Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of BMC Veterinary Research?