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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1940

ISSN1751-0147

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total68

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

0.501

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.8

Total Works

4,108

Total Citations

74,569

2yr Mean Citedness

1.84

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on animal health and disease, including studies on diagnostic methods, pathogen prevalence, and treatment efficacy in various animal species such as pigs, dogs, cattle, and reindeer. Articles also cover topics related to animal reproduction, welfare during medical procedures, and the impact of genetic factors on traits like litter size.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1940

Annual Volume~ 60 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,108

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2000

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~19 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC0

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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10/12 · 83%

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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?

1751-0147

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

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)Q2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Veterinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAnimal Behavior and Welfare StudiesMicrobial infections and disease researchVeterinary Equine Medical ResearchAnimal health and immunologyMilk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy CowsGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestockAnimal Nutrition and PhysiologyAnimal Disease Management and EpidemiologyRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology