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Open Veterinary Journal

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tripoli · Libya · Est. 1960

ISSN2218-6050

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.366

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.583

Total Worksi

2,077

Total Citationsi

7,797

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.88

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Open Veterinary Journal is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal committed to the publication and global dissemination of high-quality research across all areas of veterinary science and animal health. The journal provides an international forum for veterinarians, scientists, and academics to share original research, reviews, and scholarly insights that advance veterinary knowledge and practice. Open Veterinary Journal covers a broad range of disciplines, including but not limited to veterinary medicine and surgery, pathology, parasitology, microbiology, epidemiology, public and One Health, animal nutrition, reproduction, animal biology, genetics, and biotechnology. Contributions addressing animal welfare, disease prevention and control, diagnostics, therapeutics, and evidence-based clinical practice are particularly encouraged. Open Veterinary Journal places strong emphasis on interdisciplinary and translational research, especially studies integrating innovative biotechnological, molecular, and data-driven approaches to improve animal health, productivity, and sustainability. Research with implications for zoonotic diseases, food safety, environmental health, and comparative medicine is also welcomed. By promoting open access, scientific rigor, and international collaboration, Open Veterinary Journal aims to advance veterinary science, support informed decision-making in animal health, and facilitate the translation of cutting-edge research into clinical and field applications worldwide.

General Information

Country / RegionLibya

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1960

FrequencyTwo No. A Year, 2014-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,077

Publisher OrgUniversity of Tripoli

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tripoli

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2218-6050

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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?

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

662

2019

721

2020

115

972

2021

131

671

2022

200

825

2023

369

1.1k

2024

672

581

2025

535

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

Veterinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Veterinary (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Veterinary Oncology ResearchVeterinary Medicine and SurgeryVeterinary Orthopedics and NeurologyReproductive Physiology in LivestockAnimal Nutrition and PhysiologyVeterinary Equine Medical ResearchSperm and Testicular FunctionAnimal health and immunologyMicrobial infections and disease researchAnimal Diversity and Health Studies

Frequently asked questions about Open Veterinary Journal

Is Open Veterinary Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Open Veterinary Journal: 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 Open Veterinary Journal?

Open Veterinary Journal 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 0.88.

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

Open Veterinary Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.