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Derecho Animal

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona · Spain · Est. 2010

ISSN2462-7518

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.221

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

535

Total Citationsi

718

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Animal Science and Zoology; Law; Veterinary (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionSpain

Primary LanguageSpanish, English

1st Year Published2010

Annual Volume~ 10 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications535

Publisher OrgUniversitat Autonoma de Barcelona. Facultat de Dret

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2462-7518

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-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?

PKP PN

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Spanish, 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

134

2018

221

2019

110

2020

2021

2022

2023

2025

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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ3

LawQ3

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawAnimal Science and ZoologyVeterinary (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Animal Law and WelfareHuman-Animal Interaction StudiesEthics and bioethics in healthcareAnimal testing and alternativesAnimal Behavior and Welfare StudiesComparative International Legal StudiesWildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesSocial Issues and Policies in Latin AmericaZoonotic diseases and public healthEnvironmental law and policy

Frequently asked questions about Derecho Animal

Is Derecho Animal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Derecho Animal: it is indexed in 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 Derecho Animal?

Derecho Animal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.221.

Is Derecho Animal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Derecho Animal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Derecho Animal?