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Animal Diseases

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2021

ISSN2731-0442eISSN2731-0442
SJR Q1WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
50
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q1+25
DOAJ Verified+15
Total50
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
0.646
H-Index
17
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.746
Total Works
217
Total Citations
1,313
2yr Mean Citedness
2.44
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Aims & Scope

Animal Diseases is a peer-reviewed, open access academic journal sponsored by Huazhong Agricultural University. The journal promoting One Health initiative and committed to publish high-quality innovated and prospective works in animal disease research/application which are closely related to human health. The founding chief editors are Drs. Huanchun Chen (Huazhong Agricultural University, China) and Zhen F. Fu (University of Georgia, USA). The editorial board is composed of top scientists from 11 countries, with expertise in the fields of veterinary medicine and public health. Animal Diseases will publish Research articles, Reviews, Short Communication, Case Report etc. Articles submitted before 1 July 2026, the publication costs for Animal Diseases are covered by Huazhong Agricultural University so authors do not need to pay an article-processing charge. Huazhong Agricultural University works with American Journal Experts to provide free (only for authors of Animal Diseases), professional language editing service for authors after acceptance. Effective 1 July 2026, the Journal will transition from full sponsorship to an author-pay model. All manuscripts submitted on or after this date will be subject to the journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC).

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
12
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2021
Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications217
Publisher OrgBioMed Central
OA Since2020
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~12 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
PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

11/12 · 92%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
BioMed Central Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2731-0442 / 2731-0442
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ1
Veterinary (miscellaneous)Q1
Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q2
VirologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Veterinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyVeterinary (miscellaneous)VirologyImmunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Animal Virus Infections StudiesViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyAnimal Disease Management and EpidemiologyVirus-based gene therapy researchViral Infections and Immunology ResearchVector-Borne Animal DiseasesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMicrobial infections and disease researchHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsInfluenza Virus Research Studies
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref