Journal profile · VETERINARY SCIENCES

Acta Scientiae Veterinariae

ISSN 1678-0345 · eISSN 1679-9216 · Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BRAZIL · Tri-annual · Founded 2002

Acta Scientiae Veterinariae: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2; fully open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 84 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor0.2Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences

Review time6–12 weeksCommunity average

APC—No source gives fee information

AcceptanceEasyCommunity average

Articles per year842025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Acta Scientiae Veterinariae is published by Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Veterinary Oncology Research, Veterinary Medicine and Surgery and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, together about 29% of its articles. Its main subfields are Small Animals. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

ASV is concerned with papers dealing with all aspects of disease prevention, clinical and internal medicine, pathology, surgery, epidemiology, immunology, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, in addition to fundamental research in physiology, biochemistry, immunochemistry, genetics, cell and molecular biology applied to the veterinary field and as an interface with public health. The submission of a manuscript implies that the same work has not been published and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. The manuscripts should be first submitted online to the Editor. There are no page charges, only a submission fee.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): VETERINARY SCIENCES

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Veterinary Oncology ResearchMedicine14.1%
Veterinary Medicine and SurgeryVeterinary8.1%
Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.9%
Veterinary Pharmacology and AnesthesiaVeterinary5.2%
Veterinary Equine Medical ResearchVeterinary5.1%
Veterinary Orthopedics and NeurologyVeterinary4.9%
Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology4.8%
Infectious Diseases and MycologyVeterinary4.6%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Agricultural & Forestry Sciences	Zone 4
Minor	Veterinary Sciences	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Agricultural & Forestry Sciences	Zone 4
Minor	Veterinary Sciences	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Agricultural & Forestry Sciences	Zone 4
Minor	Veterinary Sciences	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.

Metrics

Impact metrics and publication volume

Impact

Impact factor: 0.2LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore 2026-06: 0.5LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 0.16LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 0.25LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 10LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 25OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 183OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 0.15OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 0%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 95.74%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 86LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,890 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	82	82	1
2025	84	84	9
2024	137	137	34
2023	94	94	47
2022	119	119	125
2021	222	222	447

Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.

Review & acceptance

Review time and acceptance

Average review time (community reports): 6–12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.

Fees & open access

APC and open-access policy

Fully open accessOpenAlex

Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).

No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

Profile

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Acta Scientiae Veterinariae

What CAS zone is Acta Scientiae Veterinariae in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Scientiae Veterinariae is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Veterinary Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of Acta Scientiae Veterinariae?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.2; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 25.

How long does peer review take at Acta Scientiae Veterinariae?

Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.

Which databases index Acta Scientiae Veterinariae?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Scientiae Veterinariae is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is Acta Scientiae Veterinariae open access, and what is the APC?

Acta Scientiae Veterinariae is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: 2026-10-01.