Journal profile · VETERINARY SCIENCES
Animal Health Research Reviews
ISSN 1466-2523 · eISSN 1475-2654 · Cambridge University Press · ENGLAND
Animal Health Research Reviews: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 8.13; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 5 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Animal Health Research Reviews is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Microbial infections and disease research and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, together about 33.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Animal Health Research Reviews provides an international, open access forum for the publication of reviews and commentaries on all aspects of animal health. Papers include in-depth analyses and broader overviews of all facets of health and science in both domestic and wild animals. Major subject areas include physiology and pharmacology, parasitology, bacteriology, food and environmental safety, epidemiology and virology. The journal is of interest to researchers involved in animal health, parasitologists, food safety experts and academics interested in all aspects of animal production and welfare.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): VETERINARY SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Scott McVeyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 12, Canada 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.2%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology12%
- Vector-Borne Animal DiseasesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.2%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine7.5%
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
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
- 8.13LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 351OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 76.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 486 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 11 | 9 | 67 |
| 2022 | 14 | 10 | 418 |
| 2021 | 14 | 9 | 276 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1466-2523
- Electronic ISSN
- 1475-2654
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Animal Health Research Reviews
What CAS zone is Animal Health Research Reviews in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Animal Health Research Reviews is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Veterinary Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Animal Health Research Reviews?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.13; CiteScore 12.8, h-index 87.
Where are the editorial board members of Animal Health Research Reviews based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (12) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Animal Health Research Reviews?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Animal Health Research Reviews is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Animal Health Research Reviews open access, and what is the APC?
Animal Health Research Reviews is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .