Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences

BERLINER UND MUNCHENER TIERARZTLICHE WOCHENSCHRIFT

ISSN 0005-9366 · eISSN 1439-0299 · Schluetersche GmbH und Co · GERMANY · Bimonthly · Founded 1938

BERLINER UND MUNCHENER TIERARZTLICHE WOCHENSCHRIFT: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.48; fully open access; review 18–36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 12 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor0.48Latest value listed by LetPub

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

Review time18–36 weeksCommunity average

APC—No source gives fee information

AcceptanceEasyCommunity average

Articles per year12LetPub annual count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

BERLINER UND MUNCHENER TIERARZTLICHE WOCHENSCHRIFT is published by Schluetersche GmbH und Co 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 Microbial infections and disease research, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, together about 26.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes contributions on all aspects of veterinary public health and its related subjects, such as epidemiology, bacteriology, virology, pathology, immunology, parasitology, and mycology. The journal publishes original research papers, review articles, case studies and short communications on farm animals, companion animals, equines, wild animals and laboratory animals. In addition, the editors regularly commission special issues on topics of major importance. The journal’s articles are published either in German or English and always include an abstract in the other language.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences

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

Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology10.1%
Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary9.5%
Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.2%
Veterinary Equine Medical ResearchVeterinary5.5%
Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
Mycobacterium research and diagnosisMedicine4.3%
Animal health and immunologyVeterinary4%

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

SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub

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: 0.48LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore 2026-06: 1.6LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 0.27LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 0.58LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 32LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 8OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 6OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 0OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 33.3%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 12LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 773 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2021	1	1	1

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): 18–36 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 BERLINER UND MUNCHENER TIERARZTLICHE WOCHENSCHRIFT

What CAS zone is BERLINER UND MUNCHENER TIERARZTLICHE WOCHENSCHRIFT in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BERLINER UND MUNCHENER TIERARZTLICHE WOCHENSCHRIFT 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 BERLINER UND MUNCHENER TIERARZTLICHE WOCHENSCHRIFT?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.48; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 8.

How long does peer review take at BERLINER UND MUNCHENER TIERARZTLICHE WOCHENSCHRIFT?

Authors report an average review time of 18–36 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 BERLINER UND MUNCHENER TIERARZTLICHE WOCHENSCHRIFT?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BERLINER UND MUNCHENER TIERARZTLICHE WOCHENSCHRIFT is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.

Is BERLINER UND MUNCHENER TIERARZTLICHE WOCHENSCHRIFT open access, and what is the APC?

BERLINER UND MUNCHENER TIERARZTLICHE WOCHENSCHRIFT 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: 2026-10-01.