Journal profile · Veterinary-Veterinary (all)
Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine
ISSN 1311-1477 · eISSN 1313-3543 · Thracian University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine · Bulgaria
Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 61 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine is published by Thracian University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock and Microbial infections and disease research, together about 24.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Small Animals. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary-Veterinary (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Veterinary Medicine and SurgeryVeterinary10.7%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology6.7%
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Helminth infection and controlVeterinary5.2%
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Animal health and immunologyVeterinary4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Veterinary | Q3 | 143/204 | 30th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 794 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 201 |
| 2025 | 61 | 61 | 315 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | 355 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | 387 |
| 2022 | 64 | 64 | 468 |
| 2021 | 60 | 60 | 381 |
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)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Thracian University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Country or region
- Bulgaria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1311-1477
- Electronic ISSN
- 1313-3543
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine
How long does peer review take at Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. 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 Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .