Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences

CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL-REVUE VETERINAIRE CANADIENNE

ISSN 0008-5286 · Canadian Veterinary Medical Association · CANADA · Monthly · Founded 1960

CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL-REVUE VETERINAIRE CANADIENNE: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.57; subscription journal; review 12–24 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 81 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor0.57Latest value listed by LetPub
CAS zoneZone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences
Review time12–24 weeksCommunity average
APC—No source gives fee information
AcceptanceEasyCommunity average
Articles per year81LetPub annual count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL-REVUE VETERINAIRE CANADIENNE is published by Canadian Veterinary Medical Association 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 Practice and Education Studies, Microbial infections and disease research and Human-Animal Interaction Studies, together about 30.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Canadian Veterinary Journal (CVJ) provides a forum for the discussion of all matters relevant to the veterinary profession. The mission of the Journal is to educate by informing readers of progress in clinical veterinary medicine, clinical veterinary research, and related fields of endeavor. The key objective of The CVJ is to promote the art and science of veterinary medicine and the betterment of animal health. A report suggesting that animals have been unnecessarily subjected to adverse, stressful, or harsh conditions or treatments will not be processed for publication. Experimental studies using animals will only be considered for publication if the studies have been approved by an institutional animal care committee, or equivalent, and the guidelines of the Canadian Council on Animal Care, or equivalent, have been followed by the author(s).

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences

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

  1. Veterinary Practice and Education StudiesHealth Professions14%
  2. Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology9%
  3. Human-Animal Interaction StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.9%
  4. Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
  5. Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
  6. Rabies epidemiology and controlImmunology and Microbiology4.5%
  7. Vector-Borne Animal DiseasesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
  8. Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

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

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorAgricultural & Forestry SciencesZone 4
MinorVeterinary SciencesZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorAgricultural & Forestry SciencesZone 4
MinorVeterinary SciencesZone 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
0.57LetPub ·
CiteScore 2026-06
1.1LetPub ·
SJR 2026-06
0.26LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.79LetPub ·
h-index
52LetPub ·
h-index
16OpenAlex ·
i10-index
21OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
0%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
0%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
81LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 206 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
2021100

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)
12–24 weeksLetPub ·
Average acceptance (community reports)
EasyLetPub ·

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

Subscription journalLetPub

A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.

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

Publication details and official links

Publisher
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
Country or region
CANADA
Language
Multi-Language
Frequency
Monthly
Founded
1960
ISSN
0008-5286
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL-REVUE VETERINAIRE CANADIENNE

What CAS zone is CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL-REVUE VETERINAIRE CANADIENNE in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL-REVUE VETERINAIRE CANADIENNE 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 CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL-REVUE VETERINAIRE CANADIENNE?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.57; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 16.

How long does peer review take at CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL-REVUE VETERINAIRE CANADIENNE?

Authors report an average review time of 12–24 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 CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL-REVUE VETERINAIRE CANADIENNE?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL-REVUE VETERINAIRE CANADIENNE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL-REVUE VETERINAIRE CANADIENNE open access, and what is the APC?

CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL-REVUE VETERINAIRE CANADIENNE is a subscription 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: .