Journal profile · VETERINARY SCIENCES
Exploratory Animal and Medical Research
ISSN 2277-470X · eISSN 2319-247X · West Bengal Veterinary Alumni Association · India
Exploratory Animal and Medical Research: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Exploratory Animal and Medical Research is published by West Bengal Veterinary Alumni 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 Animal Virus Infections Studies, Microbial infections and disease research and Vector-borne infectious diseases, together about 20.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Exploratory Animal and Medical Research always consider only the quality of research depict in the submitted article. It took a very brief period for taking decision regarding acceptance of submitted articles. As a part of double blind peer review process, the decision of the reviewers is considered final. Researchers working in the related fields can utilize this unique platform for publication of their research paper.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): VETERINARY SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Tapan Kumar MandalPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 22 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology6.8%
- Vector-borne infectious diseasesImmunology and Microbiology6.3%
- Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine5.3%
- Vector-Borne Animal DiseasesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from ESCI for editorial reasons on 22 April 2025. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 53LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 265 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 1 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 46 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | 130 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 211 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 136 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | |
| 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
- West Bengal Veterinary Alumni Association
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2277-470X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2319-247X
- Society / sponsor
- West Bengal Veterinary Alumni Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Exploratory Animal and Medical Research
What CAS zone is Exploratory Animal and Medical Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Exploratory Animal and Medical Research is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Veterinary Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Exploratory Animal and Medical Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Exploratory Animal and Medical Research based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (22). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Exploratory Animal and Medical Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Exploratory Animal and Medical Research is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Exploratory Animal and Medical Research open access, and what is the APC?
Exploratory Animal and Medical Research 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, 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: .