Journal profile · Veterinary-General Veterinary
Folia Veterinaria
ISSN 2453-7837 · Sciendo · Poland
Folia Veterinaria: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Folia Veterinaria is published by Sciendo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Veterinary Medicine and Surgery and Helminth infection and control, together about 29.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Small Animals and Agronomy and Crop Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Folia Veterinaria is an open access, peer reviewed international scientific journal issued by the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovakia. The first Volume of this journal was issued in 1956.The journal is published quarterly in English. The aim of the journal is to disseminate innovative, basic and applied research in all aspects of animal science with special emphasis on the most current topics and serve as a platform for the promotion of scientific exchange between scientists and veterinary practitioners and the public involved in various areas of animal health and welfare. The journal builds on the “One world, one health” concept in the areas of veterinary and human medicine, healthy food and the environment. It provides a forum for reporting news and advances related to prevention and treatment of animal diseases and risks to public health, hygiene and environmental considerations that prevent spreading of diseases and support sustainable development.The journal welcomes submission of original studies, case studies and review articles in a wide range of scientific fields with a focus on animal science and veterinary science, including reproduction, breeding, genetics, physiology, nutrition, feed science, meat science, animal welfare, ethics and law, animal behaviour, endocrinology and metabolism, veterinary nursing, veterinary education, veterinary epidemiology, veterinary public health, livestock management and production, poultry science, equine science, bovine science, small ruminants, camelids, aquaculture, fisheries science, zoo animal management, zoo animal clinical studies, conservation where there is a veterinary or animal science aspect, and wild animal diseases. Other fields of interest are not excluded from consideration, especially environmental aspects related to survival and spreading of pathogenic microorganisms, particularly the zoonotic ones.Any manuscript submitted to Folia Veterinaria journal must be original and the manuscript, or substantial parts of it, must not be under consideration by any other journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary-General Veterinary
Editor-in-chief Jozef NagyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 17%); most named Nigeria 2, Mainland China 1, Australia 1, Czechia 1, Slovakia 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
- Veterinary Medicine and SurgeryVeterinary10.4%
- Helminth infection and controlVeterinary8.3%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Comparative Animal Anatomy StudiesMedicine5.3%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Animal Nutrition and HealthAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy CowsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 | Q4 | 165/204 | 19th |
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 711 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 157 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 208 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 171 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 157 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 151 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 161 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2453-7837
- Print ISSN
- 0015-5748
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Folia Veterinaria
How long does peer review take at Folia Veterinaria?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Folia Veterinaria based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 17%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Nigeria (2), Mainland China (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Folia Veterinaria?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Folia Veterinaria is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Folia Veterinaria open access, and what is the APC?
Folia Veterinaria 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .