Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
ISSN 0003-1488 · eISSN 1943-569X · American Veterinary Medical Association · UNITED STATES · Semimonthly · Founded 1915
JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.3; hybrid open access; median 70 days to acceptance (144 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 459 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION is published by American Veterinary Medical Association and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Veterinary Oncology Research, Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology and Veterinary Practice and Education Studies, together about 32.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Small Animals. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published twice monthly, this peer-reviewed, general scientific journal provides reports of clinical research, feature articles and regular columns of interest to veterinarians in private and public practice. The News and Classified Ad sections are posted online 10 days to two weeks before they are delivered in print.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Veterinary Oncology ResearchMedicine12.4%
- Veterinary Orthopedics and NeurologyVeterinary12.1%
- Veterinary Practice and Education StudiesHealth Professions8.1%
- Veterinary Equine Medical ResearchVeterinary8.1%
- Veterinary Medicine and SurgeryVeterinary7.3%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology5.3%
- Human-Animal Interaction StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Veterinary Pharmacology and AnesthesiaVeterinary4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 2 |
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
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 100LetPub ·
- h-index
- 177OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11,396OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 259LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 28,673 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 333 | 194 | 28 |
| 2025 | 459 | 262 | 457 |
| 2024 | 418 | 246 | 1,248 |
| 2023 | 476 | 291 | 2,074 |
| 2022 | 536 | 297 | 2,211 |
| 2021 | 437 | 93 | 2,450 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
70 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 49 days – 97 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 34 days (144 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 112 days
- Sample
- 144 articles with submission and acceptance dates (914 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–16 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- American Veterinary Medical Association
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1915
- ISSN
- 0003-1488
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-569X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
What CAS zone is JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Veterinary Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.3; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 177.
How long does peer review take at JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION?
Based on the dates recorded on 144 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 70 days (interquartile range 49–97 days); authors report an average review time of 6–16 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION open access, and what is the APC?
JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION is a hybrid 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: .