Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
ISSN 1082-6742 · Association of Avian Veterinarians · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1995
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.44; subscription journal; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 47 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery is published by Association of Avian Veterinarians 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 Bird parasitology and diseases, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Avian ecology and behavior, together about 35.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery is an international journal of the medicine and surgery of both captive and wild birds. Published materials include scientific articles, case reports, editorials, abstracts, new research, and book reviews.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bird parasitology and diseasesImmunology and Microbiology21.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.4%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science6.6%
- Veterinary Orthopedics and NeurologyVeterinary5.3%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology5.2%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine4.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.3%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
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)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 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
- 0.44LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 474OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,480 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 26 | 2 |
| 2025 | 47 | 2 | 16 |
| 2024 | 39 | 0 | 27 |
| 2023 | 55 | 4 | 110 |
| 2022 | 68 | 3 | 175 |
| 2021 | 51 | 4 | 196 |
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)
- over 36 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
- Association of Avian Veterinarians
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1082-6742
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
What CAS zone is Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 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 Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.44; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery?
Authors report an average review time of over 36 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 Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 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: .