Journal profile · Veterinary-Equine
Journal of Equine Science
ISSN 1340-3516 · eISSN 1347-7501 · Japanese Society of Equine Science
Journal of Equine Science: fully open access; median 82 days to acceptance (27 articles, last 24 months); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Equine Science is published by Japanese Society of Equine Science. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Veterinary Equine Medical Research, Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, together about 55.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Small Animals. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary-Equine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Veterinary Equine Medical ResearchVeterinary41.2%
- Veterinary Pharmacology and AnesthesiaVeterinary8.6%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Veterinary Medicine and SurgeryVeterinary4.4%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Veterinary Orthopedics and NeurologyVeterinary4.1%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology3.6%
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equine | Q3 | 8/14 | 46th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 156OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 620 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 223 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 296 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 350 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 305 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 317 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 303 |
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
82 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 67 days – 97 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 105 days (27 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 189 days
- Sample
- 27 articles with submission and acceptance dates (29 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".
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Japanese Society of Equine Science
- ISSN
- 1340-3516
- Electronic ISSN
- 1347-7501
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Equine Science
How long does peer review take at Journal of Equine Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 27 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 82 days (interquartile range 67–97 days). 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 Equine Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Equine Science is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Equine Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Equine Science is a fully open-access 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: .