Journal profile · Veterinary-Small Animals
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports
ISSN 2055-1169 · SAGE · United Kingdom
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 700; review about 124 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 55% (journal website); 78 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports is published by SAGE 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 Veterinary Oncology Research, Veterinary Medicine and Surgery and Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology, together about 60.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Small Animals. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JFMS Open Reports is an online, open access, international, peer-reviewed journal. It is an official journal of both International Cat Care (iCatCare) Veterinary Society and the Feline Veterinary Medical Association (FelineVMA). The journal disclaimer can be found here. View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary-Small Animals
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 24, United States 22, Australia 9, Canada 7, Netherlands 4 (78 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Veterinary Oncology ResearchMedicine28.8%
- Veterinary Medicine and SurgeryVeterinary18.3%
- Veterinary Orthopedics and NeurologyVeterinary13.4%
- Cardiovascular Conditions and TreatmentsMedicine3.6%
- Infectious Diseases and MycologyVeterinary2.7%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine2.3%
- Veterinary Pharmacology and AnesthesiaVeterinary2.2%
- Fungal Infections and StudiesMedicine2.1%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 68LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 740 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 70 | 5 |
| 2025 | 78 | 78 | 21 |
| 2024 | 66 | 66 | 51 |
| 2023 | 63 | 63 | 119 |
| 2022 | 64 | 64 | 242 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | 224 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
124 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 15 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 55%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 124 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 700 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 700 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 700 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 995 | — | — |
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 websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship 4.2 Authorship
Papers should only be submitted for consideration once consent is given by all contributing authors. Those submitting papers should carefully check that all those whose work contributed to the paper are acknowledged as contributing authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 4.6.1 Ethical approval
All material published in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports must adhere to high ethical standards concerning animal welfare and meet the above guidelines. Irrespective of the nature of the work (eg, prospective, retrospective or experimental studies, case series or review), authors are required to make an ethical approval declaration in an ‘Ethical approval’ section in the en…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 4.1 Peer review policy
SAGE does not permit the use of author-suggested (recommended) reviewers at any stage of the submission process, be that through the web-based submission system or other communication. Reviewers should be experts in their fields and should be able to provide an objective assessment of themanuscript. Our policy is that reviewers should not be assigned to a paper if:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism 5.1.1 Plagiarism
The Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports and SAGE take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. They seek to protect the rights of their authors and always investigate claims of plagiarism or misuse of published articles. Equally, they seek to protect the reputation of the journal against malpractice. Submitted ar…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines 4.7 Reporting guidelines
The relevant EQUATOR Network reporting guidelines should be followed depending on the type of study. It is recommended that randomized controlled trials submitted for publication include a completed CONSORT flow chart as a cited figure and the completed CONSORT checklist uploaded as a supplementary file. It is also recommended that systematic reviews and meta-analyses include the completed PRISMA …
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
- SAGE
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2055-1169
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports
What CAS zone is Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports 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 Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 21.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports?
The publisher reports about 124 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 55%. 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 Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports based?
Of the 78 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (24), United States (22) and Australia (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 700.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .