Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
Journal of Swine Health and Production
ISSN 1537-209X · American Association of Swine Veterinarians · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2001
Journal of Swine Health and Production: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 1.48; fully open access; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 15 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Swine Health and Production is published by American Association of Swine Veterinarians and is classed under Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Animal Virus Infections Studies, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, together about 40.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Animal Science and Zoology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Swine Health & Production (JSHAP) is an open-access and peer-reviewed journal published by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) since 1993. The aim of the journal is the timely publication of peer-reviewed papers with a scope that encompasses the many domains of applied swine health and production, including the diagnosis, treatment, management, prevention and eradication of swine diseases, welfare & behavior, nutrition, public health, epidemiology, food safety, biosecurity, pharmaceuticals, antimicrobial use and resistance, reproduction, growth, systems flow, economics, and facility design. The journal provides a platform for researchers, veterinary practitioners, academics, and students to share their work with an international audience. The journal publishes information that contains an applied and practical focus and presents scientific information that is accessible to the busy veterinary practitioner as well as to the research and academic community. Hence, manuscripts with an applied focus are considered for publication, and the journal publishes original research, brief communications, case reports/series, literature reviews, commentaries, diagnostic notes, production tools, and practice tips. All manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Swine Health & Production are peer-reviewed.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.9%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine13.6%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary11.8%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.8%
- Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.3%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology6.7%
- Virus-based gene therapy researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Veterinary medicine and infectious diseasesVeterinary4.1%
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)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
- 1.48LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 349OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 766 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 4 | 10 |
| 2024 | 16 | 13 | 41 |
| 2023 | 21 | 20 | 43 |
| 2022 | 29 | 25 | 295 |
| 2021 | 22 | 21 | 175 |
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
Fully open accessLetPub
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted9
- brief communicationBrief communication (updated 2024)Length not stated
- case reportCase report (updated 2024)Length not stated
- case studyCase study (updated 2024)Length not stated
- commentaryCommentary (updated 2024)Length not stated
- diagnostic noteDiagnostic note (updated 2024)Length not stated
- literature reviewLiterature review (updated 2024)Length not stated
- original researchOriginal research (updated 2024)Length not stated
- practice tipPractice tip (updated 2024)Length not stated
- production toolProduction tool (updated 2024)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Data availability
Cookie notice: only essential cookies used Model summary
AASV uses only essential cookies to enable your access to protected content and to enhance functionality.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting Guidelines
REFLECT Statement – Reporting guidelines for randomized controlled trials STROBE-Vet Statement – Reporting of observational studies in epidemiology TRaiTs – Template for reporting of trials in short format
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
- American Association of Swine Veterinarians
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1537-209X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Swine Health and Production
What CAS zone is Journal of Swine Health and Production in?
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 Swine Health and Production?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.48; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Swine Health and Production?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Swine Health and Production?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Journal of Swine Health and Production?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Swine Health and Production is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Swine Health and Production open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Swine Health and Production 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: .