Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
ISSN 0587-2871 · eISSN 1547-3317 · American Animal Hospital Association · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1968
Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.48; subscription journal; review 18–36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association is published by American Animal Hospital Association 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 Orthopedics and Neurology and Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, together about 38.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Small Animals. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The purpose of the JAAHA is to publish relevant, original, timely scientific and technical information pertaining to the practice of small animal medicine and surgery.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Veterinary Oncology ResearchMedicine19.8%
- Veterinary Orthopedics and NeurologyVeterinary9.5%
- Veterinary Medicine and SurgeryVeterinary9.2%
- Infectious Diseases and MycologyVeterinary4.7%
- Cardiovascular Conditions and TreatmentsMedicine4.2%
- Urological Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine3.9%
- Virus-based gene therapy researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
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
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
- Impact factor
- 1.48LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,671OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.39OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,624 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 4 | 11 |
| 2025 | 27 | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | 40 | 3 | 105 |
| 2023 | 30 | 4 | 122 |
| 2022 | 55 | 5 | 403 |
| 2021 | 36 | 4 | 392 |
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)
- 18–36 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
- American Animal Hospital Association
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1968
- ISSN
- 0587-2871
- Electronic ISSN
- 1547-3317
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
What CAS zone is Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 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 the American Animal Hospital Association?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.48; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 97.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association?
Authors report an average review time of 18–36 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 the American Animal Hospital Association?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 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: .