Journal profile · VETERINARY SCIENCES
Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society
ISSN 1792-2720 · Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society · GREECE
Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.54; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 186 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society is published by Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society 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 Byzantine Studies and History, Classical Antiquity Studies and Animal Nutrition and Physiology, together about 31.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Animal Science and Zoology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society (J Hellenic Vet Med Soc) is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles in all aspects of veterinary science and related disciplines. It is published by the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society and is indexed in the Web of Science and in Scopus. There are no publication fees in the journal. Authors considering submitting manuscripts for evaluation and publication are requested to read carefully the instructions for authors and fully comply with them. Non-complying manuscripts may be returned to the corresponding author for formatting.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): VETERINARY SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities11.9%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences11.6%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.2%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology4.7%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
- Veterinary Oncology ResearchMedicine3.4%
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
- 0.54LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 119OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 83.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 165LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,118 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 46 | 2 |
| 2025 | 186 | 186 | 89 |
| 2024 | 187 | 187 | 200 |
| 2023 | 179 | 179 | 359 |
| 2022 | 175 | 175 | 492 |
| 2021 | 79 | 79 | 329 |
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 12 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 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
- Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society
- Country or region
- GREECE
- Language
- Greek
- ISSN
- 1792-2720
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society
What CAS zone is Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society 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 Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.54; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 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 Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society 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: .