Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
ISSN 0038-2809 · eISSN 2224-9435 · OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd · SOUTH AFRICA · Quarterly
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.56; fully open access; APC about USD 65; review about 22 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association is published by OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd 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 Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology and Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia, together about 26.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the South African Veterinary Association (JSAVA), is a contemporary multi-disciplinary scientific mouthpiece for Veterinary Science in South African and abroad. It provides veterinarians in South Africa and elsewhere in the world with current scientific information across the full spectrum of veterinary science, diseases or other conditions that are endemic in, or particularly relevant to sub-Saharan Africa.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Editor-in-chief ASW TordiffePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Africa 2, Netherlands 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Vector-Borne Animal DiseasesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.5%
- Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.5%
- Veterinary Pharmacology and AnesthesiaVeterinary6.6%
- Vector-borne infectious diseasesImmunology and Microbiology6.2%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine6.2%
- Veterinary Equine Medical ResearchVeterinary5.6%
- Helminth infection and controlVeterinary4.6%
- Veterinary Practice and Education StudiesHealth Professions4.4%
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
- 0.56LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 578OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 87.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,300 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 38 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 29 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 91 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 72 |
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)
- about 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | ZAR 1,209 | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the Budapest Open Acc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review process
The journal has a double-blinded peer review process. Manuscripts are initially examined by editorial staff and are sent by the Editor-in-Chief to two expert independent reviewers, either directly or by a Section Editor.
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
- OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
- Country or region
- SOUTH AFRICA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0038-2809
- Electronic ISSN
- 2224-9435
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 97, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
What CAS zone is Journal of the South African Veterinary Association in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the South African Veterinary 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 South African Veterinary Association?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.56; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the South African Veterinary Association?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of the South African Veterinary Association based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Africa (2) and Netherlands (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the South African Veterinary Association?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the South African Veterinary Association is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the South African Veterinary Association open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 65.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .