Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
ISSN 1040-6387 · eISSN 1943-4936 · SAGE Publications Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1989
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.35; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; review about 175 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 145 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation is published by SAGE Publications Inc. 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 Microbial infections and disease research, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, together about 26.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation is the official journal of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. The mission of the Journal is to educate by informing readers of progress in veterinary laboratory medicine and related fields of endeavor. The key objectives of the JVDI are to promote the science of veterinary laboratory medicine and the betterment of animal and public health. Three manuscript formats are accepted for review: Review Articles, Full Scientific Reports, and Brief Communications. Review articles are strongly encouraged provided they cover subjects of current and broad interest to veterinary laboratory diagnosticians. 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 Sciences
Editor-in-chief Grant Maxie GuelphPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 49, Canada 6, Australia 4, Italy 3, Brazil 2 (68 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology9.7%
- Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.7%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine8.3%
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.3%
- Veterinary Oncology ResearchMedicine6.5%
- Virus-based gene therapy researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- Vector-Borne Animal DiseasesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Herpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsMedicine5.4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 3 |
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
- 1.35LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70LetPub ·
- h-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,111OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 133LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,155 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 177 | 175 | 30 |
| 2025 | 145 | 136 | 164 |
| 2024 | 142 | 142 | 449 |
| 2023 | 139 | 139 | 584 |
| 2022 | 144 | 144 | 825 |
| 2021 | 184 | 184 | 1,569 |
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
175 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports 6–16 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)
- 6–16 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 46%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 175 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 800 / USD 200 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- 800
- Page charges
- 75
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3
- brief reportsThree manuscript formats are accepted for review: Reviews, Full Scientific Reports, and Brief ReportsLength not stated
- full scientific reportsThree manuscript formats are accepted for review: Reviews, Full Scientific Reports, and Brief ReportsLength not stated
- reviewsThree manuscript formats are accepted for review: Reviews, Full Scientific Reports, and Brief ReportsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship 1.3 Authorship
All authors must be entered into SageTrack during the submission process so that they receive all correspondence during the peer-review process. In addition, the JVDI Authorship Form, which is available as a downloadable PDF, must be completed and submitted during the submission process. The form is located in step 5 of the online submission process. We also encourage all authors to have an ORCID …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 1.2 Ethical considerations
1.2.1 Animal welfare JVDI requires that authors obtain the relevant national/state/institutional approval prior to animal experimentation. In the United States, this means the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee for approval for any animal experiment. Authors are encouraged to register their clinical trials at https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ or other suitable databases identified by the In…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 1.1 Copyright considerations
JVDI accepts original manuscripts for consideration with the understanding that the same material or a substantial part thereof is not presently being considered for publication or has not been published elsewhere. The Corresponding Author must secure the approval of all authors and institution(s) where the work was carried out. A statement to the Editor confirming that such approval has been rece…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access options
Open access after 12-month embargo for non-subscribers and non-AAVLD members; NIH- and government-funded research excluded from embargo. Model summary
Sage Choice allows authors to publish their article OA for an APC of $3,750. An Open Access Agreement is where the authors’ institutions may help cover the APC in full or partial. The Green Route permits authors to share the Original Submission or Accepted Manuscript at any time, in any format, without embargo. Open Access Publishing Options offers more information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-anonymized peer review. Model summary
The peer-review process is single-anonymized, that is, editors and reviewers are aware of the authors’ identities, but authors are not informed of the reviewers’ identities.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism 1.2.2 Plagiarism
iThenticate plagiarism screening. Model summary
JVDI employs the software program iThenticate to detect plagiarism. From the U.S. Office of Research Integrity, plagiarism of text is “copying a portion of text from another source without giving credit to its author and without enclosing the borrowed text in quotation marks” and plagiarism of ideas is “appropriating someone else’s idea (e.g., an explanation, a theory, a conclusion, a hypothesis, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints 1.4 Preprints
Preprint submissions accepted; DOI required. Model summary
As part of the submission process, you will be required to warrant that you are submitting your original work, you hold the rights to the work, that you have obtained and can supply all necessary permissions for the reproduction of any copyright works not owned by you, you are submitting the work for first publication in the Journal, and the work is not being considered for publication elsewhere a…
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 Publications Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 1040-6387
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-4936
- Society / sponsor
- American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
What CAS zone is Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 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 3 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 Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.35; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 115.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation?
The publisher reports about 175 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of 6–16 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 46%. 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 Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation based?
Of the 68 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (49), Canada (6) and Australia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .