Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
ISSN 1479-3261 · eISSN 1476-4431 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2001
Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.52; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 209 days to acceptance (69 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 120 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation, Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia and Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, together about 23.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care’s primary aim is to advance the international clinical standard of care for emergency/critical care patients of all species. The journal’s content is relevant to specialist and non-specialist veterinarians practicing emergency/critical care medicine. The journal achieves it aims by publishing descriptions of unique presentation or management; retrospective and prospective evaluations of prognosis, novel diagnosis, or therapy; translational basic science studies with clinical relevance; in depth reviews of pertinent topics; topical news and letters; and regular themed issues. The journal is the official publication of the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society, the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, the European Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society, and the European College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. It is a bimonthly publication with international impact and adheres to currently accepted ethical standards.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Editor-in-chief Jamie M. BurkittPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, ResuscitationMedicine8.5%
- Veterinary Pharmacology and AnesthesiaVeterinary8.2%
- Veterinary Medicine and SurgeryVeterinary7.1%
- Veterinary Oncology ResearchMedicine5.9%
- Cardiovascular Conditions and TreatmentsMedicine5.6%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine5%
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.8%
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 3 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.52LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 76OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,014OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 94LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 99Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 714,933Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,007 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 104 | 82 | 28 |
| 2025 | 120 | 68 | 102 |
| 2024 | 89 | 53 | 235 |
| 2023 | 91 | 51 | 373 |
| 2022 | 128 | 31 | 695 |
| 2021 | 122 | 28 | 943 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
209 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 149 days – 266 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 269 days (71 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 504 days
- Sample
- 69 articles with submission and acceptance dates (225 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 18–36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 43%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 43%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 61 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 61 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 209 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 381 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
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 3,400 / EUR 2,850 / GBP 2,270 | — | — |
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)
- Submission fee
- USD 500
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Reference style
- AMA
- Templates
- Word
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3
- hypothesisIntroduction. State the purpose of the article and summarize the rationale for the study or observation. Avoid detailed explanations that fit more naturally int…Length not stated
- prospective studyProspective studies include randomized controlled trials, interventional studies, laboratory and animal research, outcome studies, cost-effectiveness analyses, …Length not stated
- retrospective studyRetrospective studies are reports of a large series of cases focusing on the diagnosis, treatment or characteristics of specific disease states.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC)
Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools—such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs)—cannot be considered capable of initiating an original piece of research without direction by human authors. They also cannot be accountable for a published work or for research design, which is a generally held requirement of authorship (as discussed in the previous section), no…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content. One or more authors should take responsibility for the integrity of the work as a whole, from inception to published article. Authorship credit …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
Authors are required to disclose any possible financial conflict of interest, for example patent ownership, stock ownership, consultancies, or speaker's fees. Such financial arrangements with companies that are direct competitors of any product featured in the publication are also considered conflict of interest. For guidance on what could be considered a conflict of interest, please refer to the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
JVECC encourages data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Animal welfare ethics Model summary
All material published in JVECC must adhere to high ethical standards concerning animal welfare.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright & Licensing
You may choose to publish under the terms of the Journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License. Standard re-use and licensing rights vary by journal. Note that certain funders mandate a particular type of CC license be used. Self-Archiving Definitions and Policies: Note that the Journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
JVECC is a subscription journal that offers an Open Access option. You’ll have the option to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an article publication charge (APC). Read more about APCs here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 2. Submission and Peer Review Process
Double-anonymized peer review Model summary
Submission Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the author guidelines, new submissions should be made via the Wiley Authors submission portal: https://authors.wiley.com/journal/JVECC. You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the "My Submissions" button. For technical help with the submission system, pl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprints allowed Model summary
JVECC will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. JVECC operates a double-anonymized peer review process. Authors are responsible for anonymizing their manuscript in order to remain an…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1479-3261
- Electronic ISSN
- 1476-4431
- Society / sponsor
- Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
What CAS zone is Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 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 Emergency and Critical Care?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.52; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 76.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care?
Based on the dates recorded on 69 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 209 days (interquartile range 149–266 days); authors report an average review time of 18–36 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 43% (2025). 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 Emergency and Critical Care?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: 3–6; Reference style: AMA; Templates: Word; 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.
Which databases index Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
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: .