Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
ISSN 0916-7250 · eISSN 1347-7439 · Japanese Society of Veterinary Science · JAPAN · Monthly · Founded 1991
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.07; fully open access; review 9–18 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 256 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science is published by Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 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 Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 21.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JVMS is a peer-reviewed journal and publishes a variety of papers on veterinary science from basic research to applied science and clinical research. JVMS is published monthly and consists of twelve issues per year. Papers are from the areas of anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, toxicology, pathology, immunology, microbiology, virology, parasitology, internal medicine, surgery, clinical pathology, theriogenology, avian disease, public health, ethology, and laboratory animal science. Although JVMS has played a role in publishing the scientific achievements of Japanese researchers and clinicians for many years, it now also accepts papers submitted from all over the world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Editor-in-chief Keitaro YAMANOUCHIPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences7.3%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences7.3%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering7.3%
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Virus-based gene therapy researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- Veterinary Oncology ResearchMedicine6%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology5.7%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine5.3%
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 3 |
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
- 1.07LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 91OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,495OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 224LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,563 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 207 | 207 | 7 |
| 2025 | 256 | 256 | 166 |
| 2024 | 198 | 198 | 388 |
| 2023 | 208 | 208 | 776 |
| 2022 | 249 | 249 | 1,247 |
| 2021 | 306 | 306 | 1,802 |
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)
- 9–18 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
JVMS is an open access journal. All papers can be read by anyone immediately after their acceptance on J-Stage (http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/jvms). Once a paper is accepted, it is published as an advanced publication and it is simultaneously cited by PubMed.
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
- Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 0916-7250
- Electronic ISSN
- 1347-7439
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 88 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
What CAS zone is Journal of Veterinary Medical Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 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 Veterinary Medical Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.07; CiteScore 2, h-index 91.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Veterinary Medical Science?
Authors report an average review time of 9–18 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 Veterinary Medical Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Veterinary Medical Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 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, 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: .