Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
Journal of Veterinary Science
ISSN 1229-845X · eISSN 1976-555X · Korean Society of Veterinary Science · SOUTH KOREA · Quarterly · Founded 2000
Journal of Veterinary Science: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.67; fully open access; APC about USD 300; median 108 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 88.33%; 90 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Veterinary Science is published by Korean Society of Veterinary Science 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 Animal Virus Infections Studies, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, together about 24.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Veterinary Science (J Vet Sci) is devoted to the advancement and dissemination of scientific knowledge concerning veterinary sciences and related academic disciplines. It is an international journal indexed in the Thomson Scientific Web of Science, SCI-EXPANDED, Sci Search, BIOSIS Previews, Biological Abstracts, Focus on: Veterinary Science & Medicine, Zoological Record, PubMed /MEDLINE, Index Medicus, Pubmed Central, CAB Abstracts / Index Veterinarius, EBSCO, AGRIS and AGRICOLA. This journal published in English by the Korean Society of Veterinary Science (KSVS) being distributed worldwide.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named South Korea 49, United States 4, Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1 (57 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
- Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine7.1%
- Virus-based gene therapy researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.5%
- Veterinary Oncology ResearchMedicine6.1%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology5.1%
- Virology and Viral DiseasesMedicine4.1%
- Viral Infections and Immunology ResearchMedicine4%
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 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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPubMedPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref
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
- 1.67LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 986OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 89LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,929 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72 | 72 | 8 |
| 2025 | 90 | 90 | 133 |
| 2024 | 84 | 84 | 338 |
| 2023 | 79 | 79 | 416 |
| 2022 | 81 | 81 | 587 |
| 2021 | 110 | 110 | 1,033 |
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
108 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 74 days – 153 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 55 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 172 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (166 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)
- about 1.3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 88.33%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 39 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 102 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 300 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 300 | No | — |
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 websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer review recognition via Publons Model summary
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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
- Korean Society of Veterinary Science
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1229-845X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1976-555X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 4 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Veterinary Science
What CAS zone is Journal of Veterinary Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Veterinary Science is in Zone 3 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 Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.67; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 66.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Veterinary Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 108 days (interquartile range 74–153 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 88.33%”. 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 Veterinary Science based?
Of the 57 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (49), United States (4) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Veterinary Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Veterinary Science is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Veterinary Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Veterinary Science is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .