Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
ISSN 0090-3558 · eISSN 1943-3700 · Wildlife Disease Association, Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1970
Journal of Wildlife Diseases: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.27; subscription journal; median 162 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 130 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Wildlife Diseases is published by Wildlife Disease Association, 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 Viral Infections and Vectors, Microbial infections and disease research and Bird parasitology and diseases, together about 24.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The JWD publishes reports of wildlife disease investigations, research papers, brief research notes, case and epizootic reports, review articles, and book reviews. The JWD publishes the results of original research and observations dealing with all aspects of infectious, parasitic, toxic, nutritional, physiologic, developmental and neoplastic diseases, environmental contamination, and other factors impinging on the health and survival of free-living or occasionally captive populations of wild animals, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Papers on zoonoses involving wildlife and on chemical immobilization of wild animals are also published. Manuscripts dealing with surveys and case reports may be published in the Journal provided that they contain significant new information or have significance for better understanding health and disease in wild populations. Authors are encouraged to address the wildlife management implications of their studies, where appropriate.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine9.2%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology7.8%
- Bird parasitology and diseasesImmunology and Microbiology7%
- Vector-borne infectious diseasesImmunology and Microbiology6.5%
- Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Rabies epidemiology and controlImmunology and Microbiology6.3%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Vector-Borne Animal DiseasesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
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 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
- 1.27LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 109OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,517OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 88LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,062 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87 | 12 | 21 |
| 2025 | 130 | 28 | 170 |
| 2024 | 128 | 41 | 663 |
| 2023 | 109 | 34 | 491 |
| 2022 | 127 | 13 | 611 |
| 2021 | 127 | 34 | 951 |
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 PubMed · to
162 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 103 days – 225 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 116 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 274 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (227 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)
- 6–16 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wildlife Disease Association, Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1970
- ISSN
- 0090-3558
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-3700
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Wildlife Diseases
What CAS zone is Journal of Wildlife Diseases in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Wildlife Diseases 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 Wildlife Diseases?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.27; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 109.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Wildlife Diseases?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 162 days (interquartile range 103–225 days); authors report an average review time of 6–16 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 Wildlife Diseases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Wildlife Diseases is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Wildlife Diseases open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Wildlife Diseases is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .