Journal profile · Veterinary-Veterinary (all)
Macedonian Veterinary Review
ISSN 1409-7621 · eISSN 1857-7415 · University Ss Kiril and Metodij, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine · North Macedonia
Macedonian Veterinary Review: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Macedonian Veterinary Review is published by University Ss Kiril and Metodij, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 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 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock and Animal Virus Infections Studies, together about 18.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Animal Science and Zoology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Macedonian Veterinary Review (Mac Vet Rev) is an international peer-reviewed, open access journal devoted to the advancement and dissemination of scientific knowledge concerning veterinary sciences and related academic disciplines. As an official publication of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Skopje at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, the journal is published two times per year (March 15 and October 15) in English language, as an online (e-ISSN 1857-7425) and a printed (p-ISSN 1409-7621) edition. "Mac Vet Rev" covers all scientific and technological aspects of veterinary sciences such as: anatomy, histology and embriology, physiology, biochemistry, animal welfare, pharmacology and toxicology, microbiology with immunology, pathology, public health, food safety quality, parasitology, infectious diseases, clinical sciences, reproduction of animals, veterinary economy, alternative veterinary medicine and other biomedical fields. The Journal "Mac Vet Rev" publishes high quality scientific papers who passed the per-review procedure from field of veterinary sciences. Macedonian Veterinary Review is aimed at scientists and researchers working in research institutes, universities, governmental institutions or non-governmental organisations, private veterinary companies etc. The Journal "Mac Vet Rev" does not charge for processing or submission of articles, which means that all articles submitted and accepted for publishing in Mac Vet Rev are free of charge. All articles are available free in both print and electronic forms on the Mac Vet Rev website (https://macvetrev.mk). The full text of HTML and PDF files of all published papers are available on the Journal archive.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary-Veterinary (all)
Editor-in-chief Florina Popovska-PercinicPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Slovenia 5, Austria 4, Serbia 4, Croatia 4, United Kingdom 2 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Reproductive Biology and FertilityMedicine4.9%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine4.6%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCASPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, AGRICOLA, EBSCO (DiscoveryService), AGRICOLA (National Agricultural Library), SCImago (SJR), AGORA, HINARI, AGRIS, CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International)
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 325 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 11 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 26 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 39 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 57 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 68 |
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)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted5
- clinical reviewsThe Journal "Macedonian Veterinary Review" publishes review articles, original scientific articles, short communications, clinical reviews and errata.Length not stated
- errataThe Journal "Macedonian Veterinary Review" publishes review articles, original scientific articles, short communications, clinical reviews and errata.Length not stated
- original scientific articlesThe Journal "Macedonian Veterinary Review" publishes review articles, original scientific articles, short communications, clinical reviews and errata.Length not stated
- review articlesThe Journal "Macedonian Veterinary Review" publishes review articles, original scientific articles, short communications, clinical reviews and errata.Length not stated
- short communicationsThe Journal "Macedonian Veterinary Review" publishes review articles, original scientific articles, short communications, clinical reviews and errata.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship
Free language correction Model summary
Free language-correction services for all authors especially from non-English speaking regions
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Research and publication ethics follow COPE guidelines Model summary
For the policies on the research and publication ethics not stated in this instruction 'Guidelines on good publication' (http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines), Recommendations for Manuscript Preparation and Submission to a Medical Journal or 'Guidelines on good publication (www.publicationethics.org)' can be applied.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under Creative Commons Attribution License Model summary
The all content of the Macedonian Veterinary Review, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review Model summary
Fast, fair and constructive peer review procedure
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Ahead of Print publishing with DOI Model summary
Ahead of Print article publishing that is citable by the Digital Object Identifier (DOI), obtained by Sciendo, allowing permanent resolution to each article and giving publishers the ability to link their references to articles whenever they are cited
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
- University Ss Kiril and Metodij, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Country or region
- North Macedonia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1409-7621
- Electronic ISSN
- 1857-7415
- Society / sponsor
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Skopje at Ss
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Macedonian Veterinary Review
What CAS zone is Macedonian Veterinary Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Macedonian Veterinary Review 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.
How long does peer review take at Macedonian Veterinary Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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 Macedonian Veterinary Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. 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 Macedonian Veterinary Review based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Slovenia (5), Austria (4) and Serbia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Macedonian Veterinary Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Macedonian Veterinary Review is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Macedonian Veterinary Review open access, and what is the APC?
Macedonian Veterinary Review is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .