Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
New Zealand Veterinary Journal
ISSN 0048-0169 · eISSN 1176-0710 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · NEW ZEALAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1952
New Zealand Veterinary Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.06; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 176 days to acceptance (81 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 57 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
New Zealand Veterinary Journal is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Helminth infection and control, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock and Microbial infections and disease research, together about 21.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Agronomy and Crop Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The New Zealand Veterinary Journal ( Te Hautaka Tākuta Kararehe o Aotearoa) (NZVJ) is an international journal publishing high quality peer-reviewed articles covering all aspects of veterinary science, including clinical practice, animal welfare and animal health. Aims of the Journal To be the flagship publication of the New Zealand Veterinary Association, publishing evidence-based research by veterinary clinicians and animal scientists. To provide a forum for the dissemination of research on animal welfare and the improvement of animal wellbeing. To be a highly-relevant educational resource for veterinary and animal science professionals in New Zealand and overseas, including publication of special issues and state of the art reviews, and to inform the wider public on related topics. Scope The NZVJ publishes original research findings, clinical communications (including novel case reports and case series), rapid communications, correspondence and review articles, originating from New Zealand and internationally. Topics should be relevant to, but not limited to, New Zealand veterinary and animal science communities, and include the disciplines of infectious disease, medicine, surgery and the health, management and welfare of production and companion animals, horses and New Zealand wildlife. All submissions are expected to meet the highest ethical and welfare standards, as detailed in the Journal’s instructions for authors. Publication options Accepted manuscripts are published online within 3 weeks of acceptance and subsequently allocated to issues published bimonthly in January, March, May, July, September and November each year. Mean submission to acceptance time is less than 6 months. There are no charges for routine publication, unless authors choose to make their article freely available online through the Taylor and Francis Open Select option. All authors are able to distribute free access to an electronic version of their article to 50 friends, colleagues and contacts following publication. The Author Accepted Manuscript can also be made available on the author’s institutional or subject repository, after an embargo period of 12 months following publication. Peer review policy All submissions undergo initial editor screening and then are independently single-anonymous refereed, regardless of source. At least two independent referees, selected by the editors, review each manuscript. Following consultation with one of the members of NZVJ Editorial Boa
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Editor-in-chief Sarah FowlerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named New Zealand 15, United Kingdom 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Helminth infection and controlVeterinary7.9%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology6.5%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary6%
- Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Veterinary Practice and Education StudiesHealth Professions5.4%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: OCLC, Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases, AgBiotech News and Information, Agricultural Engineering Abstracts, Animal Breeding Abstracts, Biocontrol News and Information, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, Dairy Science Abstracts, Derwent Biotechnology Abstracts, EBSCOhost, Excerpta Medica. Abstract Journals, Forestry Abstracts, Global Health, Grasslands and Forage Abstracts, Helminthological Abstracts, Horticultural Science Abstracts, Index Veterinarius, Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts, Leisure Tourism Database, Maize Abstracts (Online), Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews, Organic Research Database, Ovid
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
- 1.06LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.34Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.67Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,865OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 167,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,857 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 26 | 16 |
| 2025 | 57 | 36 | 67 |
| 2024 | 53 | 35 | 161 |
| 2023 | 41 | 29 | 125 |
| 2022 | 42 | 16 | 193 |
| 2021 | 54 | 22 | 333 |
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
176 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 136 days – 223 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (81 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 208 days
- Sample
- 81 articles with submission and acceptance dates (116 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)
- 12–24 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 64 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 68 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 180 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Online publication within 3 weeks of acceptance Model summary
New Zealand Veterinary Journal is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabil…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Single-anonymous peer review Model summary
All submissions undergo initial editor screening and then are independently single-anonymous refereed, regardless of source.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- NEW ZEALAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1952
- ISSN
- 0048-0169
- Electronic ISSN
- 1176-0710
- Society / sponsor
- New Zealand Veterinary Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 74, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about New Zealand Veterinary Journal
What CAS zone is New Zealand Veterinary Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, New Zealand Veterinary Journal 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 New Zealand Veterinary Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.06; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at New Zealand Veterinary Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 81 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 176 days (interquartile range 136–223 days); authors report an average review time of 12–24 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 26%. 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 New Zealand Veterinary Journal based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are New Zealand (15) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index New Zealand Veterinary Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, New Zealand Veterinary Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts, GeoRef and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is New Zealand Veterinary Journal open access, and what is the APC?
New Zealand Veterinary Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .