Journal profile
Open Veterinary Science
ISSN 2544-8951 · De Gruyter · Poland
Open Veterinary Science: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Open Veterinary Science is published by De Gruyter. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Trypanosoma species research and implications and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, together about 23.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal Open Veterinary Science was a peer-reviewed, open access journal devoted to scholary research in all fields of veterinary science. The primary goal of the journal was focused on maintaining the high quality of its published content. Open Veterinary Science has been closed in March 2023 and will be discontinued.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Joe KORNEGAYPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Veterinary Medicine and SurgeryVeterinary9.3%
- Trypanosoma species research and implicationsMedicine7%
- Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences7%
- Vector-borne infectious diseasesImmunology and Microbiology4.7%
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
- Toxoplasma gondii Research StudiesImmunology and Microbiology4.7%
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLC, Baidu Scholar, CABI (over 50 subsections), Chronos Hub, CNKI Scholar (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), CNPIEC - cnpLINKer, Dimensions, EBSCO Discovery Service, Google Scholar, J-Gate, KESLI-NDSL (Korean National Discovery for Science Leaders), MyScienceWork, Naver Academic, Naviga (Softweco), Primo Central (ExLibris), QOAM (Quality Open Access Market), ReadCube, Scilit, Semantic Scholar, Summon (ProQuest), TDNet, WanFang Data, WorldCat (OCLC), X-MOL, Yewno DiscoverPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 22 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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
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 | — |
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 websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Originality requirement; all authors must approve submission. Model summary
Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described is not copyrighted, published or submitted elsewhere, except in abstract form. The corresponding author should ensure that all authors approve the manuscript before its submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright retained by authors; CC-BY license compliant with Plan-S; CC-BY-NC-ND available on request. Model summary
All authors retain copyright, unless – due to their local circumstances – their work is not copyrighted. The copyrights are governed by the Creative-Commons Attribution Only license (CC-BY) which is compliant with Plan-S. We may also publish a paper under CC-BY-NC-ND license on author's request.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-blind peer review; at least two referees per paper. Model summary
Our standard policy requires each paper to be reviewed by at least two Referees and the peer-review process is single-blind.
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
- De Gruyter
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2544-8951
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Open Veterinary Science
How long does peer review take at Open Veterinary Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Which databases index Open Veterinary Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Open Veterinary Science is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Open Veterinary Science open access, and what is the APC?
Open Veterinary Science 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .