Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
PFERDEHEILKUNDE
ISSN 0177-7726 · Hippiatrika Verlagsgesellschaf · GERMANY · Bimonthly · Founded 1985
PFERDEHEILKUNDE: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.22; fully open access; review 18–36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 4 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PFERDEHEILKUNDE is published by Hippiatrika Verlagsgesellschaf 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 Veterinary Equine Medical Research, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock and Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology, together about 50.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Small Animals. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Equine Veterinary Compendium publishes review articles, case reports and abstracts of the international scientific literature from all fields of equine medicine in German and English language.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Veterinary Equine Medical ResearchVeterinary36.6%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences9%
- Veterinary Orthopedics and NeurologyVeterinary4.9%
- Veterinary Pharmacology and AnesthesiaVeterinary4.2%
- Animal health and immunologyVeterinary3.8%
- Tendon Structure and TreatmentMedicine3.1%
- Muscle metabolism and nutritionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.1%
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.6%
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)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
- 0.22LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 241OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 61.8%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,168 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 9 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 11 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 34 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 78 |
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)
- 18–36 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- EUR 100
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
- ≥ 1000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Open access
- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest statement
Authors must declare or exclude possible conflicts of interest when medicines or medical technology products are involved. Model summary
If medicines and/or products of medical technology are named, described or their effects evaluated in the manuscript, the authors have to externalize, resp. to exclude, a possible conflict of interest. For further information, please contact www.icmje.org.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Experimental animal studies must state the authorising government agency and registration number. Model summary
If the underlying study is an experimental one and uses animals, both the authorising government agency and the registration number should be stated at the end of the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Only original manuscripts not published or submitted elsewhere are accepted. Model summary
Only manuscripts that had not been published or submitted to another journal before can be accepted.
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
- Hippiatrika Verlagsgesellschaf
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- German
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 0177-7726
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PFERDEHEILKUNDE
What CAS zone is PFERDEHEILKUNDE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PFERDEHEILKUNDE 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.
What is the impact factor of PFERDEHEILKUNDE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.22; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at PFERDEHEILKUNDE?
Authors report an average review time of 18–36 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of PFERDEHEILKUNDE?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≥ 1000 words; Reference style: Vancouver. 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.
Which databases index PFERDEHEILKUNDE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PFERDEHEILKUNDE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is PFERDEHEILKUNDE open access, and what is the APC?
PFERDEHEILKUNDE is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .