Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
Topics in Companion Animal Medicine
ISSN 1938-9736 · eISSN 1946-9837 · W.B. Saunders Ltd · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2008
Topics in Companion Animal Medicine: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.15; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,740; median 214 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 47 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Topics in Companion Animal Medicine is published by W.B. Saunders Ltd and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Oncology Research and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 30.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Small Animals. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
As of January 2018, Topics in Companion Animal Medicine is no longer solely publishing solicited special themed issues. Please feel free to submit your research for the Editor-in-Chief's consideration. Published quarterly, Topics in Companion Animal Medicine is a peer-reviewed veterinary scientific journal dedicated to providing practitioners with the most recent advances in companion animal medicine. The journal publishes high quality original clinical research focusing on important topics in companion animal medicine. Topics in Companion Animal Medicine also features comprehensive review articles on topics of clinical interest, short communications, case reports/case series, and timely editorials addressing issues of interest to companion animal practitioners.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Editor-in-chief Sarah StewartPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 12, United Kingdom 4, Australia 3 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Veterinary Medicine and SurgeryVeterinary11.3%
- Veterinary Oncology ResearchMedicine10.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8%
- Veterinary Pharmacology and AnesthesiaVeterinary7.7%
- Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesEngineering6.1%
- Big Data and Digital EconomyComputer Science6%
- Veterinary Orthopedics and NeurologyVeterinary5.6%
- Veterinary Equine Medical ResearchVeterinary5.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 3 |
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 3 |
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
- 1.15LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 323OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 888 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 47 | 9 | 58 |
| 2024 | 52 | 15 | 81 |
| 2023 | 41 | 8 | 157 |
| 2022 | 62 | 17 | 339 |
| 2021 | 80 | 20 | 717 |
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
214 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 151 days – 277 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 3 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 217 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (94 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 93 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 207 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,740 / EUR 2,560 / GBP 2,190 / JPY 339,840 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,990 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted10
- case reportCase Reports. These are an opportunity to publish an interesting case or case series which you have encountered. Authors are asked to submit an interesting case…Length not stated
- letters to the editorCase Reports. These are an opportunity to publish an interesting case or case series which you have encountered. Authors are asked to submit an interesting case…Length not stated
- literature reviewCase Reports. These are an opportunity to publish an interesting case or case series which you have encountered. Authors are asked to submit an interesting case…Length not stated
- narrative reviewCase Reports. These are an opportunity to publish an interesting case or case series which you have encountered. Authors are asked to submit an interesting case…Length not stated
- original articleCase Reports. These are an opportunity to publish an interesting case or case series which you have encountered. Authors are asked to submit an interesting case…Length not stated
- reviewCase Reports. These are an opportunity to publish an interesting case or case series which you have encountered. Authors are asked to submit an interesting case…Length not stated
- review articleCase Reports. These are an opportunity to publish an interesting case or case series which you have encountered. Authors are asked to submit an interesting case…Length not stated
- short communicationCase Reports. These are an opportunity to publish an interesting case or case series which you have encountered. Authors are asked to submit an interesting case…Length not stated
- systematic reviewCase Reports. These are an opportunity to publish an interesting case or case series which you have encountered. Authors are asked to submit an interesting case…Length not stated
- viewpointCase Reports. These are an opportunity to publish an interesting case or case series which you have encountered. Authors are asked to submit an interesting case…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
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
- W.B. Saunders Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1938-9736
- Electronic ISSN
- 1946-9837
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Topics in Companion Animal Medicine
What CAS zone is Topics in Companion Animal Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Topics in Companion Animal Medicine is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 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 Topics in Companion Animal Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.15; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at Topics in Companion Animal Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 214 days (interquartile range 151–277 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 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 Topics in Companion Animal Medicine?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Topics in Companion Animal Medicine based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (12), United Kingdom (4) and Australia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Topics in Companion Animal Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Topics in Companion Animal Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Topics in Companion Animal Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Topics in Companion Animal Medicine is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,740.
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: .