Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
VETERINARNI MEDICINA
ISSN 0375-8427 · eISSN 1805-9392 · Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CZECH REPUBLIC · Monthly · Founded 1956
VETERINARNI MEDICINA: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.27; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 130 days to acceptance (86 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 48 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
VETERINARNI MEDICINA is published by Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 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, Animal Nutrition and Physiology and Veterinary Oncology Research, together about 20.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Veterinarni Medicina publishes original papers, short communications, critical reviews and case reports from all fields of veterinary and biomedical sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Editor-in-chief Miroslav TomanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Czechia 14, United States 4, United Kingdom 2, Italy 2, Mainland China 1 (27 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%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Veterinary Oncology ResearchMedicine6.2%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology6.1%
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosisMedicine5.3%
- Veterinary Equine Medical ResearchVeterinary5.3%
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology5%
- Veterinary Medicine and SurgeryVeterinary4.5%
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.27LetPub ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 767OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,973 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 3 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 55 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 115 |
| 2023 | 58 | 58 | 238 |
| 2022 | 69 | 69 | 247 |
| 2021 | 90 | 90 | 580 |
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
130 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 99 days – 171 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 75 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 205 days
- Sample
- 86 articles with submission and acceptance dates (93 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)
- 18–36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 565 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 565 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 565 | 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Licence terms
© Authors. Articles submitted by 2025 are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC 4.0) license. Articles submitted since 2026 are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0) license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
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
- Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Country or region
- CZECH REPUBLIC
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1956
- ISSN
- 0375-8427
- Electronic ISSN
- 1805-9392
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 71 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- 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 VETERINARNI MEDICINA
What CAS zone is VETERINARNI MEDICINA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, VETERINARNI MEDICINA 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 VETERINARNI MEDICINA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.27; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 69.
How long does peer review take at VETERINARNI MEDICINA?
Based on the dates recorded on 86 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 130 days (interquartile range 99–171 days); 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.
Where are the editorial board members of VETERINARNI MEDICINA based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (14), United States (4) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index VETERINARNI MEDICINA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, VETERINARNI MEDICINA is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is VETERINARNI MEDICINA open access, and what is the APC?
VETERINARNI MEDICINA is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .