Journal profile · VETERINARY SCIENCES
Veterinarski arhiv
ISSN 0372-5480 · eISSN 1331-8055 · University of Zagreb, Facultty of Veterinary Medicine · CROATIA · Bimonthly · Founded 1931
Veterinarski arhiv: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.51; fully open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Veterinarski arhiv is published by University of Zagreb, Facultty of Veterinary Medicine 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 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, together about 26% of its articles. Its main subfields are Animal Science and Zoology and Agronomy and Crop Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Veterinarski arhiv (Vet. arhiv) publishes original scientific papers, case reports, short communications, review papers and book reviews. Occasionally, in supplemental issues, it publishes papers of relevant conferences. The scope of the journal includes all fields of veterinary and animal sciences. Veterinarski arhiv is published by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Zagreb, six times a year, as an open access, peer-reviewed, international scientific journal. Only unpublished manuscripts may be accepted for the review process. All papers must be written in English and submitted via the Journal's online submission system (COMET). The content of the Journal is available free of charge and there are no publication charges.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): VETERINARY SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.3%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.4%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.3%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.9%
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Helminth infection and controlVeterinary4.4%
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy CowsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
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
- 0.51LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.68%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,247 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 42 | 3 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 22 |
| 2024 | 64 | 64 | 72 |
| 2023 | 76 | 76 | 123 |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | 130 |
| 2021 | 66 | 66 | 214 |
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)
- 6–12 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.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Zagreb, Facultty of Veterinary Medicine
- Country or region
- CROATIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1931
- ISSN
- 0372-5480
- Electronic ISSN
- 1331-8055
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Veterinarski arhiv
What CAS zone is Veterinarski arhiv in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Veterinarski arhiv 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 Veterinarski arhiv?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.51; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at Veterinarski arhiv?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
Which databases index Veterinarski arhiv?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Veterinarski arhiv is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Veterinarski arhiv open access, and what is the APC?
Veterinarski arhiv 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; 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: .