Journal profile · Veterinary-Veterinary (all)
Veterinary Integrative Sciences
ISSN 2629-9968 · eISSN 2465-4604 · Chiang Mai University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine · Thailand
Veterinary Integrative Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 117 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Veterinary Integrative Sciences is published by Chiang Mai University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Veterinary Medicine and Surgery and Meat and Animal Product Quality, together about 24.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Agronomy and Crop Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
“Veterinary Integrative Sciences” is an open access journal indexed in Scopus. This journal is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand. The primary aim of the journal is to facilitate and oversee the publication of a wide-range of high quality academic articles with an overall integration of the various areas of animal and veterinary sciences including;
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary-Veterinary (all)
Editor-in-chief Korakot NganvongpanitPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Thailand 21, Japan 3, Mainland China 2, United States 2, India 2 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences12%
- Veterinary Medicine and SurgeryVeterinary6.7%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology5.3%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural 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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Veterinary | Q2 | 94/204 | 54th |
| Animal Science and Zoology | Q3 | 269/520 | 48th |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 134/253 | 47th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
TCI, ThaiESPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 958 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 191 |
| 2025 | 117 | 117 | 270 |
| 2024 | 238 | 238 | 236 |
| 2023 | 189 | 189 | 155 |
| 2022 | 110 | 110 | 137 |
| 2021 | 85 | 85 | 74 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
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 |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- case reportsCase reports; Detailed reports focusing on rare cases of ill animals that have received complete and thorough diagnoses.Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles; Reports of original research that have never been published elsewhere.Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles; Critical, comprehensive and specific papers presenting issues of interest or topics of significant academic value.Length not stated
- short communicationsShort communications; Research reports of concise nature determined by the limitations of the study or based on a very new idea and/or controversial issue, etc.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools
The journal permits the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support the preparation of manuscripts, provided that such use complies with the principles of transparency, accountability, and scientific integrity.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
Only English articles accepted Model summary
The author contribution statement should be included within the Title page file of your submission. Please provide one contribution for each author at minimum following our guideline below.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest statement
The conflict of interest statement should be included within the main text file of your submission and should be presented before the references section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Animal ethics approval required for animal studies Model summary
If animals were used in the study, permission to use animals for scientific study must be obtained from the Animal Ethics Committee.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright permissions
CC-BY 4.0 license Model summary
Publishing an article with open access in Veterinary Integrative Sciences leaves the copyright with the author. The article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0), which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC-BY 4.0. Model summary
Veterinary Integrative Sciences articles are with open access, distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0), conditions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review process
Double-blind peer review by at least two experts. Model summary
Articles that are published by our journal are double-blind, peer-reviewed by at least two experts. Importantly, the opinions of each author may not be agreed upon by the editorial board.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Plagiarized content will not be considered for publication. If plagiarism is detected during the peer review process, the manuscript may be rejected. If plagiarism is detected after publication, we may issue a correction or retract the paper, as appropriate. We reserve the right to inform the authors' institutions about plagiarism detected either before or after publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprints allowed on non-profit servers Model summary
Veterinary Integrative Sciences permits the submission of manuscripts previously shared as preprints on non-profit servers such as arXiv, bioRxiv, ChemRxiv, or GitHub. However, manuscripts that have been published on alternative preprint platforms or "virtual journal" websites will not be considered for evaluation.
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
- Chiang Mai University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Country or region
- Thailand
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2629-9968
- Print ISSN
- 1685-9502
- Electronic ISSN
- 2465-4604
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Veterinary Integrative Sciences
How long does peer review take at Veterinary Integrative Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Veterinary Integrative Sciences?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Graphical abstract: Required; 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 Veterinary Integrative Sciences based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Thailand (21), Japan (3) and Mainland China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Veterinary Integrative Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Veterinary Integrative Sciences is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Veterinary Integrative Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Veterinary Integrative Sciences 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .