Journal profile · Pathology
Veterinary Pathology
ISSN 0300-9858 · eISSN 1544-2217 · SAGE Publications Ltd · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1971
Veterinary Pathology: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.34; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; review about 159 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 133 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Veterinary Pathology is published by SAGE Publications Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Veterinary Oncology Research, Microbial infections and disease research and Virus-based gene therapy research, together about 37.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Veterinary Pathology (VET) is the premier international publication of basic and applied research involving domestic, laboratory, wildlife, marine and zoo animals, and poultry. Bridging the divide between natural and experimental diseases, the journal details the diagnostic investigations of diseases of animals; reports experimental studies on … | View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Pathology
Editor-in-chief Joshua Webster GenentechPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 35, Japan 6, Italy 4, Switzerland 4, United Kingdom 3 (63 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Veterinary Oncology ResearchMedicine19.7%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology9.7%
- Virus-based gene therapy researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8%
- Infectious Diseases and MycologyVeterinary6.6%
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Herpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsMedicine3.9%
- Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyDentistry3.5%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Pathology | 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 | Pathology | 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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Pathology | 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
- 2.34LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80LetPub ·
- h-index
- 145OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,260OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 110LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,768 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 104 | 43 | 15 |
| 2025 | 133 | 59 | 157 |
| 2024 | 108 | 75 | 405 |
| 2023 | 130 | 88 | 902 |
| 2022 | 104 | 34 | 828 |
| 2021 | 130 | 36 | 1,895 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
159 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 2 months
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 45.8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 159 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 43 daysPublisher 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 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 1,700 words
- Reference style
- AMA
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted12, with length limits
- brief communicationor understanding of disease mechanisms. Brief communications and case reports are limited to 4 pages of printed material: ≤1700 words in the body of the text, a…main text ≤ 1,700 words
- brief communications and case reportsBrief Communications and Case ReportsLength not stated
- commentariesCommentariesLength not stated
- diagnostic challenge in veterinary pathologyDiagnostic Challenge in Veterinary PathologyLength not stated
- editorialthe paper’s methods and findings. Guest editorials are normally less than 1000 words, with no abstract or keywords, should be directed to a non-main text ≤ 1,000 words
- full length manuscriptsFull Length ManuscriptsLength not stated
- guest editorialsGuest EditorialsLength not stated
- image challengeImage ChallengeLength not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the EditorLength not stated
- meeting reportsMeeting ReportsLength not stated
- reviewAuthors are encouraged to discuss the content with editorial staff prior to writing review papers, to ensure the topic and scope are suitable for the journal. R…Length not stated
- reviewsReviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
Papers should only be submitted for consideration once consent is given by all contributing authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Policy: Authors
Conflict of Interest Policy: Authors Model summary
Authors should state any potential conflicts of interest at the time of submission of the manuscript. Such information will not alter established editorial and review policies but will assist the editorial staff in avoiding any potential conflicts that could give the appearance of a biased review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Exclusive License to Publish
Exclusive License to Publish Model summary
To publish a manuscript, we require a signed Exclusive License to Publish agreement from one author (usually the corresponding author) with the understanding that all authors have seen and agreed to the contents of the manuscript. The form will be reviewed and signed online at the time of acceptance. Under the agreement, the author retains copyright to the work and grants an exclusive license to S…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Wellcome Trust Open Access Policy
Wellcome Trust Open Access Policy Model summary
SAGE is fully compliant with the Wellcome Trust Open Access Policy. Any article published by SAGE that has had an Article Processing Charge (APC) funded by the Wellcome Trust will be published under a Creative Commons, Attribution (CC BY) license, Version 4 (effective 1st April 2017) and will be automatically deposited in PubMed Central (PMC) on behalf of the author without embargo.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Duplicate or Related Publication, and Plagiarism
Submission of a manuscript implies commitment to publish in Veterinary Pathology. Manuscripts submitted to the journal must not be under consideration for another journal, nor should manuscripts of similar form or with substantially similar content have been submitted, accepted, or published elsewhere. In the cover letter accompanying the manuscript, the author must disclose to the editor all subm…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting Guidelines (for tumor prognosis studies, studies using animals, etc.)
Reporting guidelines for manuscripts on tumor prognosis and markers of tumor behavior are available here: /pb-assets/cmscontent/VET/VetPathChecklist_ReportingGuidelines_TumorPrognosisManuscripts-1641237723493.docx. When submitting the manuscript, please upload this checklist to indicate the manuscript line numbers corresponding to the 10 items a-j.
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
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1971
- ISSN
- 0300-9858
- Electronic ISSN
- 1544-2217
- Society / sponsor
- American College of Veterinary Pathologists
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Veterinary Pathology
What CAS zone is Veterinary Pathology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Veterinary Pathology is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Veterinary Sciences / Pathology. 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 Veterinary Pathology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.34; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 145.
How long does peer review take at Veterinary Pathology?
The publisher reports about 159 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 45.8%. 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 Pathology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 1,700 words; Reference style: AMA; 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 Pathology based?
Of the 63 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (35), Japan (6) and Italy (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Veterinary Pathology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Veterinary Pathology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Veterinary Pathology open access, and what is the APC?
Veterinary Pathology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
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: .