Journal profile · VETERINARY SCIENCES
Veterinary Quarterly
ISSN 0165-2176 · eISSN 1875-5941 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1979
Veterinary Quarterly: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.88; JCR Q1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,195; median 161 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 63 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Veterinary Quarterly is published by Taylor and Francis 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 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Microbial infections and disease research and Animal Virus Infections Studies, together about 22.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Veterinary Quarterly is an international peer-reviewed, open access journal publishing original research and review articles across the fields of veterinary science and animal diseases. The journal’s aim is to share high-quality research related to the pathophysiology, as well as clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of specific animal diseases. In particular, Veterinary Quarterly is interested in descriptions of newly recognized diseases as well as important variations within recognized diseases. Veterinary Quarterly scope covers a range of different topics related to veterinary science: Infectious diseases, including pathogenesis, diagnosis, and prevention/treatment Pharmacology, including novel and alternative therapeutics Pathology, including diagnostic and laboratory methods Immunology Oncology Theriogenology Stem cell biology Veterinary Quarterly accepts papers related to different animal species including domesticated and non-domesticated food-producing animals, small companion animals, large companion animals, and wildlife. Please note, the following article types are not published within Veterinary Quarterly: Epidemiologic and/or questionnaire-driven research Case reports Animal models for human research Studies that lack generalisability, such as those confined to a specific local or limited geographic area, as well as case studies or field reports that are not relevant to an international audience, are outside the scope of the journal. Research on antiviral or antibacterial agents that focuses primarily on in vitro models without clear evidence of success in vivo will not be considered for publication The journal operates on a single-anonymized peer review policy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): VETERINARY SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Francesca BonelliPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, United Kingdom 2, South Korea 1, France 1, Italy 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences8%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology7.6%
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Vector-Borne Animal DiseasesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Veterinary Oncology ResearchMedicine5.1%
- Veterinary Equine Medical ResearchVeterinary4.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.5%
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 1 |
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 2 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPMCPubMedEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, AGRICOLA, OCLC, CABI, EBSCOhost, Focus On: Veterinary Science and Medicine
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
- Impact factor
- 3.88LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.06Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.59LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.59Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 970OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 62LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 529,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,136 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 46 | 35 |
| 2025 | 63 | 63 | 251 |
| 2024 | 75 | 75 | 557 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 553 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 873 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 1,010 |
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 Crossref · to
161 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 128 days – 218 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 190 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (125 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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 75 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | USD 2,195 / GBP 1,756 / EUR 2,110 / AUD 3,060 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 1,250 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,344 / USD 1,680 / EUR 1,615 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
Article types accepted2
- original researchpublishing original research and review articles across the fields of veterinary science and animal diseasesLength not stated
- review articlespublishing original research and review articles across the fields of veterinary science and animal diseasesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Veterinary Quarterly is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those wi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-anonymized peer review Model summary
The journal operates on a single-anonymized peer review policy.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1979
- ISSN
- 0165-2176
- Electronic ISSN
- 1875-5941
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Veterinary Quarterly
What CAS zone is Veterinary Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Veterinary Quarterly is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 1 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 Veterinary Quarterly?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.88; CiteScore 6.6, h-index 82.
How long does peer review take at Veterinary Quarterly?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 161 days (interquartile range 128–218 days); authors report an average review time of over 24 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16%. 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 JCR quartile is Veterinary Quarterly in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences.
Where are the editorial board members of Veterinary Quarterly based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), United Kingdom (2) and South Korea (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Veterinary Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Veterinary Quarterly is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PMC, PubMed, Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Veterinary Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Veterinary Quarterly is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,195.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .