Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound
ISSN 1058-8183 · eISSN 1740-8261 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1992
Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.17; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,410; median 223 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 130 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 3 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, Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology and Veterinary Equine Medical Research, together about 39.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound is a bimonthly, international, peer-reviewed, research journal devoted to the fields of veterinary diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology. Established in 1958, it is owned by the American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Editor-in-chief Eric T. HostnikPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Veterinary Oncology ResearchMedicine17.1%
- Veterinary Orthopedics and NeurologyVeterinary11.1%
- Veterinary Equine Medical ResearchVeterinary10.9%
- Veterinary Medicine and SurgeryVeterinary6.3%
- Cardiovascular Conditions and TreatmentsMedicine4.4%
- Ultrasound in Clinical ApplicationsMedicine3.9%
- Tendon Structure and TreatmentMedicine3.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | 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 | 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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: AGRICOLA
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
- 1.17LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,042OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 45.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 98LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 115Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 757,686Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,207 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 132 | 102 | 9 |
| 2025 | 130 | 80 | 68 |
| 2024 | 163 | 105 | 314 |
| 2023 | 128 | 80 | 486 |
| 2022 | 166 | 48 | 1,043 |
| 2021 | 107 | 30 | 698 |
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
223 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 157 days – 293 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 250 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (290 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)
- 8–16 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 56%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 56%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 220 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 4,410 / EUR 3,700 / GBP 2,980 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 400 / USD 200 | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- AMA
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted1
- editorialVeterinary Radiology & Ultrasound follows the "Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals" publi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Artificial Intelligence Generated Content
Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools—such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs)—cannot be considered capable of initiating an original piece of research without direction by human authors. They also cannot be accountable for a published work or for research design, which is a generally held requirement of authorship (as discussed in the previous section), no…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author Contributions
Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound collects author contribution information through CRediT (Contribution Roles Taxonomy). Upon submission, authors must provide information about individual contributions to the work. The submitting author is responsible for ensuring that contributions of all authors are correct. It is expected that all authors will have reviewed, discussed and agreed to their indivi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Animal Use/Financial Disclosure Forms
The Statement of Animal Use and Financial Disclosure Form may be downloaded from the “Resources; Instructions and Forms” link on the submission platform.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in their paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper. When citing or making claims based on data …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound is a subscription journal that offers an Open Access option. You will have the option to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC unless a waiver applies. Read more about APCs here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound operates under a double-anonymized peer review model. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed by at least two anonymous reviewers who are either Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound Editorial Board members, veterinary specialists, or other scientists with disciplinary expertise. The reviewer comments are reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief, who makes…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism iThenticate
This journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley’s Top 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors and Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound will consider for review articles previously available as preprints, theses, or dissertations. However, please be aware that VRU uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. If the software detects a high percentage of verbatim duplication from artic…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1992
- ISSN
- 1058-8183
- Electronic ISSN
- 1740-8261
- Society / sponsor
- American College of Veterinary Radiology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 67, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound
What CAS zone is Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 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 Radiology & Ultrasound?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.17; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 85.
How long does peer review take at Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 223 days (interquartile range 157–293 days); authors report an average review time of 8–16 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 56% (2025). 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 Radiology & Ultrasound?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: AMA; Cover letter: Optional. 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.
Which databases index Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound open access, and what is the APC?
Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,410.
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: .