Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
Veterinary Record
ISSN 0042-4900 · eISSN 2042-7670 · British Veterinary Association · ENGLAND · Weekly · Founded 1888
Veterinary Record: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.88; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,980; median 192 days to acceptance (52 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 1,317 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Veterinary Record is published by British Veterinary Association 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 Practice and Education Studies, Human-Animal Interaction Studies and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, together about 24.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Small Animals. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Veterinary Record (branded as Vet Record) is the official journal of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and has been published since 1888. It contains news, opinion, letters, scientific reviews and original research papers and communications on a wide range of veterinary topics, along with disease surveillance reports, obituaries, careers information, business and innovation news and summaries of research papers in other journals. It is published on behalf of the BVA by Wiley. All research papers must be submitted through ScholarOne, our online submission and review system. For more information on how to submit articles via ScholarOne, please refer to the Author Guidelines. Vet Record welcomes:Original research papersResearch comment (usually commissioned)Research review articles (usually commissioned)Debate articlesLetters to the EditorBusiness and innovation newsPapers to summarise in Research DigestArticles for My View columnReview of books and other mediaObituariesCareers focus articles (usually commissioned) Vet Record will consider rapid review and publication for articles of outstanding interest. Online ISSN:2042-7670© British Veterinary Association
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Veterinary Practice and Education StudiesHealth Professions9.7%
- Human-Animal Interaction StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.6%
- Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Livestock and Poultry ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology6.5%
- Vector-Borne Animal DiseasesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Helminth infection and controlVeterinary4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Animal Science Database (CABI), VetMed Resource (CABI)
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
- 0.88LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 158OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10,404OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 143LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 579Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,018,462Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 51,941 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 991 | 363 | 70 |
| 2025 | 1,317 | 516 | 228 |
| 2024 | 1,283 | 590 | 618 |
| 2023 | 1,239 | 601 | 1,056 |
| 2022 | 1,285 | 142 | 1,462 |
| 2021 | 1,289 | 192 | 2,805 |
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 PubMed · to
192 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 128 days – 267 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 41 days (52 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 226 days
- Sample
- 52 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,316 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 32%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 32%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 158 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 68 daysPublisher website ·
- 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 3,980 / EUR 3,580 / GBP 3,130 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- commentarynterest to our readership. Word counts: Commentaries are generally a maximum of 1,500 words. word count excludes the title, author details, abstract, tmain text ≤ 1,500 words
- editorialVet Record welcomes content ideas for all sections. We have put this guidance together to explain more about the submission process, and to offer advice on how …Length not stated
- letterLetters on all topics related to the science, practice and politics of veterinary medicine and surgery will be considered for publication. We also include notic…main text ≤ 400 words
- short communicationShort communications are peer reviewed preliminary research reports. They can include proof of concept studies and small-scale studies. They contain up to two f…main text ≤ 1,000 words · abstract ≤ 150 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- 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 Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria. All those listed as authors should qualify for authorship according to the following criteria:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Datasets, data sharing and supplementary material
Supplementary material, including additional figures, tables and raw data can be placed online alongside the article or placed in a digital repository (visit re3data.org or fairsharing.org to help identify registered and certified data repositories relevant to your subject area).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Follows COPE core practices Model summary
This journal follows the core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and handles cases of research and publication misconduct accordingly (https://publicationethics.org/core-practices).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright & Licensing
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Vet Record is a hybrid subscription journal that offers Open Access. You’ll have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an article publishing charge (APC). For more information on this journal’s APCs, please see the Open Access page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Single-blind peer review model Model summary
This journal operates under a single-blind peer review model. Papers will only be sent to review if the Senior Research Editor determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
All research submitted to Vet Record must adhere to the relevant reporting guidelines:
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
- British Veterinary Association
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Weekly
- Founded
- 1888
- ISSN
- 0042-4900
- Electronic ISSN
- 2042-7670
- Society / sponsor
- British Veterinary Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 199, Issue 6 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Veterinary Record
What CAS zone is Veterinary Record in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Veterinary Record 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 Record?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.88; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 158.
How long does peer review take at Veterinary Record?
Based on the dates recorded on 52 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 192 days (interquartile range 128–267 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 32% (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.
Where are the editorial board members of Veterinary Record based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Veterinary Record?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Veterinary Record is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Veterinary Record open access, and what is the APC?
Veterinary Record is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,980.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .