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Veterinary Research Forum
ISSN 2008-8140 · eISSN 2322-3618 · Urmia University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine · Iran
Veterinary Research Forum: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.32; fully open access; APC about USD 300; median 130 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); 96 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Veterinary Research Forum (VRF) is a monthly international journal committed to publishing worldwide contributions on all aspects of veterinary science and medicine, including anatomy and histology, physiology and pharmacology, anatomic and clinical pathology, parasitology, microbiology, immunology and epidemiology, food hygiene, poultry science, fish and aquaculture, anesthesia and surgery, large and small animal internal medicine, large and small animal reproduction, biotechnology and diagnostic imaging of domestic, companion and farm animals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary-General Veterinary
Editor-in-chief Farshid Sarrafzadeh-Rezaei EmeritusPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 49, United Kingdom 1, Australia 1, Netherlands 1, Türkiye 1 (54 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.32LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 96LetPub ·
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
130 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 101 days – 177 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 221 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 393 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (156 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)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- 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 300 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | IRR 3,000,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IRR 3,000,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 400 / USD 300 | — | — |
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 accepted8, with length limits
- case reporttables, or both, should not exceed two. Case Reports: The body of the article must not exceed 1,500 words. The maximum number of tables is two and the maximum n…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- clinical reportsClinical ReportsLength not stated
- original articleall, not five figures and five tables). Original Articles: The body of the article (Introduction to end of Discussion) must not exceed 4,000 words. The entire a…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- original research articlesOriginal Research ArticlesLength not stated
- review articletions when preparing their manuscripts: Review Articles: The body of the article (Introduction to end of Discussion) must not exceed 5,000 words the entire arti…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- review articlesReview ArticlesLength not stated
- short communicationfour figures and/or tables (in total). Short Communications: The body of the article must not exceed 2,000 words with any more than 20 references. Figures, tabl…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- short communicationsShort CommunicationsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access
- Authorship
Manuscripts must conform to the journal's style and formatting guidelines or will be rejected. Model summary
Prospective authors are required to familiarize themselves with the Guide for Authors before submission. Manuscripts that do not conform to the Veterinary Research Forum style and formatting guidelines will be summarily rejected and will not be considered for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Copyright transfer to Vet Res Forum required prior to publication. Model summary
All authors of Vet Res Forum will be required to sign a written statement transferring copyright to the Vet Res Forum prior to publication of any manuscript or letter.
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
- Urmia University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Country or region
- Iran
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2008-8140
- Electronic ISSN
- 2322-3618
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 9 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Veterinary Research Forum
What CAS zone is Veterinary Research Forum in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Veterinary Research Forum is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Zoology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Veterinary Research Forum?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.32; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 0.
How long does peer review take at Veterinary Research Forum?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 130 days (interquartile range 101–177 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Veterinary Research Forum based?
Of the 54 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (49), United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Veterinary Research Forum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Veterinary Research Forum is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Veterinary Research Forum open access, and what is the APC?
Veterinary Research Forum is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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: .