Journal profile · Veterinary-General Veterinary
Veterinary Sciences and Practices
ISSN 2822-3608 · Atatürk University · Türkiye
Veterinary Sciences and Practices: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 140 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Veterinary Sciences and Practices is published by Atatürk University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Animal health and immunology and Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, together about 22.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Animal Science and Zoology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims, Scope, and AudienceVeterinary Sciences and Practices aims to publish studies of the highest scientific level in all fields of veterinary medicine.Veterinary Sciences and Practices is a comprehensive journal dedicated to the field of Veterinary Medicine and relevant Departments, i.e., Basic Veterinary Sciences (Anatomy, Biochemistry, Pshysiology, Histology, Occupational/Professional Ethics and Deontology), Preclinical Veterinary Sciences (Pharmacology and Toxicology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Pathology, Virology), Clinical Veterinary Sciences (Surgery, Internal Medicine, Animal Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproduction and Artificial Insemination), Animal Nutrition and Animal Science (Animal Health Economics and Management, Biometrics, Genetics, Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases, Animal Science), Food Hygiene and Technology (Veterinary Food Hygiene and Technology, Veterinary Public Health) with exotic animal science and laboratory animals. The primary focus of the journal is to publish original research that addresses significant clinical inquiries and contributes to the advancement of knowledge and treatment of veterinary conditions. The scope of the journal includes studies on the efficacy of different treatment modalities, innovative diagnostic tools or techniques, and novel approaches to the prevention and management of diverse veterinary diseases and injuries. Veterinary Sciences and Practices aims to foster the dissemination of high-quality research that can enhance the well-being and healthcare of animals, promote animal welfare, and improve the overall practice of veterinary sciences.Veterinary Sciences and Practices publishes clinical and basic research articles, review articles, systematic reviews articles, and case reports.The target audience of the journal includes specialists and professionals working and interested in all disciplines of veterinary medicine. Abstracting and IndexingVeterinary Sciences and Practices is covered in the following abstracting and indexing databases;Web of Science - BIOSISScopusDOAJEBSCOCNKI TUBITAK ULAKBIM TR Index CABI EMBASECASCAB AbstractGale Cengage To guarantee that all papers published in the journal are maintained and permanently accessible, articles are stored in Dergipark which serves as a national archival web site and at the same time permits LOCKSS to collect, preserve, and serve the content. Last Update Time: March 18, 2026 Period Months April August December
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary-General Veterinary
Editor-in-chief Mustafa SinanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Veterinary Medicine and SurgeryVeterinary9.2%
- Animal health and immunologyVeterinary7.1%
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Sperm and Testicular FunctionMedicine5.7%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Veterinary | Q4 | 180/204 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: TR Dizin
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 103 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 59 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 30 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 12 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 3 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
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
140 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 12 weeks
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 140 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 67 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 accepted3
- case reportCase ReportLength not stated
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
- review articleReview ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
CC BY-NC 4.0 Model summary
Content of this journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
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
- Atatürk University
- Country or region
- Türkiye
- Language
- Turkish, English
- ISSN
- 2822-3608
- Print ISSN
- 1306-6137
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Veterinary Sciences and Practices
How long does peer review take at Veterinary Sciences and Practices?
The publisher reports about 140 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Which databases index Veterinary Sciences and Practices?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Veterinary Sciences and Practices is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Veterinary Sciences and Practices open access, and what is the APC?
Veterinary Sciences and Practices is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .