Journal profile · Multiple
Veterinary World
ISSN 0972-8988 · eISSN 2231-0916 · Veterinary World · India
Veterinary World: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 1,800; median 103 days to acceptance (59 articles, last 24 months); 363 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Veterinary World is published by Veterinary World 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 Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, together about 19.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Animal Science and Zoology and Agronomy and Crop Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.9%
- Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy CowsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Animal health and immunologyVeterinary4.5%
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
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 | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
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 | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 76OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,055OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 359LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,716 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 277 | 277 | 82 |
| 2025 | 363 | 363 | 930 |
| 2024 | 334 | 334 | 1,508 |
| 2023 | 314 | 314 | 2,329 |
| 2022 | 368 | 368 | 4,335 |
| 2021 | 422 | 422 | 5,760 |
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
103 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 86 days – 119 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 34 days (60 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 136 days
- Sample
- 59 articles with submission and acceptance dates (715 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,800 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 600 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 700 / USD 900 | 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
- research articleResearch Article | 27 Aug 2026Length not stated
- review articleReview Article | 04 Aug 2026Length not stated
- systematic reviewSystematic Review | 27 Aug 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Preprints
- Authorship
Authorship and Acknowledgements Model summary
Understand authorship criteria and acknowledgment of contributions - Authorship and Acknowledgements
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement Model summary
Authors must follow ethical standards in research, writing, and publication - Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Aims and scope page Model summary
Learn about the scope, editorial policies, and expectations for submissions - Aims and scope
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
- Veterinary World
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0972-8988
- Electronic ISSN
- 2231-0916
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Veterinary World
What CAS zone is Veterinary World in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Veterinary World is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science / 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.
How long does peer review take at Veterinary World?
Based on the dates recorded on 59 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 103 days (interquartile range 86–119 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 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 World?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Veterinary World is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Veterinary World open access, and what is the APC?
Veterinary World is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,800.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .