Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift
ISSN 0303-9021 · Universiteit Gent · BELGIUM · Bimonthly · Founded 1931
Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.13; hybrid open access; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift is published by Universiteit Gent and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Veterinary Equine Medical Research, Veterinary Medicine and Surgery and Veterinary Oncology Research, together about 29.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Small Animals. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift (ISSN 0303-9021) is a scientific journal that is published bimonthly (six issues per year). It presents mainly clinical topics and addresses itself to two very different readerships: the local Dutch speaking veterinarians in Belgium and the Netherlands, and the international veterinary and biomedical research community. Each issue contains scientific papers either in English, or in Dutch with an English abstract.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Veterinary Equine Medical ResearchVeterinary12.2%
- Veterinary Medicine and SurgeryVeterinary8.6%
- Veterinary Oncology ResearchMedicine8.5%
- Veterinary Orthopedics and NeurologyVeterinary7.7%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology6.6%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary4.7%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Veterinary Practice and Education StudiesHealth Professions3.8%
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 | Veterinary Sciences | 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 | Veterinary Sciences | 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 | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 0.13LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 78.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,584 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 43 | 38 | 5 |
| 2024 | 47 | 47 | 13 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 16 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 16 |
| 2021 | 45 | 44 | 32 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universiteit Gent
- Country or region
- BELGIUM
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1931
- ISSN
- 0303-9021
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift
What CAS zone is Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Veterinary Sciences. 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 Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.13; CiteScore 0.3, h-index 21.
How long does peer review take at Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift?
Authors report an average review time of over 36 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift open access, and what is the APC?
Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .