Journal rankings · indicator year 2016
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Field ranking · 2016
Veterinary journal rankings 2016
62 ranked journals · Field in Health Sciences
Veterinary has 62 ranked journals in 2016. The median journal has an OJR of 0.59, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.05 on 2015; Q1 starts at OJR 0.98. The top three are International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance, ILAR Journal, and Veterinary Parasitology.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2016. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2013–2015, the window the 2016 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields in Veterinary (2)
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2015. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2013–2015, the window the 2016 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2013–2015 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2007 to 2016. | Compare |
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1International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug ResistanceOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.90Q1 | 5.94 1.52 up from 2015 | 86 | 100% | $2,700 | ||
2ILAR JournalOxford University Press · United States | 2.08Q1 | 4.54 1.51 up from 2015 | 115 | 89% | — | ||
3Veterinary ParasitologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.48Q1 | 2.88 0.31 up from 2015 | 1,186 | 35% | $3,680 | ||
4Applied Animal Behaviour ScienceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.43Q1 | 2.12 0.16 down from 2015 | 471 | 29% | $3,220 | ||
5BMC Veterinary ResearchOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.35Q1 | 2.43 0.05 up from 2015 | 903 | 100% | $3,190 | ||
6Animal WelfareOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.25Q1 | 1.28 0.05 down from 2015 | 212 | 43% | $3,550 | ||
7Journal of Veterinary Internal MedicineOAWiley · United States | 1.24Q1 | 2.29 0.21 down from 2015 | 649 | 100% | $2,000 | ||
8Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceOAFrontiers Media · Switzerland | 1.24Q1 | 2.02 0.33 up from 2015 | 92 | 100% | $3,801 | ||
9The Veterinary JournalElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.16Q1 | 1.88 0.19 down from 2015 | 1,097 | 27% | $3,310 | ||
10New Zealand Veterinary JournalTaylor & Francis · New Zealand | 1.16Q1 | 1.78 0.26 up from 2015 | 174 | 30% | — | ||
11Veterinary Clinics of North America Equine PracticeElsevier BV · United States | 1.12Q1 | 1.78 0.34 up from 2015 | 104 | 7% | $2,850 | ||
12Equine Veterinary JournalWiley · United Kingdom | 1.11Q1 | 1.47 0.35 down from 2015 | 524 | 43% | $4,480 | ||
13Acta veterinaria ScandinavicaOABioMed Central · Denmark | 1.04Q1 | 1.44 0.46 down from 2015 | 323 | 100% | $2,990 | ||
14Journal of Applied Animal Welfare ScienceTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.04Q1 | 1.51 0.45 up from 2015 | 93 | 20% | — | ||
15Veterinary SurgeryWiley · United Kingdom | 1.00Q1 | 1.50 0.03 up from 2015 | 421 | 20% | $3,000 | ||
16Research in Veterinary ScienceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.98Q1 | 1.67 0.07 down from 2015 | 697 | 28% | $3,290 | ||
17Veterinary Anaesthesia and AnalgesiaElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.97Q2 | 1.28 0.35 down from 2015 | 302 | 14% | $3,000 | ||
18Veterinary Clinics of North America Small Animal PracticeElsevier BV · United States | 0.94Q2 | 1.44 0.29 down from 2015 | 214 | 7% | $2,950 | ||
19Laboratory AnimalsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.82Q2 | 1.47 0.09 down from 2015 | 180 | 38% | $3,400 | ||
20American Journal of Veterinary ResearchOAAmerican Veterinary Medical Association · United States | 0.80Q2 | 1.26 0.22 down from 2015 | 432 | 9% | — | ||
21Journal of Veterinary ScienceOAKorean Society of Veterinary Science · South Korea | 0.79Q2 | 1.34 0.05 down from 2015 | 218 | 100% | $300 | ||
22Journal of Small Animal PracticeWiley · United Kingdom | 0.73Q2 | 1.25 0.05 up from 2015 | 382 | 35% | $4,520 | ||
23Topics in companion animal medicineElsevier BV · United States | 0.73Q2 | 0.94 0.31 down from 2015 | 79 | 9% | $2,740 | ||
24Journal of the American Veterinary Medical AssociationAmerican Veterinary Medical Association · United States | 0.72Q2 | 1.12 0.26 down from 2015 | 891 | 9% | — | ||
25Journal of Feline Medicine and SurgeryOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.72Q2 | 1.25 0.58 down from 2015 | 487 | 98% | $1,800 | ||
26Veterinary Clinics of North America Exotic Animal PracticeElsevier BV · United States | 0.67Q2 | 0.75 0.74 down from 2015 | 107 | 10% | $3,000 | ||
27Journal of Equine ScienceOAJapan | 0.63Q2 | 0.97 0.13 up from 2015 | 51 | 100% | — | ||
28Journal of the South African Veterinary AssociationOAAOSIS · South Africa | 0.61Q2 | 1.03 0.15 up from 2015 | 132 | 100% | $65 | ||
29Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and TraumatologySchattauer Verlag | 0.60Q2 | 0.99 0.13 up from 2015 | 245 | 14% | — | ||
30Laboratory Animal ResearchOABioMed Central · South Korea | 0.59Q2 | 1.39no change | 83 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
31Zoo BiologyWiley · United States | 0.59Q2 | 0.88 0.42 down from 2015 | 202 | 10% | $3,920 | ||
32Veterinární MedicínaOACzech Academy of Agricultural Sciences · Czechia | 0.58Q3 | 0.81 0.03 down from 2015 | 263 | 100% | $609 | ||
33Acta Veterinaria HungaricaAkadémiai Kiadó · Hungary | 0.56Q3 | 1.12 0.05 up from 2015 | 137 | 85% | — | ||
34Journal of Equine Veterinary ScienceElsevier BV · United States | 0.53Q3 | 0.98 0.30 up from 2015 | 565 | 43% | $3,210 | ||
35Open Veterinary JournalOAUniversity of Tripoli · Libya | 0.49Q3 | 0.67 0.36 up from 2015 | 62 | 100% | $350 | ||
36Journal of Exotic Pet MedicineElsevier BV · United States | 0.46Q3 | 0.83 0.38 up from 2015 | 176 | 10% | $3,620 | ||
37Journal of Zoo and Wildlife MedicineAmerican Association of Zoo Veterinarians · United States | 0.45Q3 | 0.80 0.06 up from 2015 | 513 | 3% | — | ||
38Alternatives to Laboratory AnimalsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.42Q3 | 0.73 0.16 up from 2015 | 162 | 18% | $4,150 | ||
39Acta Veterinaria BrnoOAUniversity of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno · Czechia | 0.35Q3 | 0.59 0.07 up from 2015 | 209 | 100% | — | ||
40Veterinary Medicine Research and ReportsOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 0.33Q3 | 0.51 0.08 up from 2015 | 63 | 100% | $2,320 | ||
41Comparative Exercise PhysiologyNetherlands | 0.32Q3 | 0.58 0.21 down from 2015 | 88 | 23% | — | ||
42Equine Veterinary EducationWiley · United Kingdom | 0.29Q3 | 0.43 0.14 down from 2015 | 496 | 17% | $3,760 | ||
43Acta veterinariaOADe Gruyter Open · Serbia | 0.28Q3 | 0.94 0.07 up from 2015 | 155 | 100% | $129 | ||
44The Journal of zoo and aquarium researchOANetherlands | 0.24Q3 | 0.32 0.18 up from 2015 | 41 | 100% | — | ||
45Macedonian Veterinary ReviewOASs.Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje · North Macedonia | 0.24Q3 | 0.35 0.09 down from 2015 | 66 | 100% | — | ||
46In PracticeWiley · United Kingdom | 0.22Q3 | 0.30 0.14 down from 2015 | 184 | 18% | $2,900 | ||
47Journal of Dairy Veterinary & Animal ResearchOAMedCrave Group · United States | 0.18Q3 | 0.26 0.15 up from 2015 | 66 | 62% | — | ||
48Tierärztliche Praxis Ausgabe G Großtiere / NutztiereSchattauer Verlag · Germany | 0.17Q4 | 0.28 0.03 up from 2015 | 166 | 1% | — | ||
49Tierärztliche Praxis Ausgabe K Kleintiere / HeimtiereSchattauer Verlag · Germany | 0.17Q4 | 0.33 0.08 up from 2015 | 187 | 3% | — | ||
50Vlaams Diergeneeskundig TijdschriftGhent University · Belgium | 0.16Q4 | 0.28 0.08 up from 2015 | 140 | 35% | — |
Citations made in 2016. Corpus-wide, 77.2% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
10 additional Veterinary journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2013–2015, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2016. Publication window: 2013–2015. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 62
- Window papers (baseline)
- 19,062 +9.7% from indicator year 2013
- Median OJR
- 0.588 +2.9% from indicator year 2013
- Rising journals (2025)
- 7Comparison-group list (7)
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2013–2015 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Ranked journals | 34 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 68 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 7,210 | 7,868 | 8,050 | 8,613 | 8,564 | 9,096 | 9,820 | 10,954 | 11,890 | 12,902 | 14,371 | 16,215 | 17,014 | 17,378 | 17,548 | 18,574 | 19,062 | 18,986 | 19,024 | 19,352 | 20,096 | 20,887 | 21,566 | 21,796 | 21,684 | 21,592 | |
| Median OJR | 0.42 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.347 | 0.43 | 0.350 | 0.51 | 0.556 | 0.55 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.572 | 0.61 | 0.54 | 0.588 | 0.64 | 0.571 | 0.590 | 0.594 | 0.564 | 0.558 | 0.569 | 0.575 | 0.50 |
| Measure | Category statistic | Eligible population |
|---|---|---|
| Journal self-citation share | Median: 7.0% | 45 journals |
| Retracted papers per 1,000 | Pooled rate: 0.505 per 1,000 | 55 journals |
| Output growth | Median: -10.4% | 68 journals |
| Open access share | Median: 72.9% | 68 journals |
| Listed APC (USD) | Median including $0 listed prices: $2,995 | 40 ranked journals with a known listed price, including $0 listed prices |
| International collaboration share | Median: 23.3% | 67 journals |
| Review share | Median: 0.2% | 68 journals |
| Articles-only OJR | Median: 0.50 | 68 journals |
| Uncited share | Median: 44.6% | 68 journals |
| Citation concentration | Median: 43.8% | 68 journals |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.