Veterinary Sciences

Veterinary Sciences is an international, scientific, peer-reviewed, open access journal on veterinary sciences published monthly online by MDPI.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High visibility: indexed within Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), PubMed, PMC, Embase, AGRICOLA, AGRIS, and many other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q1 (Veterinary Sciences) / CiteScore - Q1 (General Veterinary)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision provided to authors approximately 18.8 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 2.8 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2021).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor: 2.304 (2020) ; 5-Year Impact Factor: 1.688 (2020)
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Topic in Animals, Veterinary Sciences
Animal Diseases in Agriculture Production Systems Editor-in-Chief: Mahmoud M. Naguib
Deadline: 31 July 2022
Special Issue in Veterinary Sciences
Advances in Veterinary Gastroenterology Guest Editors: Dong-In Jung, DoHyeon Yu
Deadline: 31 August 2021
Special Issue in Veterinary Sciences
Interdisciplinary Considerations in Human–Animal Interventions Guest Editors: Amy Johnson, Zenithson Ng, Melissa Winkle
Deadline: 15 September 2021
Special Issue in Veterinary Sciences
Doping in Animals Guest Editor: Francesca Cannizzo
Deadline: 30 September 2021
Special Issue in Veterinary Sciences
Monitoring and Improving Intensive Livestock Animal Welfare Guest Editors: Paulo Cortez, George Stilwell
Deadline: 15 October 2021
Topical Collection in Veterinary Sciences
Human and Animal Influenzas: A Shared Public Health Concern Collection Editors: John Pasick, Stephan Pleschka
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