Veterinary journals
44 journals whose published work sits mainly in veterinary, with what each charges and how it is indexed.
Journals
44
Median charge
$3,000
Across 23 journals that publish a fee.
Free to publish
1
No article processing charge recorded in DOAJ.
Offer waivers
6
Journals that say they will waive the fee on request.
Veterinary journals that charge nothing
1 of these journals record no article processing charge. Most are funded by a society, university or national body.
Lowest publication charges
| Journal | Charge | Weeks | h-index |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterinary EvidenceRCVS Knowledge | No charge | 13 | 13 |
| Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine/Revista Brasileira de Medicina VeterináriaSociedade de Medicina Veterinária do Estado do Rio de Janeiro | $100 | 12 | 11 |
| Journal of Feline Medicine and SurgerySAGE Publishing | $1,800 | 10 | 101 |
| ALTEXSpringer Nature | $2,157 | 18 | 77 |
| Veterinary Medicine Research and ReportsDove Medical Press | $2,320 | 16 | 40 |
| Veterinary Record OpenBMJ | $2,670 | 19 | 28 |
| Topics in companion animal medicineElsevier BV | $2,740 | — | 51 |
| Veterinary Clinics of North America Equine PracticeElsevier BV | $2,850 | — | 84 |
| In PracticeWiley | $2,900 | — | 44 |
| Irish Veterinary JournalBioMed Central | $2,990 | 21 | 48 |
| Veterinary SurgeryWiley | $3,000 | — | 113 |
| Veterinary Anaesthesia and AnalgesiaElsevier BV | $3,000 | — | 80 |
| Veterinary Clinics of North America Exotic Animal PracticeElsevier BV | $3,000 | — | 59 |
| Journal of Equine Veterinary ScienceElsevier BV | $3,210 | — | 80 |
| Applied Animal Behaviour ScienceElsevier BV | $3,220 | — | 181 |
Most-cited veterinary journals
| Journal | h-index | Citedness | Access | Charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Animal Behaviour ScienceElsevier BV | 181 | 2.4 | Subscription | $3,220 |
| Journal of the American Veterinary Medical AssociationAmerican Veterinary Medical Association | 174 | 1.3 | Subscription | — |
| The Veterinary JournalElsevier BV | 158 | 1.9 | Subscription | $3,310 |
| American Journal of Veterinary ResearchAmerican Veterinary Medical Association | 138 | 1.0 | Open | — |
| Equine Veterinary JournalWiley | 138 | 1.3 | Subscription | $4,480 |
| Veterinary SurgeryWiley | 113 | 1.1 | Subscription | $3,000 |
| Journal of Small Animal PracticeWiley | 108 | 1.2 | Subscription | $4,520 |
| Laboratory AnimalsSAGE Publishing | 107 | 1.2 | Subscription | $3,400 |
| Animal WelfareCambridge University Press | 102 | 2.5 | Open | $3,550 |
| Journal of Feline Medicine and SurgerySAGE Publishing | 101 | 2.0 | Open | $1,800 |
| Veterinary Clinics of North America Equine PracticeElsevier BV | 84 | 0.8 | Subscription | $2,850 |
| Journal of Equine Veterinary ScienceElsevier BV | 80 | 0.7 | Subscription | $3,210 |
| Veterinary Anaesthesia and AnalgesiaElsevier BV | 80 | 0.8 | Subscription | $3,000 |
| ALTEXSpringer Nature | 77 | 2.0 | Open | $2,157 |
| Alternatives to Laboratory AnimalsSAGE Publishing | 73 | 1.6 | Subscription | $4,150 |
| Journal of Applied Animal Welfare ScienceTaylor & Francis | 69 | 1.5 | Subscription | — |
| Veterinary Clinics of North America Exotic Animal PracticeElsevier BV | 59 | 0.5 | Subscription | $3,000 |
| Lab AnimalSpringer Nature | 54 | 1.3 | Subscription | $5,390 |
| Equine Veterinary EducationWiley | 52 | 0.7 | Subscription | $3,760 |
| Topics in companion animal medicineElsevier BV | 51 | 0.9 | Subscription | $2,740 |
| Irish Veterinary JournalBioMed Central | 48 | 2.1 | Open | $2,990 |
| In PracticeWiley | 44 | 0.4 | Subscription | $2,900 |
| Journal of Exotic Pet MedicineElsevier BV | 40 | 0.5 | Subscription | $3,620 |
| Veterinary Medicine Research and ReportsDove Medical Press | 40 | 4.1 | Open | $2,320 |
| Schweizer Archiv für TierheilkundeSociety of Swiss Veterinarians | 35 | 0.5 | Subscription | — |
Ranked by h-index, an OpenAlex citation statistic. This is not a Journal Impact Factor and the two are not interchangeable — see our methodology.