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BMC Veterinary Research

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Assisted reproduction in animals

Guest Edited by Halit Kanca and Tomasz Stankiewicz

New Content ItemEpidemiology and management of ectoparasites in wildlife

Guest Edited by Ashutosh Fular and Vikrant Sudan

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Guest Edited by Bartlomiej Liszka and Juan G. Maldonado-Estrada

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Impact of extreme body conformations on the health and welfare of dogs and cats

Guest Edited by Nai-Chieh Liu and Rowena Packer

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Aims and scope

BMC Veterinary Research is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of veterinary science and medicine, including the epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of medical conditions of domestic, companion, farm and wild animals, as well as the biomedical processes that underlie their health. 

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ARRIVE 2.0 guidelines

The ARRIVE guidelines for reporting in vivo animal research have recently been updated to support their use in practice. View the new ARRIVE 2.0 guidelines here. 

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BMC Veterinary Research is recruiting new Editorial Board Members to join our team. Diversity in all forms will be a driving factor when selecting an individual to serve in this capacity. For more information, including how to apply, please click the link above.


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Membership

Over 500 institutions have partnered with us to help authors maximize their research funding. Researchers affiliated with these member institutions may receive a discount on article processing charges (APCs). Check to see if your institution is a member and learn how you could benefit from APC savings when publishing with us.

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Reporting guidelines for authors

The Meridian Network is home to a collection of reporting guidelines and checklists for research that involve animals. The checklists are intended as an aid for authors to clearly, completely and transparently let reviewers and readers know what they did and found. We encourage our authors to adhere to these standards.

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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 2.3
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 2.6
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 0.925
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.658

    Speed 2024
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 145
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 145

    Usage 2024
    Downloads: 3,840,426
    Altmetric mentions: 976

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BMC Veterinary Research

ISSN: 1746-6148

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