Pakistan Veterinary Journal
ISSN 0253-8318 · University of Agriculture Faisalabad · Pakistan · active 1983–2026
Metrics
- Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q1
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 2.0
- SJR
- 0.845
- h-index
- 40
“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.
Data as of 1 November 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Pakistan Veterinary Journal is Q1 in Veterinary (miscellaneous) (#14 of 243 journals).
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Veterinary (miscellaneous) | Q1 | #14 of 243 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 6.53
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 222
OpenAlex counts about 2.0 citations per paper over two years; Scopus, through Scimago, counts 6.53 per document. The two databases index different journals, documents and citations, so the figures differ. Neither is a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.
The quartile is the one Scimago prints for each category. Rank is the journal's position by SJR among the journals Scimago lists in that category (#1 is the highest); “—” means we hold no rank consistent with that quartile. The document count is what Scopus indexed that year, which can be lower than a journal's full output. Source: SCImago Journal Rank 2025 edition, from Scopus data (scimagojr.com, CC BY-NC).
Pakistan Veterinary Journal is Q1 in Veterinary (miscellaneous) (2025 edition, #14 of 243 journals), with SJR 0.845 (Scimago) and an h-index of 40 (OpenAlex). Listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science.
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Responding time
- Submission to publication
- ~10 wkDOAJ self-reported
Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.
Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- DOAJScopusWeb of Science
- Access status:
- gold. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.
- Article processing charge
- Article processing charge (APC): 15,000 PKR per accepted article (DOAJ).
Scope
Frequently asked
Is Pakistan Veterinary Journal a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag Pakistan Veterinary Journal. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, which is a positive signal.
Is Pakistan Veterinary Journal indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, Pakistan Veterinary Journal appears in: DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of Pakistan Veterinary Journal?
Papers in Pakistan Veterinary Journal are cited about 2.0 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q1, with an h-index of 40. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.
What Scimago quartile is Pakistan Veterinary Journal (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Pakistan Veterinary Journal is Q1 in Veterinary (miscellaneous) (#14 of 243 journals). Quartiles split the journals in a subject category into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; Pakistan Veterinary Journal is cited about 2.0 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 40.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of Pakistan Veterinary Journal?
The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for Pakistan Veterinary Journal. The open equivalent is its Scimago quartile, Q1, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.
Is Pakistan Veterinary Journal open access?
Our index records its access status as "gold". Where this is derived from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic, so confirm on the journal's own site — particularly if an article processing charge matters to you.
What is the article processing charge (APC) to publish in Pakistan Veterinary Journal?
Article processing charge (APC): 15,000 PKR per accepted article (DOAJ). The exact charge can vary by article type and any fee waiver, so confirm the current amount on the journal's own site.
How long does Pakistan Veterinary Journal take to publish a paper?
Submission to publication for Pakistan Veterinary Journal takes about ~10 wk — DOAJ self-reported. Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own. We do not hold a peer-review acceptance rate for Pakistan Veterinary Journal.
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