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Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

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ISSN: 10199128, 22249435

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SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q4
Impact factor
0.5
SJR
0.255
CiteScore
1.1
Categories
Veterinary (miscellaneous)
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Areas
Medicine
Veterinary
Years of issue
1945, 1948, 1961, 1971-2023, 2025
journal names
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
J S AFR VET ASSOC
Publications
1 295
Citations
10 439
h-index
34
Publications
118
Citations
4 620
Top-3 citing journals
Veterinary Parasitology
Veterinary Parasitology (284 citations)
Animals
Animals (228 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (538 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (44 publications)
University of the Free State
University of the Free State (30 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (50 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (5 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (19 publications)
Namibia (5 publications)
Australia (3 publications)
South Africa (13 publications)
Namibia (4 publications)
Australia (2 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Top-100

Citing journals

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Veterinary Parasitology
284 citations, 2.72%
Animals
228 citations, 2.18%
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
216 citations, 2.07%
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
175 citations, 1.68%
Tropical Animal Health and Production
159 citations, 1.52%
BMC Veterinary Research
153 citations, 1.47%
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
143 citations, 1.37%
PLoS ONE
140 citations, 1.34%
Veterinary World
132 citations, 1.26%
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
124 citations, 1.19%
Pathogens
122 citations, 1.17%
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
113 citations, 1.08%
Veterinary Journal
112 citations, 1.07%
Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
112 citations, 1.07%
Parasites and Vectors
108 citations, 1.03%
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
106 citations, 1.02%
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
103 citations, 0.99%
Viruses
96 citations, 0.92%
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
96 citations, 0.92%
Veterinary Record
92 citations, 0.88%
Veterinary Sciences
91 citations, 0.87%
Veterinary Record Case Reports
88 citations, 0.84%
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
82 citations, 0.79%
Acta Tropica
72 citations, 0.69%
Journal of Small Animal Practice
70 citations, 0.67%
Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports
69 citations, 0.66%
Scientific Reports
68 citations, 0.65%
Parasitology Research
67 citations, 0.64%
Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice
66 citations, 0.63%
Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
66 citations, 0.63%
Equine Veterinary Journal
62 citations, 0.59%
Equine Veterinary Education
59 citations, 0.57%
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
57 citations, 0.55%
Veterinary Microbiology
57 citations, 0.55%
Journal of Dairy Science
55 citations, 0.53%
Research in Veterinary Science
54 citations, 0.52%
Antibiotics
53 citations, 0.51%
Veterinary Medicine and Science
52 citations, 0.5%
Australian Veterinary Journal
52 citations, 0.5%
Small Ruminant Research
51 citations, 0.49%
American Journal of Veterinary Research
51 citations, 0.49%
Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound
48 citations, 0.46%
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
47 citations, 0.45%
Microorganisms
46 citations, 0.44%
Experimental and Applied Acarology
45 citations, 0.43%
Veterinary Clinical Pathology
45 citations, 0.43%
Veterinary Surgery
44 citations, 0.42%
Comparative Clinical Pathology
43 citations, 0.41%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
43 citations, 0.41%
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
42 citations, 0.4%
South African Journal of Botany
42 citations, 0.4%
Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
41 citations, 0.39%
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
40 citations, 0.38%
Journal of Parasitic Diseases
39 citations, 0.37%
Theriogenology
39 citations, 0.37%
New Zealand Veterinary Journal
36 citations, 0.34%
Veterinary Pathology
36 citations, 0.34%
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
35 citations, 0.34%
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia
35 citations, 0.34%
Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira
34 citations, 0.33%
Frontiers in Microbiology
34 citations, 0.33%
Veterinary Research Communications
32 citations, 0.31%
Veterinary Clinics of North America. Equine Practice
32 citations, 0.31%
Poultry Science
31 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
31 citations, 0.3%
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
29 citations, 0.28%
Veterinary Medicine International
28 citations, 0.27%
EFSA Journal
27 citations, 0.26%
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
27 citations, 0.26%
Parasitology
26 citations, 0.25%
Toxins
24 citations, 0.23%
Veterinarni Medicina
24 citations, 0.23%
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
24 citations, 0.23%
Heliyon
24 citations, 0.23%
Experimental Parasitology
22 citations, 0.21%
Emerging Infectious Diseases
21 citations, 0.2%
Veterinary Dermatology
21 citations, 0.2%
Medical and Veterinary Entomology
21 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Comparative Pathology
21 citations, 0.2%
Acta Veterinaria Hungarica
21 citations, 0.2%
Reproduction in Domestic Animals
20 citations, 0.19%
Veterinary and Comparative Oncology
20 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
20 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
19 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health
19 citations, 0.18%
Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology
18 citations, 0.17%
Science of the Total Environment
18 citations, 0.17%
Tierarztliche Praxis Ausgabe K: Kleintiere - Heimtiere
18 citations, 0.17%
Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
18 citations, 0.17%
Veterinary Quarterly
18 citations, 0.17%
Vaccine
18 citations, 0.17%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
18 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Veterinary Medicine
18 citations, 0.17%
Veterinary Research
17 citations, 0.16%
Archives of Virology
17 citations, 0.16%
Topics in Companion Animal Medicine
17 citations, 0.16%
Toxicon
17 citations, 0.16%
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
17 citations, 0.16%
Animal Reproduction Science
17 citations, 0.16%
Animal Production Science
17 citations, 0.16%
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Citing publishers

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Elsevier
2861 citations, 27.41%
Wiley
1567 citations, 15.01%
Springer Nature
1181 citations, 11.31%
MDPI
906 citations, 8.68%
Frontiers Media S.A.
326 citations, 3.12%
Taylor & Francis
306 citations, 2.93%
SAGE
200 citations, 1.92%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
185 citations, 1.77%
Medpharm Publications Ltd.
158 citations, 1.51%
American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
143 citations, 1.37%
Veterinary World
142 citations, 1.36%
American Veterinary Medical Association
135 citations, 1.29%
AOSIS
131 citations, 1.25%
Hindawi Limited
122 citations, 1.17%
Cambridge University Press
103 citations, 0.99%
British Veterinary Association
88 citations, 0.84%
BMJ
83 citations, 0.8%
SciELO
75 citations, 0.72%
American Society for Microbiology
73 citations, 0.7%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
67 citations, 0.64%
Oxford University Press
64 citations, 0.61%
Walter de Gruyter
58 citations, 0.56%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
56 citations, 0.54%
IntechOpen
45 citations, 0.43%
American Animal Hospital Association
42 citations, 0.4%
Academic Journals
39 citations, 0.37%
Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers (IEICE)
37 citations, 0.35%
Colegio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal
34 citations, 0.33%
Mark Allen Group
34 citations, 0.33%
CSIRO Publishing
34 citations, 0.33%
Mary Ann Liebert
30 citations, 0.29%
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
28 citations, 0.27%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
27 citations, 0.26%
Wildlife Disease Association
27 citations, 0.26%
Akademiai Kiado
24 citations, 0.23%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
21 citations, 0.2%
Microbiology Society
21 citations, 0.2%
Association of Avian Veterinarians
20 citations, 0.19%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
17 citations, 0.16%
Research Square Platform LLC
17 citations, 0.16%
PeerJ
15 citations, 0.14%
American Association of Avian Pathologists Inc.
15 citations, 0.14%
Science Alert
15 citations, 0.14%
Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
14 citations, 0.13%
International Association for Food Protection
13 citations, 0.12%
Southern African Wildlife Management Association
13 citations, 0.12%
IGI Global
12 citations, 0.11%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
12 citations, 0.11%
American Society of Parasitologists
12 citations, 0.11%
EDP Sciences
11 citations, 0.11%
The Royal Society
11 citations, 0.11%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
10 citations, 0.1%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
10 citations, 0.1%
Inter-Research Science Center
9 citations, 0.09%
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine Press
9 citations, 0.09%
King Saud University
8 citations, 0.08%
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
8 citations, 0.08%
Korean Society of Veterinary Clinics
8 citations, 0.08%
Annual Reviews
8 citations, 0.08%
IOP Publishing
7 citations, 0.07%
Scientific Research Publishing
7 citations, 0.07%
Japan Veterinary Medical Association
7 citations, 0.07%
The Korean Society of Veterinary Science
7 citations, 0.07%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
6 citations, 0.06%
Asian Network for Scientific Information
6 citations, 0.06%
CAB International
6 citations, 0.06%
Wageningen Academic Publishers
6 citations, 0.06%
Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
6 citations, 0.06%
American Society of Animal Science
6 citations, 0.06%
Medknow
6 citations, 0.06%
Canadian Science Publishing
6 citations, 0.06%
The Korean Society of Veterinary Service
6 citations, 0.06%
American Dairy Science Association
6 citations, 0.06%
XMLink
6 citations, 0.06%
Pleiades Publishing
5 citations, 0.05%
American Physiological Society
5 citations, 0.05%
University of Veterinary Sciences Brno
5 citations, 0.05%
Fundacao APINCO de Ciencia e Technologia Avicolas
5 citations, 0.05%
CABI Publishing
5 citations, 0.05%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
4 citations, 0.04%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
4 citations, 0.04%
Scientific Publishers
4 citations, 0.04%
Korean Society for Parasitology
4 citations, 0.04%
Nordic Council for Wildlife Research
4 citations, 0.04%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
4 citations, 0.04%
Medwell Publications
4 citations, 0.04%
OAE Publishing Inc.
4 citations, 0.04%
Academy of Science of South Africa
4 citations, 0.04%
Scientific Scholar
4 citations, 0.04%
World Scientific
3 citations, 0.03%
Magnolia Press
3 citations, 0.03%
Pensoft Publishers
3 citations, 0.03%
Entomological Society of Southern Africa/Entologiese Vereniging van Suidelike Afrika
3 citations, 0.03%
Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
3 citations, 0.03%
eLife Sciences Publications
3 citations, 0.03%
Thracian University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
3 citations, 0.03%
Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
3 citations, 0.03%
Brieflands
3 citations, 0.03%
F1000 Research
3 citations, 0.03%
Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians
3 citations, 0.03%
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Publishing organizations

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University of Pretoria
538 publications, 41.54%
Stellenbosch University
44 publications, 3.4%
University of the Free State
30 publications, 2.32%
University of Zimbabwe
28 publications, 2.16%
University of Nairobi
27 publications, 2.08%
Agricultural Research Council of South Africa
22 publications, 1.7%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
20 publications, 1.54%
University of the Witwatersrand
19 publications, 1.47%
University of Namibia
14 publications, 1.08%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
13 publications, 1%
Tshwane University of Technology
13 publications, 1%
North-West University
10 publications, 0.77%
University of Ibadan
10 publications, 0.77%
Massey University
8 publications, 0.62%
James Cook University
8 publications, 0.62%
Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources
8 publications, 0.62%
University of Zambia
8 publications, 0.62%
Eduardo Mondlane University
8 publications, 0.62%
Indian Veterinary Research Institute
7 publications, 0.54%
University of South Africa
7 publications, 0.54%
University of Fort Hare
7 publications, 0.54%
Utrecht University
7 publications, 0.54%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
6 publications, 0.46%
National Health Laboratory Services
6 publications, 0.46%
South African National Biodiversity Institute
6 publications, 0.46%
University of Limpopo
6 publications, 0.46%
Colorado State University
6 publications, 0.46%
Sokoine University of Agriculture
6 publications, 0.46%
Afyon Kocatepe University
5 publications, 0.39%
Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
5 publications, 0.39%
University of Liverpool
5 publications, 0.39%
University of Queensland
5 publications, 0.39%
University of Rwanda
5 publications, 0.39%
Shiraz University
4 publications, 0.31%
Cornell University
4 publications, 0.31%
University of Cape Town
4 publications, 0.31%
University of Venda
4 publications, 0.31%
University of Botswana
4 publications, 0.31%
University of Porto
4 publications, 0.31%
University of Kentucky
4 publications, 0.31%
University College Dublin
4 publications, 0.31%
Bursa UludaÄŸ University
3 publications, 0.23%
Aix-Marseille University
3 publications, 0.23%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
3 publications, 0.23%
University of Edinburgh
3 publications, 0.23%
University of Sydney
3 publications, 0.23%
Murdoch University
3 publications, 0.23%
South African Medical Research Council
3 publications, 0.23%
Nelson Mandela University
3 publications, 0.23%
Ahmadu Bello University
3 publications, 0.23%
Makerere University
3 publications, 0.23%
Nihon University
3 publications, 0.23%
University of Florida
3 publications, 0.23%
University of Tennessee
3 publications, 0.23%
University of Khartoum
3 publications, 0.23%
University of São Paulo
3 publications, 0.23%
Trakia University
3 publications, 0.23%
University of Tehran
2 publications, 0.15%
Ataturk University
2 publications, 0.15%
Akdeniz University
2 publications, 0.15%
Selcuk University
2 publications, 0.15%
Harran University
2 publications, 0.15%
Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch
2 publications, 0.15%
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
2 publications, 0.15%
University of Copenhagen
2 publications, 0.15%
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
2 publications, 0.15%
University of Padua
2 publications, 0.15%
University of Nottingham
2 publications, 0.15%
Birmingham City University
2 publications, 0.15%
University of Glasgow
2 publications, 0.15%
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2 publications, 0.15%
University of Melbourne
2 publications, 0.15%
University of Western Australia
2 publications, 0.15%
University of Johannesburg
2 publications, 0.15%
Mahidol University
2 publications, 0.15%
Auburn University
2 publications, 0.15%
University of California, Davis
2 publications, 0.15%
Newcastle University
2 publications, 0.15%
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
2 publications, 0.15%
University of Bristol
2 publications, 0.15%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2 publications, 0.15%
University of Leeds
2 publications, 0.15%
Universidade Estadual Paulista
2 publications, 0.15%
Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences
2 publications, 0.15%
Texas A&M University
2 publications, 0.15%
Kenya Medical Research Institute
2 publications, 0.15%
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute
2 publications, 0.15%
Royal Veterinary College
2 publications, 0.15%
University of Montpellier
2 publications, 0.15%
Oklahoma State University
2 publications, 0.15%
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
2 publications, 0.15%
Tomsk State University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Tyumen
1 publication, 0.08%
Ankara University
1 publication, 0.08%
Firat University
1 publication, 0.08%
Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute
1 publication, 0.08%
Islamic Azad University, Tehran
1 publication, 0.08%
Islamic Azad University Ardabil
1 publication, 0.08%
Kafkas University
1 publication, 0.08%
University of Balochistan
1 publication, 0.08%
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Publishing organizations in 5 years

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University of Pretoria
50 publications, 42.37%
Stellenbosch University
5 publications, 4.24%
University of the Witwatersrand
4 publications, 3.39%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
3 publications, 2.54%
Colorado State University
3 publications, 2.54%
University of Zambia
3 publications, 2.54%
University of Namibia
3 publications, 2.54%
University of Padua
2 publications, 1.69%
University of Sydney
2 publications, 1.69%
Massey University
2 publications, 1.69%
Murdoch University
2 publications, 1.69%
University of Cape Town
2 publications, 1.69%
North-West University
2 publications, 1.69%
Tshwane University of Technology
2 publications, 1.69%
South African National Biodiversity Institute
2 publications, 1.69%
Agricultural Research Council of South Africa
2 publications, 1.69%
Auburn University
2 publications, 1.69%
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
2 publications, 1.69%
University of Leeds
2 publications, 1.69%
Eduardo Mondlane University
2 publications, 1.69%
Bursa UludaÄŸ University
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Balochistan
1 publication, 0.85%
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
1 publication, 0.85%
Cornell University
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Glasgow
1 publication, 0.85%
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Melbourne
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Queensland
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Western Australia
1 publication, 0.85%
James Cook University
1 publication, 0.85%
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
1 publication, 0.85%
University of South Africa
1 publication, 0.85%
South African Medical Research Council
1 publication, 0.85%
National Research Foundation
1 publication, 0.85%
Nelson Mandela University
1 publication, 0.85%
Ahmadu Bello University
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Jos
1 publication, 0.85%
Mahidol University
1 publication, 0.85%
Aberystwyth University
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Turbat
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Abomey-Calavi
1 publication, 0.85%
Nihon University
1 publication, 0.85%
Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
1 publication, 0.85%
Wellcome Sanger Institute
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Florida
1 publication, 0.85%
CEU Cardinal Herrera University
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Tennessee
1 publication, 0.85%
International Livestock Research Institute (Kenya)
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Surrey
1 publication, 0.85%
University College Dublin
1 publication, 0.85%
Estonian University of Life Sciences
1 publication, 0.85%
Copperbelt University
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Montpellier
1 publication, 0.85%
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South Africa, 19, 1.47%
South Africa
19 publications, 1.47%
Namibia, 5, 0.39%
Namibia
5 publications, 0.39%
Australia, 3, 0.23%
Australia
3 publications, 0.23%
Mozambique, 2, 0.15%
Mozambique
2 publications, 0.15%
USA, 1, 0.08%
USA
1 publication, 0.08%
Botswana, 1, 0.08%
Botswana
1 publication, 0.08%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.08%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.08%
Zambia, 1, 0.08%
Zambia
1 publication, 0.08%
Italy, 1, 0.08%
Italy
1 publication, 0.08%
Kenya, 1, 0.08%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.08%
Thailand, 1, 0.08%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.08%
Uganda, 1, 0.08%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.08%
Japan, 1, 0.08%
Japan
1 publication, 0.08%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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South Africa, 13, 11.02%
South Africa
13 publications, 11.02%
Namibia, 4, 3.39%
Namibia
4 publications, 3.39%
Australia, 2, 1.69%
Australia
2 publications, 1.69%
Mozambique, 2, 1.69%
Mozambique
2 publications, 1.69%
USA, 1, 0.85%
USA
1 publication, 0.85%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.85%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.85%
Zambia, 1, 0.85%
Zambia
1 publication, 0.85%
Italy, 1, 0.85%
Italy
1 publication, 0.85%
Kenya, 1, 0.85%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.85%
Uganda, 1, 0.85%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.85%
Japan, 1, 0.85%
Japan
1 publication, 0.85%
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