About Veterinary Record

Aims and Scope

Veterinary Record is the official journal of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and has been published weekly since 1888. It contains news, comment, letters and clinical research papers on a wide range of veterinary topics. Its classified advertisement section includes an extensive list of veterinary and veterinary-related jobs. It is published on behalf of the BVA by BMJ Group.

All papers must be submitted through ScholarOne, our online submission and review system.

Veterinary Record welcomes:
Original papers
Editorials (usually commissioned)
Review articles (usually commissioned)
Viewpoint articles
Letters to the Editor
Product news
Papers to summarise in Research Digest

Veterinary Record will consider rapid review and publication for articles of outstanding interest. Further information is available in the Instructions for Authors

Ownership

BMJ Group publishes Veterinary Record on behalf of the British Veterinary Association.

Journal Statistics

Acceptance rate	33%
Lead times	Time from submission to first decision: average 23 days Time from acceptance to publication: between 25 and 30 days Rejection rate: 76%
Frequency	51 times a year
Print circulation	10,767 Not including online only or consortia customers
Impact factor	1.248 (ISI Web of Science, 2011)
Indexed by	Index Medicus (Medline), ISI Current Contents (Web of Science), Excerpta Medica (Embase), Sociedad Iberoamericana de Informacion Cientifica (SIIC)
Launch date	1888
ISSN	0042-4900
ISSN Online	2042-7670

Contact information

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For authors

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Affiliations

The BMJ Publishing Group is a founding member of COPE (the Committee on Publication Ethics), which provides a forum for publishers and Editors of scientific journals to discuss issues relating to the integrity of the work submitted to or published in their journals.

The EQUATOR Network is an international initiative that seeks to improve the value of medical research literature by promoting accurate, transparent reporting of research studies. The BMJ Group is a sponsor of its activities.

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