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Animal Health Ireland
Irish Veterinary Journal are proud to support Animal Health Ireland, an industry-led, not-for-profit partnership between livestock producers, processors, animal health advisers and government.
Their mission is to enhance value for beef and dairy farmers and the agri-food industry through superior animal health.
Editor-in-Chief Michael Doherty is currently a Director of Animal Health Ireland.
Aims and scope
Irish Veterinary Journal is an open access journal with a vision to make a substantial contribution to the dissemination of evidence-based knowledge that will promote optimal health and welfare of both domestic and wild species of animals.
Irish Veterinary Journal has a clinical research focus with an emphasis on the effective management of health in both individual and populations of animals. Published studies will be relevant to both the international veterinary profession and veterinary scientists. Papers relating to veterinary education, veterinary ethics, veterinary public health, or relevant studies in the area of social science (participatory research) are also within the scope of Irish Veterinary Journal.
Associate Editors
Nicolae Corcionivoschi
Microbiology
Vivienne Duggan
Equine Health
Edgar Garcia Manzanilla
Swine Health
Robert Shiel
Small Animal Medicine
Sue Rackard
Veterinary Education
Featured Blog
Visualising cattle movement in Ireland
A recent study found that the 1.3 million cattle movement events in Ireland in 2016 cover a cumulative distance of travelling to the moon and back 60 times.
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2017 Journal Metrics
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Speed
59.4 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
47.7 days to first decision for all manuscripts
154.4 days from submission to acceptance
11.9 days from acceptance to publication
Citation Impact
1.000 - 2-year Impact Factor
1.353 - 5-year Impact Factor
0.991 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
0.657 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
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