Conor McAloon appointed as new Editor-in-Chief of the Irish Veterinary Journal

‘The Irish Veterinary Journal (IVJ) goes open access’ – the title of Professor Michael Doherty’s editorial to announce the launch of the journal within BioMed Central in March 2011. It was indeed an historic moment for a publication which was first published in 1946, the first issue of which was delayed by a post-war shortage of paper.

The move to BioMed Central (Springer Nature), supported by Veterinary Ireland – the Irish professional veterinary association, heralded a new and exciting chapter for the IVJ. Under the leadership and guidance of Editor-in-Chief Professor Michael Doherty and Deputy Editor Professor Simon More, the journal has gone from strength to strength and has proudly established itself within the first quartile of the Veterinary Sciences category of international peer-review journals (2022 Journal Citation Report). This remarkable progress would not have been achieved without the support of colleagues in BioMed Central (Springer Nature), the journal’s team of associate editors and of course the invaluable contribution of all the authors and reviewers.

With world-class aspirations and a vision to make a substantial contribution to the dissemination of evidence-based knowledge, the journal has a clinical research focus with an emphasis on the effective management of health in both individual and populations of animals. Its current Impact Factor of 2.9 reflects the enormous progress that has been achieved for a journal that before 2011 had a limited international recognition and was not cited by PubMed before beginning its open-access journey.

The IVJ is now delighted to announce that Dr Conor McAloon will be taking on the role of Editor-in-Chief. Based in the University College Dublin, School of Veterinary Medicine, Conor is an Associate Professor with a specialist research interest in population medicine and disease modelling. The Irish Veterinary Journal and BioMed Central (Springer Nature), would like to sincerely thank Conor’s UCD colleagues Professors Michael Doherty and Simon More who will be stepping down from their roles, for their outstanding commitment to the journal, and wish Conor every success in this new role, supported by his editorial team.