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Understanding and managing aging in dogs and cats
With advances in veterinary medicine, technology, and senior care, dogs and cats are living longer than ever before.
- Status
- Open for submissions
- Submission deadline
- 07 January 2027
Overview
BMC Veterinary Research is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that welcomes research across all aspects of veterinary science and medicine including the epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of medical conditions of domestic, companion, farm and wild animals, as well as the biomedical processes that underlie their health. .
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Broad scoped veterinary and animal science journal
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High visibility for your work with open access.
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Practices rigorous and transparent peer review.
- Lead Editors
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- Jennifer Harman PhD
Journal metrics
- Journal Impact Factor
- 2.6 (2024)
- 5-year Journal Impact Factor
- 2.7 (2024)
- Submission to first decision (median)
- 11 days
- Downloads
- 5.6M (2025)
Calls for papers
Collection
Animal free approaches or non-animal technologies for veterinary research
The Animal free approaches or non-animal technologies for veterinary research collection aims to promote laboratory‑ and computational‑based...
- Status
- Open for submissions
- Submission deadline
- 14 December 2026
Collection
Pollinator health and veterinary medicine
Pollinators, particularly bees, are vital to food production, biodiversity, and ecosystem resilience, yet they are increasingly threatened by a...
- Status
- Open for submissions
- Submission deadline
- 03 November 2026
Latest articles
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Ixodid tick infestation among camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Indiris Abdu
- Anchiye Getachew
- Abayeneh Girma
Systematic Review Open access 17 June 2026 -
Livestock immunomodulators as alternatives to antimicrobials – a roadmap for the fight against drug resistance
- Daniel S. Ackerman
- Alex Morrow
- Gary Entrican
Review Open access 16 June 2026 -
Drivers of artificial insemination fertility in Murciano-Granadina goats: a ten-year multifactorial approach integrating buck–doe interactions across physiological, environmental, and management conditions
- María Pía Peláez Caro
- Ander Arando Arbulu
- Francisco Javier Navas González
Research Open access 16 June 2026 -
Exploratory analysis of gut microbiota and its association with peripheral blood immune cell populations in canine myxomatous mitral valve disease
- Martina Cimerman
- Bojan Papić
- Aleksandra Domanjko Petrič
Research Open access 16 June 2026 -
Minimally invasive laparoscopic ovum pick-up (LOPU) in hormonally stimulated Holstein calves
- Jakub Kulus
- Magdalena Kulus
- Paweł Antosik
Research Open access 16 June 2026
Journal updates
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BMC Veterinary Research is recruiting Editorial Board Members.
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Reporting guidelines for research involving animals
The Meridian Network contains a collection of reporting guidelines for studies involving animals. We encourage authors to adhere to these standards.
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DISCONTOOLS & STAR IDAZ research gaps for infectious disease control in animals
A collection of narrative reviews exploring research gaps in animal infectious disease control, identified through the DISCONTOOLS and STAR IDAZ initiatives.
Journal information
- Electronic ISSN
- 1746-6148
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