Journal of the AVMA (JAVMA): Profile & Metrics

The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) is a semimonthly peer-reviewed journal published since 1915 by the American Veterinary Association covering clinical veterinary medicine, surgery, and animal health policy. Tracked in OpenAlex with a 2-year mean citedness of 1.96 and indexed in MEDLINE, its citation indicators reflect broad disciplinary use rather than individual paper merit.

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· Last updated 8 Nov 2026

Scope and Editorial Standards

JAVMA publishes original clinical research, systematic reviews, case series, and professional policy updates across all major disciplines of veterinary practice, including companion animals, equines, food animals, and wildlife health. As an official organ of the AVMA, the journal applies strict guidelines to ensure transparency, animal welfare, and scholarly integrity:

Authorship Standards: Submissions must comply with established veterinary medicine authorship criteria defined by the AVMA and International Committee of Medical Journal Editors guidelines.
Humane Practice Standards: Experimental and clinical investigations involving animals are expected to adhere to established animal welfare benchmarks, including standard AVMA euthanasia guidelines.
Publication Frequency: Issued semimonthly (24 issues per year), ensuring regular dissemination of clinical reports and epidemiological updates.

Indexing and Bibliographic Infrastructure

The journal is cataloged across international indexing and bibliographic infrastructure:

MEDLINE / PubMed: Fully indexed in MEDLINE by the US National Library of Medicine (NLM unique ID 7503067; MedlineTA: J Am Vet Med Assoc; Call number: W1 JO837).
Crossref: Formally registered under the American Veterinary Medical Association with primary print ISSN 0003-1488 and electronic ISSN 1943-569X.
OpenAlex Record: Catalogs 28,666 works with 508,041 total citations, documenting an h-index of 180 and an i10-index of 11,631.
Chemical Abstracts: Indexed for chemical, biochemical, and pharmacological investigations in animal health.

JAVMA Impact Factor and Citation Metrics

Citation indicators illustrate how the journal’s clinical content circulates across the broader discipline of veterinary science:

OpenAlex 2-Year Mean Citedness: 1.96 citations per citable item during the two years following publication.
Clarivate Journal Impact Factor: Clarivate calculates the official Journal Impact Factor in its subscription database Journal Citation Reports (JCR). Clarivate computes this ratio each June by dividing current-year citations by the count of research articles and reviews published during the previous two calendar years.

Responsible Evaluation and DORA Guidance

Promotion committees frequently evaluate faculty publications in JAVMA. Under the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), evaluators are strongly discouraged from using journal impact metrics as surrogate measures for the scientific value of individual studies.

Veterinary researchers reporting publication metrics should state the specific indicator, the publishing authority, and the exact observation year to ensure evaluative clarity.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association?

The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) is a peer-reviewed semimonthly clinical journal published by the AVMA since 1915, covering all aspects of companion and large-animal veterinary medicine.

What is the JAVMA impact factor?

Clarivate releases the official Journal Impact Factor annually in Journal Citation Reports. In open bibliometric infrastructure, OpenAlex records an open 2-year mean citedness of 1.96 across more than 28,600 cataloged works.

What are the authorship requirements for JAVMA manuscripts?

JAVMA adheres to AVMA authorship guidelines, requiring substantial intellectual contribution to experimental design, data collection or analysis, manuscript drafting, and final approval.

Is JAVMA indexed in MEDLINE?

Yes. JAVMA has full, active indexing in MEDLINE and PubMed under the abbreviation J Am Vet Med Assoc.

Sources

OpenAlex Source API: https://api.openalex.org/sources/S161638509 (2026-11-08)
Crossref Journal API: https://api.crossref.org/journals/0003-1488 (2026-11-08)
NLM Catalog: https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/efetch.fcgi?db=nlmcatalog&id=7503067&retmode=xml (2026-11-08)

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