Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Aims & Scope

The Journal of the South African Veterinary Association (JSAVA), is a contemporary multi-disciplinary scientific mouthpiece for Veterinary Science in South African and abroad.

It provides veterinarians in South Africa and elsewhere in the world with current scientific information across the full spectrum of veterinary science, diseases or other conditions that are endemic in, or particularly relevant to sub-Saharan Africa.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.5
2024	0.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	18392

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	38

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.255

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	40

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Veterinary, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Review of African swine fever : transmission, spread and control : review article

  Citation: 244

  Authors: M-L., W.

• A review of the factors affecting the costs of bovine mastitis : review article

  Citation: 129

  Authors: K.R., M., G.

• Use of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in cattle by Setswana-speaking people in the Madikwe area of the North West Province of South Africa

  Citation: 112

  Authors: D., G.E., C.J.

• Lumpy skin disease in southern Africa : a review of the disease and aspects of control

  Citation: 103

  Authors: P., D.

• The pharmacology of halogenated salicylanilides and their anthelmintic use in animals : review article

  Citation: 98

  Authors: G.E.

• Systemic inflammatory response syndrome and multiple-organ damage / dysfunction in complicated canine babesiosis

  Citation: 92

  Authors: C., A.L., L.S., T., E.

• Elbow dysplasia in the dog : pathophysiology, diagnosis and control : review article

  Citation: 79

  Authors: R.M., S.L.

• A survey of antimicrobial usage in animals in South Africa with specific reference to food animals

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Hayley, Gerry, Moritz

• An epizoological study of wastage in Thoroughbred racehorses in Gauteng, South Africa

  Citation: 57

  Authors: A., J.P., A.J.

• The post-occipital spinal venous sinus of the Nile crocodile (<i>Crocodylus niloticus</i>): Its anatomy and use for blood sample collection and intravenous infusions

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Jan G., Robert M., Johan C.A., John T., Dirk G., Fritz W., Russel H., Louis J.

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