Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Wildlife Diseases (JWD) (ISSN 0090-3558) is published quarterly by the Wildlife Disease Association (WDA).

The WDA is an international organization of scientists, academicians, wildlife and fisheries specialists, and others whose mission is to acquire, disseminate, and apply knowledge of the health and diseases of wild animals in relation to their biology, conservation, and interactions with humans and domestic animals.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	1.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.443

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	81

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12779

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	460

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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 Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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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.

• CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE OF CAPTIVE MULE DEER: A SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY

  Citation: 598

  Authors: E. S., S.

• AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH MIGRATORY BIRDS

  Citation: 338

  Authors: Zdenek

• PATHOGENICITY OF AVIAN MALARIA IN EXPERIMENTALLY-INFECTED HAWAII AMAKIHI

  Citation: 259

  Authors: Carter T., Robert J., Karen L., William M.

• IMMOBILIZATION OF POLAR BEARS (URSUS MARITIMUS) WITH TELAZOL^® IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC

  Citation: 240

  Authors: I., C., D.

• SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK

  Citation: 228

  Authors: ELIZABETH S., STUART

• BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN FREE-RANGING WHITE-TAILED DEER FROM MICHIGAN

  Citation: 227

  Authors: Stephen M., Scott D., Thomas M., Colleen S., Larry, Dale, Thomas, Richard B., Janet B., James

• QUANTIFICATION OF HEMATOZOA IN BLOOD SMEARS

  Citation: 220

  Authors: Ralph D., Alan M., Danny B.

• PATTERNS OF MORTALITY IN SOUTHERN SEA OTTERS (ENHYDRA LUTRIS NEREIS) FROM 1998–2001

  Citation: 215

  Authors: C., M. A., D. A., L. J., M. D., J. A., T. E., P. A., J. A. K.

• EPIZOOTIOLOGY OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IN FREE-RANGING CERVIDS IN COLORADO AND WYOMING

  Citation: 205

  Authors: Michael W., Elizabeth S., Craig W., Terry R., Terry J., Catherine T., E. Tom

• SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY IN FREE-RANGING MULE DEER (ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS), WHITE-TAILED DEER (ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS) AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK (CERVUS ELAPHUS NELSONI) IN NORTHCENTRAL COLORADO

  Citation: 202

  Authors: T. R., M. W., E. S., D. M., W. J., G. G., R. A., K. I., J. M., P. A.

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