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BMC Veterinary Research Template

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About the BMC Veterinary Research format

BMC Veterinary Research is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering Animal Virus Infections Studies, Veterinary Oncology Research, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology. Over its lifetime it has published 6,583 papers, which have received 131,245 citations.

PublisherBMC (BioMed Central)
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. BMC Veterinary Research. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inAnimal Virus Infections Studies Veterinary Oncology Research Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Microbial infections and disease research Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
ISSN1746-6148
Citation impact (2-yr)2.78
h-index109
i10-index3,561
Article processing charge$2,195
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation
Journal websitebmcvetres.biomedcentral.com
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Papers published in BMC Veterinary Research per year

335
2014
311
2015
361
2016
335
2017
420
2018
476
2019
481
2020
390
2021
457
2022
281
2023
591
2024
783
2025

Citation impact of BMC Veterinary Research by publication year

11.3K
2014
11K
2015
11.7K
2016
8.8K
2017
11.3K
2018
11.9K
2019
9.5K
2020
6.4K
2021
5.7K
2022
2.3K
2023
3.3K
2024
1.6K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in BMC Veterinary Research

The ARRIVE guidelines 2.0: Updated guidelines for reporting animal research

Nathalie Percie du Sert, Viki Hurst, Amrita Ahluwalia et al. · 14 Jul 2020

Reproducible science requires transparent reporting. The ARRIVE guidelines (Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments) were originally developed in 2010 to improve the reporting of animal research. They consist of a checklist of information to include in publications describing in vivo experiments to enable others to scrutinise the work adequately, evaluate its methodological rigour, and…

Bovine mastitis: prevalence, risk factors and isolation of Staphylococcus aureus in dairy herds at Hawassa milk shed, South Ethiopia

Rahmeto Abebe, Hagere Hatiya, Mesele Abera et al. · 1 Dec 2016

BACKGROUND: Mastitis is a disease of major economic importance in dairy industry worldwide. It is of particular concern in developing countries like Ethiopia, where milk and milk products are scarce. The objectives of the study were to estimate the prevalence of mastitis, identify the cow-and herd-level potential risk factors and isolate Staphylococcus aureus, one of…

Canine atopic dermatitis: detailed guidelines for diagnosis and allergen identification

Patrick Hensel, Domenico Santoro, Claude Favrot et al. · 10 Aug 2015

BACKGROUND: Canine atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common, genetically predisposed, inflammatory and pruritic skin disease. The variation in clinical presentations, due to genetic factors, extent of the lesions, stage of the disease, secondary infections, as well as resemblance to other non-atopic related skin diseases, can complicate a diagnosis of canine AD. A sub-group of the…

Occurrence and characteristics of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacteriaceae in food producing animals, minced meat and raw milk

Nadine Geser, Roger Stephan, Herbert Hächler · 7 Mar 2012

BACKGROUND: The impact of food animals as a possible reservoir for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacteriaceae, and the dissemination of such strains into the food production chain need to be assessed. In this study 334 fecal samples from pigs, cattle, chicken and sheep were investigated at slaughter. Additionally, 100 raw milk samples, representing bulk tank…

Control of paratuberculosis: who, why and how. A review of 48 countries

Richard J. Whittington, Karsten Donat, M.F. Weber et al. · 13 Jun 2019

Paratuberculosis, a chronic disease affecting ruminant livestock, is caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). It has direct and indirect economic costs, impacts animal welfare and arouses public health concerns. In a survey of 48 countries we found paratuberculosis to be very common in livestock. In about half the countries more than 20% of herds…

BMC Veterinary Research template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the BMC Veterinary Research format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the BMC Veterinary Research template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official BMC (BioMed Central) format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does BMC Veterinary Research use?
BMC Veterinary Research uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. BMC Veterinary Research. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to BMC Veterinary Research?
No. DocuGuru generates the bmcart LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a BMC (BioMed Central)-ready BMC Veterinary Research document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the BMC Veterinary Research template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the BMC Veterinary Research format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is BMC Veterinary Research?
BMC / BioMed Central journal. It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by BMC (BioMed Central).
Can I export a submission-ready BMC Veterinary Research PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official BMC Veterinary Research template (the bmcart class) that is ready to submit to BMC (BioMed Central), together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the BMC Veterinary Research template cost?
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