Aims and Scope

Comprehensive veterinary healthcare coverage from clinical practice to population health.

JVHC welcomes manuscripts spanning clinical care and outcomes, diagnostics, therapeutics, surgery, preventive medicine, infectious and non infectious diseases, herd and population health, One Health, epidemiology, and translational research across companion animals, livestock, and wildlife. We publish studies that improve patient care, strengthen welfare, and support evidence based decisions in clinical and public health settings.

We welcome studies that strengthen diagnostic accuracy and therapeutic decision making. This includes laboratory diagnostics, imaging, pathology, pharmacology, and therapeutic monitoring that improves patient outcomes.

• Diagnostic test validation and point of care testing.
• Pharmacology, dosing strategies, and adverse event reporting.
• Pathology and laboratory medicine that informs clinical care.
• Therapeutic protocols with measured outcomes and follow up.

Prevention and welfare are central to veterinary healthcare. JVHC publishes work on vaccination programs, biosecurity, behavioral health, nutrition, and welfare assessments that improve quality of life and reduce disease burden.

We also encourage welfare focused research in production systems, wildlife management, and companion animal settings where humane practice standards are essential.

JVHC fully includes population and public health dimensions alongside clinical work. We welcome research on disease surveillance, epidemiology, zoonoses, food safety, and One Health policy that integrates animal, human, and environmental health.

• Herd and population health, productivity, and biosecurity programs.
• Disease surveillance, outbreak investigations, and risk assessment.
• Food safety, antimicrobial stewardship, and public health prevention.
• One Health studies connecting animal health with environmental drivers.

Research that includes community or regional data, longitudinal monitoring, or multi site collaboration is particularly valuable for population level decision making.

We welcome submissions across companion animals, equine practice, production animals, wildlife, and exotic species. Studies may focus on primary care clinics, referral hospitals, field programs, or community based animal health interventions.

JVHC values translational research that moves evidence from laboratory to clinic and from field studies to practice. Implementation studies that assess uptake, barriers, and clinical outcomes are welcome, especially when they demonstrate measurable improvements in care delivery.

We encourage authors to provide practical takeaways and to explain how findings can be adopted in clinical protocols or policy frameworks.

The examples below illustrate manuscripts that align with JVHC and demonstrate the clinical and population balance we seek.

• Case series with defined learning value and evidence based clinical decisions.
• Clinical trials evaluating diagnostic or therapeutic strategies with clear endpoints.
• Surveillance studies linking outbreaks to prevention or policy actions.
• Food safety research with direct veterinary or public health relevance.
• One Health studies that integrate animal data with human or environmental outcomes.
• Guidelines or consensus statements supported by robust evidence.

JVHC values work that connects individual patient care with population level outcomes. Studies that bridge clinic and community, such as herd health programs with measurable welfare results or community vaccination campaigns with epidemiological impact, are strongly encouraged.

We also welcome multidisciplinary teams that include clinicians, epidemiologists, pathologists, and public health experts when collaboration strengthens the clinical or population relevance of the findings.

JVHC values translational research that moves evidence from laboratory to clinic, and from field studies to practice. We encourage manuscripts that provide clear clinical implications, explain how findings can be implemented, and offer guidance for real world decision making.

We publish original research, reviews, systematic reviews, meta analyses, clinical trials, diagnostic or therapeutic studies, evidence based guidelines, case reports with learning value, short communications, and perspectives that improve veterinary healthcare. All submissions must meet ethical standards and provide clear methodological detail.

JVHC accepts a wide range of methodologies provided they are transparent and clinically meaningful. Quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, and translational study designs are welcome when the outcomes inform veterinary practice or policy.

• Randomized and non randomized clinical trials.
• Observational and cohort studies with robust analysis.
• Diagnostic accuracy and validation studies.
• Systematic reviews and evidence syntheses.
• Implementation studies in clinical or field settings.

JVHC follows COPE aligned publication ethics. Animal welfare approvals, owner consent where applicable, and data availability statements are required. Reporting guidelines such as ARRIVE, CONSORT, STROBE, and PRISMA are encouraged to improve transparency and reproducibility.

Manuscripts without adequate ethical documentation or with unclear data provenance may be returned for revision. We prioritize clarity, accountability, and responsible data stewardship.

• Manuscripts with minimal clinical relevance or unclear veterinary application.
• Studies lacking ethical approvals or welfare documentation.
• Reports without sufficient methodological detail or data transparency.

We welcome emerging topics that strengthen veterinary healthcare, including digital health tools, telemedicine evaluation, precision diagnostics, and AI assisted clinical decision support when grounded in veterinary data and clinical validation.

Interdisciplinary submissions should clearly explain veterinary relevance and real world application.

Clarity on clinical impact is essential.

Authors can submit via Submit Paper or contact the editorial office for scope clarification before submission. We encourage prospective authors to review the Instructions for Author page for detailed formatting guidance.