Veterinary medicine: an analysis of publications in the journal section for 2025

An analysis of the publication activity of the “Veterinary Science” section of the journal “Agrarian Science” for 2025 was conducted.

Key findings of the analysis

1. Editorial Board Composition and Functions:

• the editorial board consists of 27 experts from various regions of Russia and eight foreign countries;
• the functions of the editorial board include assessing the relevance of research, identifying errors, suggesting improvements, and monitoring the quality of published materials.

2. Structure of Scientific Publications:
   • 40 research articles and 3 scientific reviews were published;
   • the majority of authors (103) who published scientific research are affiliated with educational institutions;

• distribution of publications by types of research teams: 23 intra-organizational teams (authors from one organization) and 20 extra-organizational collaborations (authors from different organizations);
• the authors of the publications are predominantly candidates of science (46%); ü the average number of bibliographic references used is 29.49 units per article, confirming the high level of detail in the scientific papers.

3. Author Geography:
   • Moscow (92) and the Republic of Tatarstan (26) are the leaders in terms of the number of authors.
4. Research Funding:
   • 40% of publications were supported by grants and government subsidies.

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