Residency Training Publication Requirement

To be eligible for Diplomate or Affiliate Member status, Residents must fulfill all credentialing requirements outlined in Appendix 3 of the ABVNU Training and Certifying Manual. These credentials must be documented and submitted in the Resident’s Credentials Packet to the Training and Certifying Committee for consideration of board certification.

One of these key requirements is the Publication Requirement.

Residents must successfully submit and receive acceptance of a scientific manuscript related to nephrology and/or urology in a journal approved by the Committee. The manuscript must be:

  • Written in English, and

  • Published in a refereed (peer-reviewed) scientific medical or veterinary medical journal.

A refereed journal is defined as one governed by established editorial policies and procedures, with content reviewed by at least one recognized authority in the subject area.

Important: Due to variability in editorial quality and review processes, all journals must be approved by the Training and Certifying Committee in advance—separately from the assessment of manuscript content or acceptability.

The list of approved journals—known as the Acceptable Journal List—is reviewed and updated annually to reflect changes in journal availability, editorial processes, board membership, and peer review standards. See the current Acceptable Journal List below.

Acceptable Journal List

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

American Journal of Nephrology

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Animal Genetics

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Australian Veterinary Journal

BJUI International

Blood Purification

BMC (BioMed Central) Nephrology

BMC (BioMed Central) Veterinary Research

British Journal of Renal Medicine

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Comparative Exercise Physiology

Critical Kidney Journal

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Equine Veterinary Education

Equine Veterinary Journal 

European Urology

Frontiers in Veterinary Science 

Hemodialysis International

International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease

International Urology and Nephrology

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition (JAPAN)

Journal of Animal Science

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Journal of Applied Physiology (American, European or Canadian)

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Journal of Comparative Physiology

Journal of Dairy Science

Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine

  Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery (Open Reports also acceptable) 

Journal of Renal Nutrition

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Journal of Urology

Journal of Veterinary Cardiology

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 

Journal of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care 

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 

Journal of Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 

Journal of Veterinary Therapeutics

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Kidney International

Nephrology

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Nephron Experimental Nephrology

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Peer J (Veterinary Medicine)

PLOS One

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Research in Veterinary Science

The Veterinary Journal - Published by Elsevier

The Veterinary Record: Journal of the British Veterinary Association

Topics in Companion Animal Medicine

Urology

Veterinary and Comparative Oncology

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopedics and Traumatology

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Veterinary Microbiology

Veterinary Parasitology

Veterinary Pathology

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Veterinary Record

Veterinary Surgery

World Journal of Urology

Journal of Veterinary medicine and science