This unrivalled international scientific journal was first published in 1968 when there were four issues each year. It now appears bi-monthly with around 88 pages per issue containing articles with original and potentially important findings. Contributions are received from sources worldwide, including North America, Europe and Australia. EVJ has also produced a number of Special Issues, which generally appear as an additional 7th issue devoted to a specific topic, including Immunology, Colic, Evidence-Based Medicine and Laminitis. These extra journals are distributed free to all subscribers, and are available to purchase from the EVJ Online Bookshop. All papers published in the journal are subjected to peer review and once articles have been accepted for publication they should appear in the journal within six to eight months. They present new developments in research being carried out by universities, veterinary schools and institutes devoted to equine and/or comparative physiology, pathology, medicine or surgery and from workers in practice. The journal strives to publish clinically orientated work and categorises articles into General Articles, Clinical Evidence Articles, Short Communications, Case Reports and Review Articles. General Articles are often accompanied by an Editorial Leader which gives the reader a further insight into a particular topic and provides further reference information. The Clinical Evidence category was introduced in 2003, for articles in which the objective is to answer questions of clinical importance in a controlled manner based on data obtainable in practice.

這本無與倫比的國際科學(xué)雜志于1968年首次出版，當(dāng)時(shí)每年出版四期。現(xiàn)在它每?jī)蓚€(gè)月出版一期，每期約88頁，其中包含有原始和潛在重要發(fā)現(xiàn)的文章。捐款來自世界各地，包括北美、歐洲和澳大利亞。EVJ還出版了一些特別的期刊，通常作為第7期的額外專刊出現(xiàn)在特定的專題上，包括免疫學(xué)、絞痛、循證醫(yī)學(xué)和椎板炎。這些額外的期刊免費(fèi)分發(fā)給所有訂閱者，并且可以從EVJ在線書店購買。所有發(fā)表在期刊上的論文都要接受同行評(píng)審，一旦文章被接受發(fā)表，他們應(yīng)該在六到八個(gè)月內(nèi)發(fā)表在期刊上。他們?cè)诖髮W(xué)、獸醫(yī)學(xué)校和專門研究馬或比較生理學(xué)、病理學(xué)、醫(yī)學(xué)或外科的研究機(jī)構(gòu)以及在實(shí)踐中的工作者進(jìn)行的研究方面提出了新的進(jìn)展。該雜志致力于發(fā)表以臨床為導(dǎo)向的文章，并將文章分為一般文章、臨床證據(jù)文章、簡(jiǎn)短交流、病例報(bào)告和評(píng)論文章。一般性的文章通常會(huì)有一位社論領(lǐng)導(dǎo)陪同，他會(huì)讓讀者對(duì)某個(gè)特定主題有更深入的了解，并提供更多的參考信息。臨床證據(jù)類別是在2003年引入的，其目的是根據(jù)實(shí)踐中獲得的數(shù)據(jù)，以控制的方式回答臨床重要性問題。