%0 Journal %G English %G Portuguese %@ 2527-2179 %T Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine %U http://rbmv.org/index.php/BJVM/index %X It was launched in 1971 as a scientific journal being recognized by the Brazilian Society of Veterinary Medicine (SBMV) and the Regional Veterinary Medicine Council of the State of Rio de Janeiro (CRMV- RJ). Seeking to adapt the BJVM to the new platform for communication and dissemination of knowledge, the RBMV, at its forty-six anniversary, is undergoing the major reformulation, being re-launched in the online form, as an open access journal (Open Journal), maintains its original mission of disseminating knowledge throughout Brazil and increasing access to the entire scientific community.