Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Animal Nutrition
ISSN 2405-6383 · KeAi Communications Co · PEOPLES R CHINA
Animal Nutrition: CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.2; fully open access; APC about USD 1,462; median 133 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); 166 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Animal Nutrition is published by KeAi Communications Co and is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, together about 41.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Animal Science and Zoology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An International Publication for Research Findings Related to Animal Nutrition.Animal Nutrition encompasses the full gamut of animal nutritional sciences and reviews including, but not limited to, fundamental aspects of animal nutrition such as nutritional requirements, metabolic studies, body composition, energetics, immunology, neuroscience, microbiology, genetics and molecular and cell biology related to primarily to the nutrition of farm animals and aquatic species. More applied aspects of animal nutrition, such as the evaluation of novel ingredients, feed additives and feed safety will also be considered but it is expected that such studies will have a strong nutritional focus.The strict peer-review procedure guarantees the academic level and helps raise the reputation of the journal.Animal Nutrition is indexed in SCIE, PubMed Central, Scopus, DOAJ, etc.Animal Nutrition provides many author benefits, such as Open Access in ScienceDirect or the highest possible exposure to the public, free PDFs and much more.We warmly invite you to submit your recent findings and expert reviews to Animal Nutrition.Editorial Board
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Editorial board by country: 48 in mainland China (about 46%); most named Mainland China 48, United States 14, Australia 12, Canada 5, Germany 4 (105 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences24.3%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.2%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.8%
- Gut microbiota and healthBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.8%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, HealthAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology4.5%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 8.2LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 8.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 14Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.84LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 816OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 161LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,344 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 142 | 142 | 66 |
| 2025 | 166 | 166 | 759 |
| 2024 | 164 | 164 | 2,363 |
| 2023 | 140 | 140 | 3,526 |
| 2022 | 146 | 146 | 4,252 |
| 2021 | 179 | 179 | 7,801 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
133 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 95 days – 175 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 121 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 250 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (356 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 79 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 185 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,462 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,462 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,462 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 350 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 2
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Not considered
- pets; mice as experiment animals; pure feed studies without animal experiments
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- editorialThe Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine invites scientists from the global community to submit papers for consideration. Animal Nutrit…Length not stated
- original research paperContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: original research papers, reviews, and short communication. Authors shou…Length not stated
- original research papersContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: original research papers, reviews, and short communication.Length not stated
- reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: original research papers, reviews, and short communication. Authors shou…Length not stated
- review articlea logical flow of text. The length of a review article excluding the Reference list should generally not exceed 8,000 words. The structure of a review article c…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: original research papers, reviews, and short communication.Length not stated
- short communicationContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: original research papers, reviews, and short communication. Authors shou…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors can declare the use of generative AI in scientific writing upon submission of the paper. The following guidance refers only to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process: Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies should only be used in the writing process to improve the readability and language of the manuscri…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Animal Nutrition recommends that authorship be based on the following criteria: Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; ANDDrafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; ANDFinal approval of the version to be published; ANDAgreement to be accountable for all aspects of …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of Competing Interests
Starting from 2026, all authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include: EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Edit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Animal experiments must comply with ARRIVE guidelines and include ethics statement. Model summary
All animal experiments should comply with the ARRIVE guidelines
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
After the acceptance of a manuscript, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement'. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement. Creative Comm…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open access; CC BY and CC BY-NC-ND licenses. Model summary
This is an open access journal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. Permitted third party (re)use is defined by the following Creative Commons user licenses.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Single blind peer review; editors-in-chief make final decisions; manuscripts failing basic standards are desk rejected. Model summary
This journal operates a single blind review process. Papers deemed suitable are sent to independent peer reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The editors-in-chief are responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. For more information on the types of peer review, please visit: https://www.elsevier.com/reviewers/peer-review. All manuscripts are…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via iThenticate CrossCheck; high similarity papers desk rejected. Model summary
Submissions to KeAi journals are automatically screened using iThenticate's CrossCheck within the editorial system to detect plagiarism issues including instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint posting on SSRN
In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service. Preprints provide early registration and dissemination of your research, which facilitates early citations and collaboration.<P>During submission to Editorial Manager, you can choose to release your manuscript publicly as a preprint on the preprint server SSRN once it enters peer-review with the journal. Y…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- KeAi Communications Co
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2405-6383
- Print ISSN
- 2405-6545
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Animal Nutrition
What CAS zone is Animal Nutrition in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Animal Nutrition is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science / Veterinary Sciences; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Animal Nutrition?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.2; CiteScore 14, h-index 89.
How long does peer review take at Animal Nutrition?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 133 days (interquartile range 95–175 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Animal Nutrition?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 350 words; Keywords: ≥ 2; Reference style: Vancouver; Suggested reviewers: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Animal Nutrition based?
Of the 105 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 48 (about 46%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (48), United States (14) and Australia (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Animal Nutrition?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Animal Nutrition is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Animal Nutrition open access, and what is the APC?
Animal Nutrition is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,462.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .