Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Animal Production Science
ISSN 1836-0939 · eISSN 1836-5787 · CSIRO Publishing · Australia · 18 issues per year · Founded 1961
Animal Production Science: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.27; hybrid open access; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 39%; 123 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Animal Production Science is published by CSIRO Publishing and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock and Animal Nutrition and Physiology, together about 43.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Animal Science and Zoology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Animal Production Science is an international journal publishing original research and reviews on the production of food, fibre and pharmaceuticals from animals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Wayne L. BrydenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences18%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.9%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary6.8%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Pasture and Agricultural SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 1.27LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 76OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,561OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 45.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 116LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,927 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 82 | 43 | 10 |
| 2025 | 123 | 61 | 186 |
| 2024 | 127 | 68 | 348 |
| 2023 | 190 | 114 | 854 |
| 2022 | 177 | 85 | 1,028 |
| 2021 | 216 | 97 | 1,781 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 39%LetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access articles
Enteric methane mitigation in calves fed pyromellitic diimide: a pilot study Pathway for genetic improvement of Australian beef and sheep by using sustainability indexes to address greenhouse-gas emissions: workshop report Jaundice and Mycoplasma ovis in Australian sheep Gas flux determination and prediction of methane emissions in yearling steers under grazing conditions
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
- CSIRO Publishing
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 18 issues per year
- Founded
- 1961
- ISSN
- 1836-0939
- Electronic ISSN
- 1836-5787
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 66, Issue 13 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Animal Production Science
What CAS zone is Animal Production Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Animal Production Science is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Animal Production Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.27; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 76.
How long does peer review take at Animal Production Science?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “39%”. 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.
Which databases index Animal Production Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Animal Production Science is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Animal Production Science open access, and what is the APC?
Animal Production Science is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .