Journal profile · Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Animal Science Journal
ISSN 1344-3941 · eISSN 1740-0929 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · AUSTRALIA · Bimonthly · Founded 1999
Animal Science Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.51; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,000; median 154 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 119 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Animal Science Journal is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, together about 36.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Animal Science and Zoology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Animal Science Journal (a continuation of Animal Science and Technology) is the official journal of the Japanese Society of Animal Science (JSAS) and publishes original research articles (Research Article and Short Communication), Technical Note, and Review Article in English in all fields of animal and poultry science: genetics and breeding, reproduction, reproductive engineering, nutrition, feeds and feeding, physiology, anatomy, environment and behavior, companion animals, wild animals, animal products (milk, meat, eggs and their by-products) and their processing, and livestock economics. It does not cover any field not related to animal husbandry such as medical science, veterinary medicine, pharmacology, food hygiene, agricultural machinery, fisheries science and etc. Submission to the Journal is open to those who are interested in animal science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Editor-in-chief Koji SUGIURAPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Japan 12, Canada 1 (13 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 Sciences13.3%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences12%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.5%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.6%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.5%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary6.1%
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Reproductive Biology and FertilityMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA
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
- 1.51LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,557OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 117LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 118Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 210,360Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,507 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 107 | 70 | 15 |
| 2025 | 119 | 71 | 184 |
| 2024 | 122 | 72 | 400 |
| 2023 | 106 | 65 | 496 |
| 2022 | 129 | 26 | 856 |
| 2021 | 177 | 44 | 1,805 |
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 Crossref · to
154 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 98 days – 222 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 172 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (226 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 155 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,000 / EUR 3,350 / GBP 2,650 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted9
- editorialAnimal Science Journal publishes the following types of submissions: ● Research Article Description: Reports of original research, with methods, findings and co…Length not stated
- letterAnimal Science Journal publishes the following types of submissions: ● Research Article Description: Reports of original research, with methods, findings and co…Length not stated
- original researchAnimal Science Journal publishes the following types of submissions: ● Research Article Description: Reports of original research, with methods, findings and co…Length not stated
- research articleAnimal Science Journal publishes the following types of submissions: ● Research Article Description: Reports of original research, with methods, findings and co…Length not stated
- research reportAnimal Science Journal publishes the following types of submissions: ● Research Article Description: Reports of original research, with methods, findings and co…Length not stated
- reviewAnimal Science Journal publishes the following types of submissions: ● Research Article Description: Reports of original research, with methods, findings and co…Length not stated
- review articleAnimal Science Journal publishes the following types of submissions: ● Research Article Description: Reports of original research, with methods, findings and co…Length not stated
- short communicationAnimal Science Journal publishes the following types of submissions: ● Research Article Description: Reports of original research, with methods, findings and co…Length not stated
- technical noteAnimal Science Journal publishes the following types of submissions: ● Research Article Description: Reports of original research, with methods, findings and co…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- AI use Disclosing the use of artificial intelligence
If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section.Find more details on Wiley’s AI guidelines for researchers and Wiley’s AI policy in full in the Best Practices Guidelines on …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions (CRediT)
This journal requires details of all authors’ contributions to the work by filling out CRediT (Contribution Roles Taxonomy) information during submission. This information provided will be used to automatically generate an author contribution statement that will be published with the final article. You can learn more about CRediT and read an explanation of contribution roles on Wiley’s CRediT info…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics COPE
This journal follows the core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and handles cases of research and publication misconduct accordingly (https://publicationethics.org/core-practices).Any concerns about research practices (e.g. plagiarism, data manipulation, and image manipulation) raised via the use of screening software, editors, peer reviewers or third parties will be followed…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of copyright material
If you have included excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties, all sources must be credited within the manuscript. At minimum, the title and author should be provided. You are responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce the material "in print and other media" from the publisher of the original source and for supplying Wiley with that permission upon submission. If table…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
No submission fees or page charges for manuscripts submitted on or after 1 January 2026. Model summary
Animal Science Journal is a subscription journal that offers an open access publication option. After acceptance, you’ll have the option to make the article open access. If you want to do so, the article will be subject to an article publication charge (APC) unless a waiver applies. Please read more about APCs and whether you may be eligible for waivers or discounts at Wiley Author Services.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review model
Single-anonymized peer review model for applicable article types. Model summary
We follow a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. You can learn about the different peer review models on Wiley’s Author Services page. To learn more, read Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review process. Papers authored by Editors or Editorial Board members of the Journal will be handled by Editors unaffiliated with the author or institution and monitored …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy: accepts articles previously published on preprint servers; authors may post submitted versions at any time. Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers. You will be asked to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. If the authors have already submitted the paper in a preprint server, they must submit a cover letter describing the details such as the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving definitions and policies
The journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions. You can learn more by reading Wiley’s self-archiving policy.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1344-3941
- Electronic ISSN
- 1740-0929
- Society / sponsor
- Japanese Society of Animal Science
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 97, Issue 1 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Animal Science Journal
What CAS zone is Animal Science Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Animal Science Journal is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 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 Science Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.51; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at Animal Science Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 154 days (interquartile range 98–222 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20% (2025). 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 Science Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: 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 Science Journal based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (12) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Animal Science Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Animal Science Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Animal Science Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Animal Science Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,000.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .