Journal profile · Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Animal Science Papers and Reports
ISSN 0860-4037 · eISSN 2300-8342 · PWN-Polish Scientific Publishers · POLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1986
Animal Science Papers and Reports: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.07; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Animal Science Papers and Reports is published by PWN-Polish Scientific Publishers 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 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Animal Nutrition and Physiology and Meat and Animal Product Quality, together about 44.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Animal Science and Zoology, Genetics and Agronomy and Crop Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ANIMAL SCIENCE PAPERS AND REPORTS (Anim. Sci. Pap. Rep.) is an English language quarterly published by the Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzębiec. Papers are welcome reporting studies in all aspects of animal breeding and genetics, reproduction, animal biotechnology, physiology, ethology and welfare. Critical review papers and short reports will also be considered and in justified cases also other original articles dealing with animal science and production.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology18.9%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.1%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.9%
- Animal Genetics and ReproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy CowsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, HealthAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.3%
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
- 1.07LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 156OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 87.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 832 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 21 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 59 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 51 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- PWN-Polish Scientific Publishers
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0860-4037
- Electronic ISSN
- 2300-8342
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Animal Science Papers and Reports
What CAS zone is Animal Science Papers and Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Animal Science Papers and Reports 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 Science Papers and Reports?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.07; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at Animal Science Papers and Reports?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Science Papers and Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Animal Science Papers and Reports is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Animal Science Papers and Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Animal Science Papers and Reports is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .