Journal profile · BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY-ZOOLOGY
Annual Review of Animal Biosciences
ISSN 2165-8102 · eISSN 2165-8110 · Annual Reviews Inc. · UNITED STATES
Annual Review of Animal Biosciences: CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 12.21; subscription journal; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annual Review of Animal Biosciences is published by Annual Reviews Inc. 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 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Animal Genetics and Reproduction and Reproductive Biology and Fertility, together about 23.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Genetics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AIMS AND SCOPE OF JOURNAL: The Annual Review of Animal Biosciences places a particular emphasis on biotechnology, genetics, genomics, and breeding, as well as veterinary medicine, especially veterinary pathobiology, infectious diseases and vaccine development, and conservation and zoo biology. It is intended for scientists focused on wild and domesticated animal species, veterinarians, conservation biologists and geneticists.  
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY-ZOOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.7%
- Animal Genetics and ReproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.8%
- Reproductive Biology and FertilityMedicine6.7%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
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 | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
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 | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Zoology | 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 | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
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
- 12.21LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 12.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 18.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.07LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 225OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 308 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 18 | 16 | 29 |
| 2024 | 28 | 27 | 212 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 924 |
| 2022 | 17 | 13 | 629 |
| 2021 | 21 | 13 | 699 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Annual Reviews Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2165-8102
- Electronic ISSN
- 2165-8110
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Animal Biosciences
What CAS zone is Annual Review of Animal Biosciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annual Review of Animal Biosciences is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science / Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology / Veterinary Sciences / Zoology; 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 Annual Review of Animal Biosciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 12.21; CiteScore 18.2, h-index 85.
Which databases index Annual Review of Animal Biosciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annual Review of Animal Biosciences is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annual Review of Animal Biosciences open access, and what is the APC?
Annual Review of Animal Biosciences is a subscription 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: .