Applied Animal Science

Applied Animal Science is published by Elsevier 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 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, together about 35.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Applied Animal Science (AAS, formerly known as The Professional Animal Scientist) is a peer-reviewed, Gold open access scientific journal and the official publication of the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS). ARPAS provides certification of professional status for qualified members of the registry, strengthens animal sciences among the professions, and promotes animal sciences and the work of animal scientists. Continual education is required of all certified professionals to keep abreast of rapidly changing technology and discovery in their fields.In continuous publication since 1985, the journal is a leading outlet for animal science research. The journal welcomes novel manuscripts as original research, reviews, short communications, and technical notes about use or application of research-based information in the animal sciences, animal industries, and agricultural production systems.AAS is indexed in CABI and AGRICOLA and caters to a wide and comprehensive audience. Our readers are typically university, extension, animal industries, and government employees; members of professional societies and related organizations; producers, commodity organizations, and related feed and foods industries; researchers and students; and consultants and companies providing products and services in animal agriculture.Areas of particular interest include:Forages and feed science, management and production, physiology and reproduction, welfare and behavior, health, genetics, food science (meats and dairy foods), nutrition, extension and teaching, and sustainability and integrated systems,Dairy and beef cattle, swine, poultry, horses, sheep, goats, or other species that serve mankind,Animal and farm management related to disease control and prevention, animal well-being, microbiology, agricultural economics, and environmental opportunities or challenges.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE

Editor-in-chief William WeissPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 37, Canada 4, United Kingdom 2, India 1, Australia 1 (47 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

ESCIScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

AGRICOLAPublisher website

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Impact

Impact factor (publisher)

1.8Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CiteScore 2026-06

2.8LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher)

2.8Publisher website · 2026-09-30

SJR 2026-06

0.58LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.85LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

27OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

104OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.61OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

22.2%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

71.65%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

60LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Acceptance to publication

22 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

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.

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.

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.

Publisher

Elsevier

ISSN

2590-2873

Electronic ISSN

2590-2865

Society / sponsor

American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website