Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
Archives Animal Breeding
ISSN 0003-9438 · eISSN 2363-9822 · Forschungsinstitut fuer die Biologie Landwirtschaftlicher Nutztiere · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 2016
Archives Animal Breeding: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.89; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 199 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 34.2%; 61 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives Animal Breeding is published by Forschungsinstitut fuer die Biologie Landwirtschaftlicher Nutztiere 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 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Animal Nutrition and Physiology and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, together about 42.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology and Agronomy and Crop Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Archives Animal Breeding is an open-access journal publishing original research papers and reviews by international researchers on scientific progress in farm-animal biology. The journal includes publications in quantitative and molecular genetics, genetic diversity, animal husbandry and welfare, physiology, and reproduction of livestock. It addresses researchers, teachers, stakeholders of academic and educational institutions, as well as industrial and governmental organizations in the field of animal production.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science
Editor-in-chief Antke-Elsabe Freifrau von Tiele-WincklerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.3%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.2%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.1%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary7.2%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| 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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.89LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 653OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,820 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 28 |
| 2025 | 61 | 61 | 147 |
| 2024 | 54 | 54 | 223 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 253 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 415 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 522 |
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 PubMed · to
199 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 142 days – 299 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 55 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 243 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (117 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)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 34.2%LetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 372 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 240 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 240 | Yes | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License Model summary
All site content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
open-access journal Model summary
Archives Animal Breeding is an open-access journal publishing original research papers and reviews by international researchers on scientific progress in farm-animal biology.
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
- Forschungsinstitut fuer die Biologie Landwirtschaftlicher Nutztiere
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2016
- ISSN
- 0003-9438
- Electronic ISSN
- 2363-9822
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives Animal Breeding
What CAS zone is Archives Animal Breeding in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archives Animal Breeding 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 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Archives Animal Breeding?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.89; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at Archives Animal Breeding?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 199 days (interquartile range 142–299 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “34.2%”. 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 Archives Animal Breeding?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives Animal Breeding is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Archives Animal Breeding open access, and what is the APC?
Archives Animal Breeding is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .