Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Archivos de Zootecnia
ISSN 0004-0592 · eISSN 1885-4494 · Instituto De Zootecnica · Spain
Archivos de Zootecnia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 107 days to acceptance (15 articles, last 24 months); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archivos de Zootecnia is published by Instituto De Zootecnica. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Animal Nutrition and Physiology and Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, together about 38.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Agronomy and Crop Science and Animal Science and Zoology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Archivos de Zootecnia es una revista científica internacional de periodicidad trimestral, fundada en 1952 por el Instituto de Zootecnia de la Facultad de Veterinaria de Córdoba y editada por la Universidad de Córdoba y la Asociación Iberoamericana de Zootecnia. Incluye trabajos inéditos redactados en español, inglés o portugués cuya finalidad es difundir los resultados de la investigación en Producción Animal y áreas afines, con especial atención a los sistemas ganaderos de las zonas desfavorecidas y en vías de desarrollo, sus razas locales y las producciones animales alternativas. Archivos de Zootecnia publica artículos, notas breves, revisiones bibliográficas y cartas al editor que son sometidos a un estricto proceso de evaluación.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 3, Argentina 2, United States 1, Mexico 1, Chile 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.6%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences12%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.8%
- Livestock Farming and ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.9%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Pasture and Agricultural SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Science and Zoology | Q4 | 499/520 | 4th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CiteScorePublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 211OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,935 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 257 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 374 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 538 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | 527 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 608 |
| 2021 | 53 | 53 | 799 |
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
107 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 63 days – 153 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (14 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 154 days
- Sample
- 15 articles with submission and acceptance dates (15 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 43 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 43 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 250 / EUR 150 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- EUR 250
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)
Article types accepted4
- artículoArchivos de Zootecnia acepta contribuciones en los formatos de artículo, nota breve, revisión bibliográfica o carta al editorLength not stated
- carta al editorArchivos de Zootecnia acepta contribuciones en los formatos de artículo, nota breve, revisión bibliográfica o carta al editorLength not stated
- nota breveArchivos de Zootecnia acepta contribuciones en los formatos de artículo, nota breve, revisión bibliográfica o carta al editorLength not stated
- revisión bibliográficaArchivos de Zootecnia acepta contribuciones en los formatos de artículo, nota breve, revisión bibliográfica o carta al editorLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright
Esta obra está bajo una licencia de Creative Commons Reconocimiento-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Acceso abierto Model summary
Archivos de Zootecnia publica todo el contenido de acceso abierto y hace que el contenido esté disponible en línea libremente para que los investigadores y los lectores lean, distribuyan y reutilicen.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Doble ciego Model summary
Todas las contribuciones son sometidas a un proceso de evaluación por pares doble ciego por al menos dos especialistas de reconocido prestigio investigador en la materia
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
- Instituto De Zootecnica
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, French, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0004-0592
- Electronic ISSN
- 1885-4494
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archivos de Zootecnia
How long does peer review take at Archivos de Zootecnia?
Based on the dates recorded on 15 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 107 days (interquartile range 63–153 days); authors report an average review time of about 43 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Archivos de Zootecnia based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (3), Argentina (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Archivos de Zootecnia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archivos de Zootecnia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Archivos de Zootecnia open access, and what is the APC?
Archivos de Zootecnia is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .