Journal profile · Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
ISSN 1516-635X · eISSN 1806-9061 · Fundacao APINCO de Ciencia e Tecnologia Avicolas · BRAZIL · Quarterly · Founded 1999
Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1; fully open access; APC about USD 500; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 81 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science is published by Fundacao APINCO de Ciencia e Tecnologia Avicolas 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 Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Livestock and Poultry Management and Meat and Animal Product Quality, together about 53.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Animal Science and Zoology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The publication of the Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science is coordinated by the Publishing Committee of Fundação de Apoio à Ciência e Tecnologia Animal – FACTA (Foundation of Poultry Science and Technology – FACTA). All published research data and conclusions are of the authors' full responsibility.All submitted manuscripts are evaluated in an anonymous, confidential, and impartial peer review. Manuscripts should be submitted in English only.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 68, Israel 3, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, France 1 (77 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences35.2%
- Livestock and Poultry ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.7%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, HealthAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.3%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary3%
- Moringa oleifera research and applicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3%
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
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 738OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 81LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,696 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 3 |
| 2025 | 81 | 81 | 42 |
| 2024 | 81 | 81 | 186 |
| 2023 | 76 | 76 | 215 |
| 2022 | 86 | 86 | 399 |
| 2021 | 69 | 69 | 415 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 500 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 400 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 400 | No | — |
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 websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
Authors are required to disclose any potential conflict of interest. The conflict of interest may be personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial. Conflicts of interest may occur when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that may influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting the manuscript, authors are responsible for recognizing and disclosing financi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
Submission of an article implies that the manuscript described has not been previously published (except in the form of an abstract, published lecture or academic thesis). The article will first be evaluated for compliance with the Journal's standards and analyzed using plagiarism detection software by the technical advisor.Corrections and retractionsAuthors are expected to carefully consider the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors of articles published by the Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science maintain copyright over their work, licensing it under the Creative Commons Attribution license, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction as long as the original work is properly cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
The Journal follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access (including financial-free access) to all scientific texts published by the journal.Open Access refers to the condition in which the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY). This allows immediate free access to the work and a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The process of reviewing manuscripts adopted by the Journal is single anonymous peer review.Consists of the following three stages:1. Preliminary analysis of the structure of the paper: this stage focuses on ensuring compliance with the general guidelines defined by the editorial policy, regarding the journal's focus and scope, the relevance and contribution of the research, and the similarity amo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
To ensure that all preprints submitted to the Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science are treated with transparency and integrity, we ask authors to supply the following information:(a) preprint identification: the authors should send information about the preprint, including title, author(s), name of the repository in which it was published, date of publication, and DOI;(b) relationship with the sub…
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
- Fundacao APINCO de Ciencia e Tecnologia Avicolas
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1516-635X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1806-9061
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
What CAS zone is Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science 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 Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.1; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 56.
How long does peer review take at Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science based?
Of the 77 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (68), Israel (3) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science open access, and what is the APC?
Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 500.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .