Journal profile · Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Canadian Journal of Animal Science
ISSN 0008-3984 · eISSN 1918-1825 · Agricultural Institute of Canada · CANADA · Quarterly · Founded 1957
Canadian Journal of Animal Science: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.07; hybrid open access; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 76 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal of Animal Science is published by Agricultural Institute of Canada 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, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, together about 48.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Animal Science and Zoology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published since 1957, this quarterly journal contains new research on all aspects of animal agriculture and animal products, including breeding and genetics; cellular and molecular biology; growth and development; meat science; modelling animal systems; physiology and endocrinology; ruminant nutrition; non-ruminant nutrition; and welfare, behaviour, and management. It also publishes reviews, letters to the editor, abstracts of technical papers presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Animal Science, and occasionally conference proceedings.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences18.4%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences17%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.4%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.7%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.8%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary7.3%
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, HealthAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.1%
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
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
- 1.07LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 104OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,735OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 41.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 70LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,251 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 23 | 10 |
| 2025 | 76 | 42 | 84 |
| 2024 | 62 | 40 | 145 |
| 2023 | 53 | 46 | 198 |
| 2022 | 53 | 41 | 238 |
| 2021 | 67 | 47 | 402 |
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)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Agricultural Institute of Canada
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1957
- ISSN
- 0008-3984
- Electronic ISSN
- 1918-1825
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Animal Science
What CAS zone is Canadian Journal of Animal Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Journal of Animal 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 Canadian Journal of Animal Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.07; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 104.
How long does peer review take at Canadian Journal of Animal Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 Canadian Journal of Animal Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal of Animal Science is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Canadian Journal of Animal Science open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal of Animal Science is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .