Journal profile · Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES
ISSN 0367-8318 · eISSN 2394-3327 · Indian Council of Agricultural Research · INDIA · Monthly
INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.43; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 33.33%; 105 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES is published by Indian Council of Agricultural Research 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 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Livestock Management and Performance Improvement and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, together about 36.5% 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)
Articles published in The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences encompass a broad range of research topics in animal health and production related to cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, camel, equines, pig, rabbit, yak, mithun, poultry and fisheries. Studies involving wildlife species and laboratory animal species that address fundamental questions about their biology will also be considered for publication. All manuscripts must present some new development and must be original, timely, significant and scientifically excellent. Papers will be rejected if standards of care of, or procedures performed on animals are not up to those expected of humane veterinary scientists. At a minimum, standards must meet the International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research involving Animals, as issued by the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences. (C.I.O.M.S., c/o WHO, CH 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland). Articles reporting new animal disease must follow GOI directive as given in detail in Guidelines to Authors.The readership of the journal is global.The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences is published both online and in print mode. The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences includes articles on following disciplines:I. Animal Health1. Epidemiology: Research findings and methodological developments in the field of epidemiological research; epidemiology of both communicable and non-communicable diseases.2. Immunology: Broad range of experimental studies in molecular and cellular immunology: vaccine — molecular biology, synthetic peptides, recombinant antigens, vectors, new immunogens, adjuvants, immunity, immunology of protection, fertility, academic research, developmental applications, field trials, epidemiology, efficacy, cost/ benefit (biology of cells and mechanisms of the immune system, immunochemistry, immunodeficiencies, immunodiagnosis, immunogenetics, immunopathology, immunology of infectious disease and tumours, immunoprophylaxis to infectious disease including vaccine development and delivery, immunological aspects of pregnancy including passive immunity, reagent development including development of antibodies to new differentiation antigens and cytokines and gene isolation, interaction of the immune system with other tissues including autoimmunity, transplantation immunology.3. Veterinary microbiology: Veterinary Microbiology is concerned with microbial (bacterial, fungal, viral) diseases of domesticated animals (livestock, poultry). In addition, Microb
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.8%
- Livestock Management and Performance ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.4%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.3%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.2%
- Agricultural Economics and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Agricultural Systems and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref
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
- Impact factor
- 0.43LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 567OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 144LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,639 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 144 | 144 | 3 |
| 2025 | 105 | 105 | 36 |
| 2024 | 203 | 203 | 202 |
| 2023 | 245 | 245 | 326 |
| 2022 | 294 | 294 | 564 |
| 2021 | 289 | 289 | 668 |
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 8 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 33.33%LetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 weeksDOAJ ·
- 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
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-NC-SA |
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,500 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 5
- Not considered
- Papers on laboratory animals, pets and wild species
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- original researchblication in the Journal: 2.1 PAPERS ON ORIGINAL RESEARCH COMPLETED, comprising of 4,000-5000 words (approximately 12-15 typed pages) including tables, figuresmain text ≤ 5,000 words
- reviewend of the text. 2.3 CRITICAL RESEARCH REVIEW of 8,000-9,500 words (approximately 20-25 typed pages) including tables, figuresmain text ≤ 9,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The copyright of the articles published in The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences is vested with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, which reserves the right to enter into any agreement with any organization in India or abroad, for reprography, photocopying, storage and dissemination of information. The Council has no objection to using the material, provided the information is not being u…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The article is sent to referees: Each paper submitted for publication is sent to 2 independent referees for peer review. They are selected on following basis: Expertise in one or more areas of paper No conflicts of interest Able to think clearly and logically Able to write a good critique Accurate Reliable in returning reviews Able to do the review in the allotted time-frame Referees are expected …
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
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research
- Country or region
- INDIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0367-8318
- Electronic ISSN
- 2394-3327
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 96, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES
What CAS zone is INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 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 INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.43; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 31.
How long does peer review take at INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 33.33%”. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,500 words; Reference style: Harvard; Suggested reviewers: Required, 5. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ESCI; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES open access, and what is the APC?
INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .