Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE
Indian Journal of Dairy Science
ISSN 0019-5146 · eISSN 2454-2172
Indian Journal of Dairy Science: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.3 (journal website); fully open access; 67 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Dairy Science 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 Livestock Management and Performance Improvement, Agricultural Economics and Practices and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, together about 38% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Indian Journal of Dairy Science is a scientific journal of Indian Dairy Association. The objective of the Association shall be the advancement of dairy science and industry, farming, animal husbandry, animal sciences and its branches including dairy farming & research on breeding, and management of dairy livestock. Impact Factor and NAAS Rating Indian Journal of Dairy Science has achieved an Impact Factor of 0.3 and a NAAS Rating of 6.20 (2026). This milestone highlights the journal's growing influence in dairy science research. The readership of the journal is global.The Indian Journal of Dairy Sciences is published both online and in print mode.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Livestock Management and Performance ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences17.3%
- Agricultural Economics and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.8%
- Food Science and Nutritional StudiesNursing7.4%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy CowsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Agricultural Systems and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 82LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,769 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 52 | 2 |
| 2025 | 67 | 67 | 16 |
| 2024 | 80 | 80 | 33 |
| 2023 | 88 | 88 | 75 |
| 2022 | 58 | 58 | 91 |
| 2021 | 90 | 90 | 192 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 websitePeer review, Preprints
- Peer review Peer Review Process
The article is sent to a referee: Each paper submitted for publication is sent to 2 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 to respond …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Vol. 79 No. 4 (2026): Preprint Vol. 79 No. 4 (2026): July-August 2026
NAAS Rating: 6.20 (2026) https://naas.org.in/NJS/Journals.html https://wos-journal.info/journalid/8170 https://ugccare.unipune.ac.in/Apps1/Home/Index https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=QgrUzY0AAAAJ&hl=en https://mjl.clarivate.com/search-results
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
- ISSN
- 0019-5146
- Electronic ISSN
- 2454-2172
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 79, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Dairy Science
What CAS zone is Indian Journal of Dairy Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian Journal of Dairy 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 Indian Journal of Dairy Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 19.
Which databases index Indian Journal of Dairy Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Dairy Science is indexed in ESCI.
Is Indian Journal of Dairy Science open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Dairy Science is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .