Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
JDS Communications
ISSN 2666-9102 · Elsevier · United States
JDS Communications: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 2.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,390; median 101 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); 168 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JDS Communications is published by Elsevier and is classed under Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, together about 39.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Agronomy and Crop Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JDS Communications (JDSC) is an open access journal. Authors who publish in JDSC make their work immediately, permanently, and freely accessible worldwide. JDSC authors pay an article publishing charge (APC), have a choice of license options, and retain copyright to their published work.The APC for JDSC is USD 1,390. Members of the American Dairy Science Association receive a discounted price of USD 772.50. Learn more about becoming an ADSA member and receiving a discounted APC. Still have questions? Read the Instructions for Authors for further information.An official journal of the American Dairy Science Association, JDS Communications publishes narrowly focused, hypothesis-driven original research studies designed to answer a specific question on the production or processing of milk or milk products intended for human consumption. In addition to short research articles, JDS Communications publishes mini reviews —unsolicited, concise review papers. Research published in this journal is broadly divided into the production of milk from food animals (nutrition, physiology, health, genetics, and management) and processing of milk for human consumption (dairy foods). JDS Communications aims for rapid turnaround and a short time to publication.A Journal Impact Factor of 2.2 places JDS Communications 21st out of 86 journals in the Agriculture, Dairy, and Animal Science category, which ranks JDS Communications in the first quartile.On January 1, 2024, the American Dairy Science Association launched the ADSA Loyalty Program, a program designed to reward member contributors to ADSA's ecosystem of journals, the Journal of Dairy Science (JDS) and JDSC with the opportunity to publish original articles at no charge or at a reduced charge. Points are earned by either contributing papers as a corresponding author or reviewing articles for JDS or JDSC. Corresponding authors and reviewers with a current ADSA membership and a valid ORCID are eligible. For more information on the ADSA Loyalty Program, see adsa.org/Publications/Journal-Rewards or contact loyalty@adsa.org with any questions about the program.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Editor-in-chief Jessica McArtPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 43, Ireland 5, New Zealand 2, Italy 1, Canada 1 (57 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.3%
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.3%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.2%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.2%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary8.4%
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy CowsAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
- Animal health and immunologyVeterinary7.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.8%
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)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 138OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 165LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 899 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 179 | 179 | 34 |
| 2025 | 168 | 168 | 311 |
| 2024 | 172 | 172 | 672 |
| 2023 | 150 | 150 | 906 |
| 2022 | 122 | 122 | 1,083 |
| 2021 | 89 | 89 | 1,037 |
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
101 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 77 days – 128 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 123 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (387 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 19 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 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 1,390 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,310 / EUR 1,230 / GBP 1,050 / JPY 162,480 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,275 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,390 / USD 772.5 | — | — |
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 websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Full editorial policies and style details are on the journal homepage. Model summary
Please refer to the Instructions for Authors section of the JDS Communications Homepage for full details of editorial policies and style and form for publishing in JDSC.
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2666-9102
- Society / sponsor
- American Dairy Science Association ®
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JDS Communications
What CAS zone is JDS Communications in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JDS Communications?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at JDS Communications?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 101 days (interquartile range 77–128 days); authors report an average review time of about 19 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 JDS Communications based?
Of the 57 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (43), Ireland (5) and New Zealand (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JDS Communications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JDS Communications is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is JDS Communications open access, and what is the APC?
JDS Communications is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,390.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .