Journal profile · Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences
ISSN 1230-1388 · eISSN 2719-8448 · Polish Academy of Sciences · POLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1992
Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9; fully open access; review about 7.5 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 62.5%; 48 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences is published by Polish Academy of Sciences 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 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Animal Nutrition and Physiology and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, together about 46.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Animal Science and Zoology and Agronomy and Crop Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences (JAFS, J. Anim. Feed Sci.) has been published by the Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences in Jabłonna (Poland) since 1991. It is a continuation of the Polish-language journal Roczniki Nauk Rolniczych. Seria B, Zootechniczna published by the Polish Academy of Sciences since 1969. JAFS is an international scientific journal published quarterly, about 40 papers per year including original papers, short communications and occasionally reviews. All papers are peer-reviewed and related to basic and applied researches in the field of animal breeding and genetics, physiology of nutrition, animal feeding, feed technology and food preservation. The journal distinguishes the multidisciplinary nature of physiological and nutritional sciences and so includes papers specialized in all fields connected with animal well-being, including molecular and cell biology and the emerging area of genetics.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences18.5%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences18.3%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.7%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.9%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, HealthAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences3%
- Fatty Acid Research and HealthNursing2.8%
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 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)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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 645OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,269 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 54 | 5 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 49 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 198 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 258 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 | 342 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 329 |
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 7.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 62.5%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
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Polish Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1992
- ISSN
- 1230-1388
- Electronic ISSN
- 2719-8448
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences
What CAS zone is Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Animal and Feed 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 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.9; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 7.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 62.5%”. 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 Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences 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; 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: .