Journal profile · Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
ISSN 0931-2668 · eISSN 1439-0388 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · GERMANY · Bimonthly · Founded 1986
Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.81; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,750; median 163 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 79 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 3 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, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals and Animal Nutrition and Physiology, together about 51.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Genetics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal publishes original articles by international scientists on any topic related to animal breeding programmes and quantitative genetics, including design of breeding programs, parameter estimation, selection, methods quantitative genetics, genomics, analysis investigating efficiency and consequences of selection, and methods for understanding diversity and evolution of domestic animals. Researchers, teachers, and the animal breeding industry will find the reports of interest.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 1, Spain 1, Denmark 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology27.3%
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.8%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary5.6%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Animal Genetics and ReproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)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: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)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: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA
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
- 1.81LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,356OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 56.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 67Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 138,491Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,380 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 30 | 7 |
| 2025 | 79 | 59 | 110 |
| 2024 | 82 | 59 | 244 |
| 2023 | 73 | 56 | 455 |
| 2022 | 64 | 34 | 533 |
| 2021 | 67 | 32 | 781 |
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 Crossref · to
163 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 104 days – 215 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 182 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (133 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)
- 12–24 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 181 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,750 / EUR 3,960 / GBP 3,170 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- book reviewonsidered at the Editor’s discretion. • Book Reviews – Book reviews should be around 800-1000 words. Evaluation of the book should have some of these key aspecmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- editorialThe acceptance criteria for all papers is the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, man…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
The list of authors should accurately illustrate who contributed to the work and how. All those listed as authors should qualify for authorship according to the following criteria:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
The Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors desc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics recognizes the many benefits of archiving research data. The journal expects you to archive all the data from which your published results are derived in a public repository. The repository that you choose should offer you guaranteed preservation (see the registry of research data repositories at https://www.re3data.org/) and should help you make it findable…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read our Top 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found at https://authorservices.wiley.com/ethics-guidelines/inde…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. SUBMISSION AND PEER REVIEW PROCESS
New submissions should be made via the Wiley Authors submission portal https://authors.wiley.com/journal/JBG. Should your manuscript proceed to the revision stage, you will be directed to make your revisions via the same submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at anytime by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
The Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
We require that clinical trials are prospectively registered in a publicly accessible database and clinical trial registration numbers should be included in all papers that report their results. Please include the name of the trial register and your clinical trial registration number at the end of your abstract. If your trial is not registered, or was registered retrospectively, please explain the…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0931-2668
- Electronic ISSN
- 1439-0388
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 143, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
What CAS zone is Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 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 Breeding and Genetics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.81; CiteScore 4, h-index 84.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 163 days (interquartile range 104–215 days); authors report an average review time of 12–24 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24% (2025). 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 Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), Spain (1) and Denmark (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,750.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .