Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE
Journal of Candido Tostes Dairy Institute
ISSN 0100-3674 · eISSN 2238-6416 · Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais (EPAMIG) · Brazil
Journal of Candido Tostes Dairy Institute: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 5 articles a year; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: This journal is not accepting submissions at this time. Source ↗Publisher website ·
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2024 (Volume 79, Issue 2): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Candido Tostes Dairy Institute is published by Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais (EPAMIG) 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 Agricultural and Food Sciences, Food Safety and Hygiene and Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows, together about 38% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publication of the Minas Gerais Agricultural Research Company (EPAMIG) - Cândido Tostes Dairy Institute (ILCT), Brazil. Mission: To publish research articles and literature reviews in the area of Milk and Dairy Products. Open access content. There are no fees for article submission and publication. Due to high demand and our reduced technical team, the Cândido Tostes Dairy Institute Journal informs that the reception of new submissions is temporarily suspended. Our main focus at this time is to efficiently process all manuscripts currently under review and ensure the timely publication of all approved articles. This approach will allow us to maintain the high quality and academic rigor you expect from our journal. We appreciate everyone's understanding and invite you to submit your new work as soon as submissions are normalized. We will announce the return of submissions on our official website and communication channels.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Agricultural and Food SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences16.3%
- Food Safety and HygieneAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.6%
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy CowsAgricultural and Biological Sciences9%
- Sensory Analysis and Statistical MethodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Rural Development and AgricultureEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Consumer Attitudes and Food LabelingMedicine5.9%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Digestive system and related healthBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: Indexadores, AGROVOC
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
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 401 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 19 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
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 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted2
- review articlesb) Review articles: those that analyze and discuss works already published on a research topic, based on bibliographic documentation.Length not stated
- scientific articlesa) Scientific articles: from unpublished research works, supported by the scientific method. The works must present innovation or originality, which justifies t…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
The ILCT Journal considers as authors those who have contributed effectively, intellectually and/or scientifically, to the accomplishment of the work. There is no limit to the number of authors per article. The other collaborators of the work, such as, for example, suppliers of samples, ingredients and inputs, or sponsors, should be mentioned in the Acknowledgments section, according to the author…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license Model summary
Term of Responsibility and Transference of Author Rights The undersigned authors of the article entitled "INSERT TITLE" declare to have read and approved all the manuscript. The authors agree to submit it to the Journal of Candido Tostes Dairy Institute for evaluation and possible publication as true, authentic, and original results. This statement implies that the manuscript, regardless of langua…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No fees for article submission and publication. Model summary
There are no fees for article submission and publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 3 Peer review and the responsibility of reviewers
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The evaluation of the article must be objective, in which the reviewers must express their points of view supported by arguments, without unpleasant or offensive comments.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Authors may publish in home institution repositories citing the source Model summary
The authors are responsible for the affirmation and concepts contained in the article. They may publish their articles in the repositories of their home institution, but the source of the original publication must be cited.
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
- Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais (EPAMIG)
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0100-3674
- Electronic ISSN
- 2238-6416
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 79, Issue 2 (2024)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Candido Tostes Dairy Institute
What CAS zone is Journal of Candido Tostes Dairy Institute in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Candido Tostes Dairy Institute 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.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Candido Tostes Dairy Institute?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Candido Tostes Dairy Institute?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Author–date. 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 Journal of Candido Tostes Dairy Institute?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Candido Tostes Dairy Institute is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Candido Tostes Dairy Institute open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Candido Tostes Dairy Institute 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, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .