Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE
JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE
ISSN 1346-7395 · eISSN 1349-0486 · Japan Poultry Science Association · JAPAN · Quarterly · Founded 2001
JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.11; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 83 days to acceptance (54 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE is published by Japan Poultry Science Association 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 Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Livestock and Poultry Management and Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, together about 43.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Animal Science and Zoology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Poultry Science (JPS) publishes important original research and invited reviews on all aspects of poultry science. An official publication of the Japan Poultry Science Association, JPS is an international, peer reviewed, Open Access journal. Articles report on fundamental and applied research in the areas of breeding and genetics, reproduction, nutrition and feed, anatomy and histology, physiology and behavior, environment and hygiene, and processing and products. Articles typically investigate domestic fowl, but the journal welcomes research on wild birds that addresses fundamental questions in the field of poultry science. JPS is published online. The journal is read and used by a large global audience of researchers, policy makers, and applied practitioners.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Tomohiro SasanamiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences29.9%
- Livestock and Poultry ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine6.9%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Animal Genetics and ReproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Moringa oleifera research and applicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.3%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.1%
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 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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.11LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 504OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,605 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 3 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 54 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 97 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 195 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 119 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 349 |
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
83 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 61 days – 103 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 39 days (54 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 119 days
- Sample
- 54 articles with submission and acceptance dates (57 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 12 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | JPY 60,000 | Yes | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | JPY 60,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | JPY 60,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- AI use Declaration of AI and AI-assisted Technologies
Authors who use AI and AI-assisted technologies in the production of submitted work must include a section which details how they used it.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Submission to the journal implies that all authors have seen and approved the author list. Changes to the author list after manuscript submission – such as the insertion or removal of author names, or a rearrangement of author order – must be approved by all authors and the editor. Authors are encouraged to consider the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations on …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Author competing interests and conflicts of interest
In the interests of transparency, the journal requires all authors to declare any competing or conflicts of interest in relation to their submitted manuscript (in a “Conflicts of Interest” section in the manuscript, as described below. A conflict of interest exists when there are actual, perceived or potential circumstances that could influence an author’s ability to conduct or report research imp…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of data and materials
Authors must disclose the source of publicly available data and materials, such as public repositories or commercial manufacturers, by including accession numbers or company details in their manuscript, as appropriate. Authors may make their own data and materials available in Supplementary Material, or by linking from their manuscript to relevant community-recognized public databases or digital r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical approval
Authors must include the ethical approval number provided by the Animal Experiment Committee of the affiliated institution in the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright, Open Access and Fees
Copyright and licensing JPS is fully Open Access and published works under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License. In accordance with the license, anyone may download, reuse, copy, reprint, distribute, or modify articles published in the JPS for not-for-profit purposes, as long as they cite the original authors and source properly. If an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Self-archiving (Green Open Access) policy
Self-archiving, also known as Green Open Access, enables authors to deposit a copy of their manuscript in an online repository. JPS encourages authors of original research manuscripts to upload their article to an institutional or public repository immediately after publication in the journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Editorial and peer review process The journal undertakes single-blind peer review. All submissions to the journal are initially reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief and then an appropriate section editor to assess the quality of the paper and suitability for the journal. This is based on the originality, validity, and significance of the work. Manuscripts can be rejected without full peer review if the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
To support the wide dissemination of research, the journal encourages authors to post their research manuscripts on community-recognized preprint servers, either before or alongside submission to the journal. This policy applies only to the original version of a manuscript that describes primary research. Any version of a manuscript that has been revised in response to reviewers’ comments, accepte…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving (Green Open Access) policy
Self-archiving, also known as Green Open Access, enables authors to deposit a copy of their manuscript in an online repository. JPS encourages authors of original research manuscripts to upload their article to an institutional or public repository immediately after publication in the journal.
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
- Japan Poultry Science Association
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1346-7395
- Electronic ISSN
- 1349-0486
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE 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 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 POULTRY SCIENCE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.11; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE?
Based on the dates recorded on 54 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 83 days (interquartile range 61–103 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 POULTRY SCIENCE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .