Journal profile · Zoology
Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
ISSN 1559-6109 · eISSN 2769-6677 · American Association for Laboratory Animal Science · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2006
Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.48; subscription journal; median 78 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 137 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science is published by American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 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 Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia, Animal testing and alternatives and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, together about 48.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Small Animals. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (JAALAS) serves as an official communication vehicle for the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS). The journal includes a section of refereed articles and a section of AALAS association news. All signed articles, including refereed articles and book reviews, editorials, committee reports, and news and commentary, reflect the individual views of the authors and are not official views of AALAS. The mission of the refereed section of the journal is to disseminate high-quality, peer-reviewed information on animal biology, technology, facility operations, management, and compliance as relevant to the AALAS membership. JAALAS accepts research reports (data-based) or scholarly reports (literature-based), with the caveat that all articles, including solicited manuscripts, must include appropriate references and must undergo peer review.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Veterinary Pharmacology and AnesthesiaVeterinary19.5%
- Animal testing and alternativesVeterinary18.8%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary10.1%
- Pain Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine4.1%
- Primate Behavior and EcologyPsychology3.9%
- Anesthesia and Sedative AgentsMedicine3.3%
- Pharmacological Effects and AssaysAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.3%
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorPsychology3%
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 | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | 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 | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
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 | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
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
- 1.48LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 167OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 40%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 135LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 772 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 94 | 80 | 2 |
| 2025 | 137 | 107 | 97 |
| 2024 | 90 | 85 | 154 |
| 2023 | 78 | 70 | 277 |
| 2022 | 59 | 58 | 440 |
| 2021 | 78 | 77 | 648 |
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
78 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 60 days – 110 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (81 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 104 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (205 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteSelf-archiving
- Self-archiving Release delay (Embargo)
Typically, articles are not available in PMC until after the publisher's embargo period. However, in some cases articles may be available in PMC sooner than the default period.
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
- American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1559-6109
- Electronic ISSN
- 2769-6677
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
What CAS zone is Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Veterinary Sciences / Zoology. 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 the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.48; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 78 days (interquartile range 60–110 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .