Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE
Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture
ISSN 2087-8273 · eISSN 2460-6278 · Diponegoro University, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences · Indonesia
Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 100; median 87 days to acceptance (40 articles, last 24 months); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture is published by Diponegoro University, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural 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 Livestock Farming and Management, Animal Nutrition and Physiology and Food and Agricultural Sciences, together about 39% of its articles. Its main subfields are Animal Science and Zoology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture (JITAA) is a double blind peer-reviewed publication devoted to disseminate all information contributing to the understanding and development of animal agriculture in the tropics by publication of original research papers. The journal covers all aspect relating to Animal Agriculture, including: Animal breeding and geneticsAnimal feeding and nutritionAnimal reproductionAnimal biotechnologyAnimal physiologyAnimal production and technologyAnimal products technologyAnimal management and economicsAnimal products processing and animal by-productsAnimal microbiologyLivestock farming systemsOther related topics in relation to animal science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 20, Japan 1, Italy 1, Canada 1, Malaysia 1 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Livestock Farming and ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.3%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.4%
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.9%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Livestock and Poultry ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 137OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 669 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 1 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 13 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 33 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 47 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
| 2021 | 53 | 53 | 164 |
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
87 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 62 days – 112 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (40 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 108 days
- Sample
- 40 articles with submission and acceptance dates (58 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 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IDR 1,500,000 / USD 100 | No | CC BY-SA | |
| OpenAlex | IDR 1,500,000 / USD 100 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IDR 1,500,000 / USD 100 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 150 | — | — |
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
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Author–date
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process / Policy
The research article submitted to this online journal will be double blind peer-reviewed at least 2 (two) reviewers. Editor in chief will make final decision according to the comments of reviewers. The accepted research articles will be available online following the journal peer-reviewing process. Screening plagiarism will be conducted using Turnitin.
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
- Diponegoro University, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2087-8273
- Electronic ISSN
- 2460-6278
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 51, Issue 3 (2026)
- 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 the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture
What CAS zone is Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture 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 the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture?
Based on the dates recorded on 40 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 87 days (interquartile range 62–112 days); 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 the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (20), Japan (1) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 100.
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: .