Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
Lab Animal
ISSN 0093-7355 · eISSN 1548-4475 · Springer Nature · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2003
Lab Animal: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.83; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,390; median 367 days to acceptance (21 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 184 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Lab Animal is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Animal testing and alternatives, Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia and Animal Genetics and Reproduction, together about 46.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Small Animals. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
LabAnimal's focus is on innovative in vivo methods, research and technology covering a wide range of model organisms. Our broad scope ensures that the work we publish reaches the widest possible audience. LabAnimal provides a rigorous and fair peer review of manuscripts, high standards for copyediting and production, and efficient publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal testing and alternativesVeterinary34.2%
- Veterinary Pharmacology and AnesthesiaVeterinary7.8%
- Animal Genetics and ReproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Veterinary Practice and Education StudiesHealth Professions4.3%
- Zebrafish Biomedical Research ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Science, Research, and MedicineMedicine4%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary3.7%
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorPsychology3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 2 |
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 | Veterinary Sciences | 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 | Veterinary Sciences | 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
- 6.83LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 346OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 66.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,092,383Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,744 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 138 | 58 | 30 |
| 2025 | 184 | 64 | 127 |
| 2024 | 186 | 62 | 488 |
| 2023 | 215 | 39 | 238 |
| 2022 | 184 | 32 | 209 |
| 2021 | 203 | 69 | 708 |
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
367 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 298 days – 525 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 35 days (21 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 407 days
- Sample
- 21 articles with submission and acceptance dates (364 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)
- over 36 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
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 5,390 / EUR 4,590 / GBP 3,890 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted5
- articleLabAnimal publishes a range of content types including reviews and perspectives, research articles, methods-based columns, as well as news and technology featur…Length not stated
- methods-based columnsLabAnimal publishes a range of content types including reviews and perspectives, research articles, methods-based columns, as well as news and technology featur…Length not stated
- news and technology featuresLabAnimal publishes a range of content types including reviews and perspectives, research articles, methods-based columns, as well as news and technology featur…Length not stated
- perspectiveLabAnimal publishes a range of content types including reviews and perspectives, research articles, methods-based columns, as well as news and technology featur…Length not stated
- reviewLabAnimal publishes a range of content types including reviews and perspectives, research articles, methods-based columns, as well as news and technology featur…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer review, copyediting, production, efficient publication Model summary
LabAnimal provides a rigorous and fair peer review of manuscripts, high standards for copyediting and production, and efficient publication.
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
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2003
- ISSN
- 0093-7355
- Electronic ISSN
- 1548-4475
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Lab Animal
What CAS zone is Lab Animal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Lab Animal is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Veterinary Sciences. 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 Lab Animal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.83; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 54.
How long does peer review take at Lab Animal?
Based on the dates recorded on 21 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 367 days (interquartile range 298–525 days); authors report an average review time of over 36 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 Lab Animal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Lab Animal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Lab Animal open access, and what is the APC?
Lab Animal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,390.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .