Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
SOCIETY & ANIMALS
ISSN 1063-1119 · eISSN 1568-5306 · Brill Academic Publishers · NETHERLANDS · Quarterly · Founded 1993
SOCIETY & ANIMALS: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.35; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SOCIETY & ANIMALS is published by Brill Academic Publishers 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 Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Geographies of human-animal interactions and Animal and Plant Science Education, together about 54.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Society & Animals publishes studies that describe and analyze our experiences of non-human animals from the perspective of various disciplines within both the Social Sciences (e.g., psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science) and the Humanities (e.g., history, literary criticism). The journal specifically deals with subjects such as human-animal interactions in various settings (animal cruelty, the therapeutic uses of animals), the applied uses of animals (research, education, medicine and agriculture), the use of animals in popular culture (e.g. dog-fighting, circus, animal companion, animal research), attitudes toward animals as affected by different socializing agencies and strategies, representations of animals in literature, the history of the domestication of animals, the politics of animal welfare, and the constitution of the animal rights movement.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human-Animal Interaction StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.3%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences21.2%
- Animal and Plant Science EducationPsychology9.2%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience5.5%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary4.8%
- Veterinary Practice and Education StudiesHealth Professions2.7%
- Environmental Philosophy and EthicsEnvironmental Science2.6%
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 | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
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 | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | 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 | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.35LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 417OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,334 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 50 | 7 | 10 |
| 2024 | 69 | 21 | 77 |
| 2023 | 45 | 28 | 86 |
| 2022 | 56 | 34 | 172 |
| 2021 | 38 | 5 | 110 |
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)
- over 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Brill Academic Publishers
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 1063-1119
- Electronic ISSN
- 1568-5306
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SOCIETY & ANIMALS
What CAS zone is SOCIETY & ANIMALS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SOCIETY & ANIMALS is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sociology / Veterinary Sciences. 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 SOCIETY & ANIMALS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.35; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 69.
How long does peer review take at SOCIETY & ANIMALS?
Authors report an average review time of over 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 SOCIETY & ANIMALS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SOCIETY & ANIMALS is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is SOCIETY & ANIMALS open access, and what is the APC?
SOCIETY & ANIMALS is a hybrid 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: .