Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
Tropical Animal Health and Production
ISSN 0049-4747 · eISSN 1573-7438 · Springer Netherlands · NETHERLANDS · Bimonthly · Founded 1969
Tropical Animal Health and Production: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.96; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,090; median 181 days to acceptance (129 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 557 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tropical Animal Health and Production is published by Springer Netherlands 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 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology and Animal Nutrition and Physiology, together about 31% of its articles. Its main subfields are Animal Science and Zoology and Agronomy and Crop Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Tropical Animal Health and Production is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal dedicated to the dissemination of high-quality research related to animal health, production, and management in tropical regions. The journal aims to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange among researchers, veterinarians, and professionals working with animals in tropical environments. The journal welcomes original research articles, review papers, short communications, technical notes covering a wide range of topics within the field of tropical and subtropical animal health and production. The journal will also publish correspondence related to previously published papers. The scope of the journal includes domestic animal species, including livestock, poultry, aquaculture and horses (when seen from a production perspective). The journal does not publish articles on companion animals. The scope should fall within the following areas: Infectious diseases: Diagnosis, prevention, and control of infectious diseases. This may include studies on epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnostics, vaccination strategies, and antimicrobial resistance. Animal nutrition and feeding: Investigations into optimal feeding practices, nutritional requirements, feed formulation, and feed quality assessment to enhance animal production and health. Animal reproduction and breeding: Research on reproductive physiology, assisted reproductive technologies, genetics, and breeding programs aimed at improving productivity, fertility, and disease resistance. Animal welfare and behavior: Studies on the well-being, behavior, and management practices, including issues related to housing, transport, handling, and ethical considerations. Zoonotic diseases: Investigations into the interface between animal and human health, focusing on zoonotic diseases prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions, their transmission dynamics, prevention, and control strategies. Environmental impact: Research on the environmental aspects of animal production systems, including the mitigation of environmental pollution, waste management, and sustainable practices in animal production. Livestock production systems: Studies on sustainable livestock production systems, including extensive, semi-intensive, and intensive management practices. The journal aims to serve as a platform for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers interested in tropical animal health and production. It encourages the publication of scientifica
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Editor-in-chief André M. de AlmeidaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Brazil 7, India 5, United States 4, United Kingdom 4, Italy 4 (57 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.9%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.8%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.2%
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Vector-Borne Animal DiseasesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, HealthAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
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 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | 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 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | 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 | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.96LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,906OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 551LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 946,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,520 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 541 | 202 | 138 |
| 2025 | 557 | 126 | 976 |
| 2024 | 387 | 106 | 1,454 |
| 2023 | 428 | 101 | 2,702 |
| 2022 | 409 | 75 | 3,446 |
| 2021 | 541 | 78 | 6,332 |
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
181 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 119 days – 256 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (129 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 196 days
- Sample
- 129 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,233 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 ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 4,090 / EUR 3,090 / GBP 2,690 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- US$ 1,150
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- correspondenceManuscripts should be presented preferably in Times New Roman font, double spaced, using A4 paper size. Please use the automatic page and line numbering functio…Length not stated
- letterManuscripts should be presented preferably in Times New Roman font, double spaced, using A4 paper size. Please use the automatic page and line numbering functio…Length not stated
- regular articleManuscripts should be presented preferably in Times New Roman font, double spaced, using A4 paper size. Please use the automatic page and line numbering functio…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- reviewManuscripts should be presented preferably in Times New Roman font, double spaced, using A4 paper size. Please use the automatic page and line numbering functio…Length not stated
- review articleManuscripts should be presented preferably in Times New Roman font, double spaced, using A4 paper size. Please use the automatic page and line numbering functio…Length not stated
- short communicationManuscripts should be presented preferably in Times New Roman font, double spaced, using A4 paper size. Please use the automatic page and line numbering functio…Length not stated
- technical noteManuscripts should be presented preferably in Times New Roman font, double spaced, using A4 paper size. Please use the automatic page and line numbering functio…main text ≤ 2,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship Policy
Authorship should incorporate and should be restricted to those who have contributed substantially to the work in one or more of the following categories: • Conceived of or designed study • Performed research • Analyzed data • Contributed new methods or models • Wrote the paper It is the responsibility of the corresponding authors that the names, addresses and affiliations of all authors are corre…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability
All original research must include a Data Availability Statement. Data Availability Statements should provide information on where data supporting the results reported in the article can be found. Statements should include, where applicable, hyperlinks to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. When it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when in…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical standards
Manuscripts submitted for publication must contain a statement to the effect that all human and animal studies have been approved by the appropriate ethics committee and have therefore been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. It should also be stated clearly in the text that all persons gave their informed conse…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Tropical Animal Health and Production, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Springer accepts posting of preprints of primary research manuscripts on preprint servers, authors’ or institutional websites. Details of our policy on posting, licensing, citation of preprints and communications with the media about preprints of primary research manuscripts may be found here. Authors should disclose details of preprint posting, including DOI and licensing terms, upon submission o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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 Netherlands
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1969
- ISSN
- 0049-4747
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-7438
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tropical Animal Health and Production
What CAS zone is Tropical Animal Health and Production in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Tropical Animal Health and Production is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science / 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 Tropical Animal Health and Production?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.96; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 96.
How long does peer review take at Tropical Animal Health and Production?
Based on the dates recorded on 129 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 181 days (interquartile range 119–256 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Tropical Animal Health and Production?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; 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 Tropical Animal Health and Production based?
Of the 57 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (7), India (5) and United States (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Tropical Animal Health and Production?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tropical Animal Health and Production is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Tropical Animal Health and Production open access, and what is the APC?
Tropical Animal Health and Production is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,090.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .