Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE
Tropical Animal Science Journal
ISSN 2615-787X · eISSN 2615-790X · IPB University · Indonesia
Tropical Animal Science Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 400; median 91 days to acceptance (74 articles, last 24 months); 92 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tropical Animal Science Journal is published by IPB University 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 Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Livestock Farming and Management and Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, together about 27.7% 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 Science Journal encompasses a broad range of research topics in animal sciences: breeding and genetics, reproduction and physiology, nutrition, feed sciences, agrostology, animal products, biotechnology, behaviour, welfare, health and veterinary, livestock farming system, socio-economic, and policy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 29, India 2, Malaysia 2, Taiwan, China 1, United States 1 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.8%
- Livestock Farming and ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.8%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences7%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- Ukraine: War, Education, HealthEnvironmental Science6%
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Digital Education and SocietyComputer Science4.8%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
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
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 95OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 599 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 67 | 5 |
| 2025 | 92 | 92 | 64 |
| 2024 | 73 | 73 | 134 |
| 2023 | 72 | 72 | 206 |
| 2022 | 72 | 72 | 295 |
| 2021 | 72 | 72 | 472 |
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
91 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 73 days – 112 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 55 days (74 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 151 days
- Sample
- 74 articles with submission and acceptance dates (160 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | USD 400 | No | CC BY-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 400 | No | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Form A conditions: Author Responsibility, Publication Fee, Author Contributions, Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest, Human and Animal Ethics Issues, and Copyright Transfer Agreement Model summary
Those conditions are Author Responsibility, Publication Fee, Author Contributions, Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest, Human and Animal Ethics Issues, and Copyright Transfer Agreement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Conflict of interest must be stated clearly in the manuscript Model summary
Conflict of Interest should be stated clearly in the manuscript. Authors should clarify that there is no conflict of interest with any financial, personal, or other relationships with other people or organizations related to the material discussed in the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Research topics must not conflict with bioethical research Model summary
Manuscripts submitted are research topics that have no conflict with bioethical research.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Published six times a year starting 2025 (Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov) Model summary
Starting in 2025, TASJ will be published SIX TIMES a year: in January, March, May, July, September, and November.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Similarity check program to prevent plagiarism Model summary
Tropical Animal Science Journal uses a similarity check program to prevent any suspected plagiarism in the manuscripts.
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
- IPB University
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2615-787X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2615-790X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49, Issue 5 (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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tropical Animal Science Journal
What CAS zone is Tropical Animal Science Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Tropical Animal Science Journal 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 Tropical Animal Science Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 74 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 91 days (interquartile range 73–112 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Tropical Animal Science Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: Harvard; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Science Journal based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (29), India (2) and Malaysia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Tropical Animal Science Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tropical Animal Science Journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Tropical Animal Science Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Tropical Animal Science Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 400.
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: .