Journal profile · Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
World Rabbit Science
ISSN 1257-5011 · eISSN 1989-8886 · Universidad Politecnica de Valencia · SPAIN · Quarterly
World Rabbit Science: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.21; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
World Rabbit Science is published by Universidad Politecnica de Valencia 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 Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health, Animal Nutrition and Physiology and Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, together about 67.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
World Rabbit Science is the official journal of the World Rabbit Science Association (WRSA). One of the main objectives of the WRSA is to encourage communication and collaboration among individuals and organisations associated with rabbit production and rabbit science in general. Subject areas include breeding, genetics, production, management, environment, health, nutrition, physiology, reproduction, behaviour, welfare, immunology, molecular biology, metabolism, processing and products. World Rabbit Science is the only international peer-reviewed journal included in the ISI Thomson list dedicated to publish original research in the field of rabbit science. Papers or reviews of the literature submitted to World Rabbit Science must not have been published previously in an international refereed scientific journal. Previous presentations at a scientific meeting, field day reports or similar documents can be published in World Rabbit Science, but they will be also subjected to the peer-review process. World Rabbit Science will publish papers of international relevance including original research articles, descriptions of novel techniques, contemporaryreviews and meta-analyses. Short communications will only accepted in special cases where, in the Editor's judgement, the contents are exceptionally exciting, novel or timely. Proceedings of rabbit scientific meetings and conference reports will be considered for special issues. World Rabbit Science is published in English four times a year in a single volume. Authors may publish in World Rabbit Science regardless of the membership in the World Rabbit Science Association, even if joining the WRSA is encouraged. Views expressed in papers published in World Rabbit Science represent the opinion of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the WRSA or the Editor-in-Chief.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Editor-in-chief Juan José PascualPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 4, Austria 1, Indonesia 1, Nigeria 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, HealthAgricultural and Biological Sciences39%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences20%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.3%
- Moringa oleifera research and applicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactEnvironmental Science3.7%
- Sperm and Testicular FunctionMedicine2.2%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science2%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary1.9%
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 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 | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
JIF 2025: 1.2, JCI 2025: 0.43, CiteScore 2025: 2.3, SJR 2025: 0.33Publisher website
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
- 1.21LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2043
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2043
- 0.33Publisher website ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.33Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 380OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 6,314Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 980 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 46 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 99 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 133 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 107 |
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 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 400 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted6
- book reviewsBook reviews: The publication of reviews of recent books of interest in the field of rabbit science will be considered. Revisions must have been solicited by th…Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor: Letters judged suitable for publication by the Section Editor, will be included at the end of the issue. The purpose of this section is t…Length not stated
- original research papersOriginal research papers: Papers that present results of an original study. The results of these studies should not have been presented in any other scientific …Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles: The journal only publishes reviews ordered from the Editorial Board (Associate Editors or Editor in Chief). These revisions are demanded in “ho…Length not stated
- short communicationsShort communications: Brief but complete description of limited research, with the same structure as a regular paper, but that it should not occupy more than fo…Length not stated
- technical notesTechnical notes: A technical note is a vehicle to report a field study or a new method, technique or procedure of interest to readers.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship Authorship
The first version of the submitted work must include the definitive list of the authors of the work. In any case, the list of authors can only be modified before the article has been accepted. For that modification, the corresponding author must send an email to the Editor in chief explaining i) the change produced in the list of authors, ii) the reason for such change and iii) the written accepta…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright Notice Model summary
The authors publishing in World Rabbit Science agree with the following terms: The authors retain the authorship rights and grant the journal the right of first publication, with the work available simultaneously under a license and distribution "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)".Material may be copied, redistributed, remixed, transformed, and built upon the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
APC Model summary
World Rabbit Science journal does not have either article submission charges or article processing charges (APCs), being its online access also free for readers.
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
- Universidad Politecnica de Valencia
- Country or region
- SPAIN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1257-5011
- Electronic ISSN
- 1989-8886
- Society / sponsor
- World Rabbit Science Association
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗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 World Rabbit Science
What CAS zone is World Rabbit Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, World Rabbit Science 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.
What is the impact factor of World Rabbit Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.21; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at World Rabbit Science?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of World Rabbit Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 400 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; 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 World Rabbit Science based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (4), Austria (1) and Indonesia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index World Rabbit Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, World Rabbit Science is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is World Rabbit Science open access, and what is the APC?
World Rabbit Science is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .