Journal profile
Zhivotnov'dni nauki
ISSN 0514-7441 · eISSN 2534-9856 · Agricultural Academy · Bulgaria
Zhivotnov'dni nauki: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zhivotnov'dni nauki is published by Agricultural Academy. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Animal Nutrition and Physiology and Livestock Farming and Management, together about 40.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Agronomy and Crop Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal publishes original research papers, review articles and brief reports, aimed to cover all aspects of animal husbandry: Cattle and Buffalo; Horses; Sheep and Goat; Pig; Poultry; Rabbits; Fish and Aquacultures; Bee Keeping; Sericulture; Animal Breeding, Genetics and Reproduction; Physiology and Biochemistry; Forages and Nutrition; Quality of Animal Production; Organization and Economics of Animal Husbandry / Livestock Farming; Animal Husbandry Technologies and Equipment; Ecology; Animal Behaviour; Veterinary Medicine; Problems of Science and Practice.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Maya IgnatovaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 1, Spain 1, Portugal 1, Romania 1, Ukraine 1 (7 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 Biology16.2%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.5%
- Livestock Farming and ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.1%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.1%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Animal Nutrition and HealthAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, AGRICOLA
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,465 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 25 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 21 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 16 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 8 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | 8 |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | 6 |
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)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright License terms
All articles are available under the conditions of Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
Open access peer-reviewed bimonthly scientific journal published by the publishing house of Agricultural Academy. Model summary
The journal is open access, its online content is available at no charge to the user or their institution. Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full texts of articles, or use them for other legitimate purposes, without seeking prior permission from the publisher or author.
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
- Agricultural Academy
- Country or region
- Bulgaria
- Language
- Bulgarian, English
- ISSN
- 0514-7441
- Electronic ISSN
- 2534-9856
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 63, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Zhivotnov'dni nauki
How long does peer review take at Zhivotnov'dni nauki?
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 Zhivotnov'dni nauki?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Zhivotnov'dni nauki 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 United Kingdom (1), Spain (1) and Portugal (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Zhivotnov'dni nauki?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zhivotnov'dni nauki is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Zhivotnov'dni nauki open access, and what is the APC?
Zhivotnov'dni nauki 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, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .