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Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Indian Council of Agricultural Research Β· India

ISSN0367-8318eISSN2394-3327
SJR Q3βœ“ WOS SCIEβœ“ Scopus / SJRβœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
100
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
βœ“ Corroboration (4 more)+22
Total100
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. Β· Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
40
weeks to publish Β· journal-reported
Slow Β· vs ~15 wk median
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3 Β· Scopus CiteScore 0.6. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.182
H-Indexi
32
CiteScorei
0.6
SNIPi
0.289
Total Worksi
9,541
Total Citationsi
23,389
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.45
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Articles are included on animal breeding and genetics, immunology, biotechnology, diseases, medicine and pharmacology, anatomy and histology, surgery, pathology, physiology, nutrition, milk, meat and other animal products, housing and fisheries from India and internationally. The journal places a strong emphasis on original articles, while also publishing short scientific notes of topical interest and comprehensive review articles written by eminent scientists who have specialized in their fields of study and are capable of pointing out lacunae in research and suggesting future lines of work. Papers on laboratory animals, pets and wild species are discouraged.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Publishedβ€”
Frequencymonthly
StatusActive
Total Publications9,541
Publisher OrgIndian Council of Agricultural Research
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
APC CostπŸ’Ž Diamond OA β€” Free
Peer ReviewPeer review
Review Time~40 weeks
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 Β· 83%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
0367-8318 / 2394-3327
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Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
Peer review
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
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Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
245
823
2019
232
702
2020
292
633
2021
294
524
2022
245
301
2023
203
181
2024
105
16
2025
78
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Q3
Animal Science and ZoologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyVeterinary (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockLivestock Management and Performance ImprovementReproductive Physiology in LivestockAnimal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural Economics and Practices

Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Is Indian Journal of Animal Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Indian Journal of Animal Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Indian Journal of Animal Sciences?

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 0.6.

Is Indian Journal of Animal Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Indian Journal of Animal Sciences?

Articles are included on animal breeding and genetics, immunology, biotechnology, diseases, medicine and pharmacology, anatomy and histology, surgery, pathology, physiology, nutrition, milk, meat and other animal products, housing and fisheries from India and internationally. The journal places a strong emphasis on original articles, while also publishing short scientific notes of topical interest and comprehensive review articles written by eminent scientists who have specialized in their fields of study and are capable of pointing out lacunae in research and suggesting future lines of work.

How much does it cost to publish in Indian Journal of Animal Sciences?

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences is a Diamond open-access journal β€” there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref