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Animal Welfare

Universities Federation for Animal Welfare · United Kingdom

ISSN0962-7286eISSN2054-1538

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total68

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.453

H-Index

101

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.696

Total Works

3,462

Total Citations

57,297

2yr Mean Citedness

1.96

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Aims & Scope

Animal Welfare is a leading international journal dedicated to the scientific study of animal welfare. It publishes original research, reviews, and short communications on all aspects of animal welfare, including farm animals, laboratory animals, companion animals, wildlife, and animals used in sport and entertainment. The journal aims to promote the understanding and improvement of animal welfare through rigorous scientific investigation and evidence-based recommendations.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications3,462

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost$1,500Below median

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~34 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0962-7286 / 2054-1538

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

$1,500

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Animal Science and ZoologyQ2

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Veterinary SciencesZoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyVeterinary (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesHuman-Animal Interaction StudiesAnimal Nutrition and PhysiologyWildlife Ecology and ConservationAnimal testing and alternatives