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Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences

Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum · Pakistan

ISSN1018-7081eISSN2309-8694

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total69

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Removed from DOAJ (2017-04-26). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.197

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.268

Total Worksi

2,859

Total Citationsi

21,570

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Agriculture, Multidisciplinary; Veterinary Sciences; Animal Science and Zoology; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionPakistan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications2,859

Publisher OrgELEWA BIOSCIENCES, F.a.C.T.LTD

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1018-7081 / 2309-8694

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

938

2019

328

1.4k

2020

182

543

2021

151

275

2022

133

192

2023

139

145

2024

193

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — 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 — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ4

Plant ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agriculture, MultidisciplinaryVeterinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyPlant Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockCrop Yield and Soil FertilityAnimal Nutrition and PhysiologyGenetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural Science and FertilizationLivestock Management and Performance ImprovementPlant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesLivestock and Poultry ManagementFish Biology and Ecology StudiesRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences

Is Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences a predatory journal?

Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-04-26). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences?

Journal of Animal and Plant 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 — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.45.

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

Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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