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Poultry Science

Elsevier Inc. · United States

ISSN1525-3171

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.063

H-Index

228

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.368

Total Works

34,840

Total Citations

819,134

2yr Mean Citedness

3.28

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on poultry production, focusing on nutrition, health, and meat quality. Studies investigate the effects of feed ingredients, probiotics, and supplements on broiler performance, gut microbiota, and disease resistance. Research also addresses meat quality issues, genetic improvement for disease resistance, and the regulation of energy homeostasis in poultry. Additionally, the journal covers aspects of egg quality, animal welfare, and methods for authenticating egg production systems.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 1,294 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications34,840

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~15 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1525-3171

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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?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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 ZoologyQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyLivestock and Poultry ManagementMeat and Animal Product QualityRabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, HealthAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAnimal Behavior and Welfare StudiesBird parasitology and diseasesGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestockCoccidia and coccidiosis researchInsect and Pesticide Research