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Journal of Dairy Science

Elsevier Inc. · United States

ISSN1525-3198

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

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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.199

H-Indexi

321

SNIPi

1.562

Total Worksi

42,512

Total Citationsi

1,538,875

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science; Food Science & Technology; Animal Science and Zoology; Food Science; Genetics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications42,512

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

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

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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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?

1525-3198

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.1k

36k

2019

1.1k

31k

2020

942

21k

2021

752

15k

2022

855

11k

2023

867

7.3k

2024

3.2k

2025

697

239

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 ZoologyQ1

Food ScienceQ1

GeneticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agriculture, Dairy & Animal ScienceFood Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyGeneticsFood Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyReproductive Physiology in LivestockGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestockMilk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy CowsProbiotics and Fermented FoodsEffects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockAnimal Behavior and Welfare StudiesMeat and Animal Product QualityAnimal health and immunologyProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Dairy Science

Is Journal of Dairy Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Dairy Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Dairy Science?

Journal of Dairy Science 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 3.22.

Is Journal of Dairy Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Dairy Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Dairy Science?