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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2000

ISSN1674-9782eISSN2049-1891

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.74

H-Indexi

104

SNIPi

1.766

Total Worksi

1,555

Total Citationsi

55,635

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that encompasses a wide range of research areas including animal genetics, reproduction, nutrition, physiology, biochemistry, biotechnology, feedstuffs and animal products. The journal publishes original and novel research articles and reviews mainly involved in pigs, poultry, beef cattle, cows, goats and sheep, but the studies involving aquatic and laboratory animal species that address fundamental questions related to livestock are also welcome.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 171 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,555

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoKoninklijke BibliotheekPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1674-9782 / 2049-1891

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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?

Portico, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, PMC, 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

5.8k

2019

114

5.7k

2020

126

6.5k

2021

148

4.8k

2022

159

2023

173

2.5k

2024

181

1.2k

2025

168

112

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

BiochemistryQ1

BiotechnologyQ1

Food ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyBiotechnologyBiochemistryFood Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyRuminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyReproductive Physiology in LivestockGut microbiota and healthAnimal Behavior and Welfare StudiesReproductive Biology and FertilityGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestockMeat and Animal Product QualityAnimal health and immunologyEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Is Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology: 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 Animal Science and Biotechnology?

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 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 6.10.

Is Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.