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Animal Production Science

CSIRO Publishing · Australia · Est. 1961

ISSN1836-5787

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.397

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.579

Total Works

3,873

Total Citations

51,289

2yr Mean Citedness

1.14

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on animal nutrition, physiology, and production, with a focus on livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats, and buffaloes. Articles cover topics including the effects of diet and water quality on animal health and productivity, genetic evaluations, reproductive performance, and the impact of environmental factors and husbandry practices on animal welfare and product quality.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1961

Annual Volume~ 147 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,873

Publisher OrgCSIRO Publishing

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

CSIRO Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1836-5787

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2022

2023

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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

Food ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyFood Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestockAnimal Nutrition and PhysiologyReproductive Physiology in LivestockAnimal Behavior and Welfare StudiesMeat and Animal Product QualityEffects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockPasture and Agricultural SystemsAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactRabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health