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Livestock Science

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2001

ISSN1871-1413eISSN1878-0490

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.539

H-Indexi

120

SNIPi

0.915

Total Worksi

5,683

Total Citationsi

135,094

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science; Veterinary (miscellaneous); Animal Science and Zoology.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,683

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1871-1413 / 1878-0490

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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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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

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

302

4.7k

2019

387

5.7k

2020

334

4.1k

2021

250

2.1k

2022

156

1.1k

2023

156

579

2024

154

191

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.

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Q1

Animal Science and ZoologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyVeterinary (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockAnimal Nutrition and PhysiologyRuminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAnimal Behavior and Welfare StudiesReproductive Physiology in LivestockMeat and Animal Product QualityEffects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactRabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health

Frequently asked questions about Livestock Science

Is Livestock Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Livestock Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Livestock Science?

Livestock 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 1.58.

Is Livestock Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Livestock Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Livestock Science?