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Animal Frontiers

Oxford University Press · India · Est. 2011

ISSN2160-6064

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.01

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.194

Total Worksi

806

Total Citationsi

19,930

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Animal Frontiers is a peer-reviewed, open access journal in animal science, meat science, animal production, and animal agriculture. It publishes discussion and position papers on high-impact, global issues in animal agriculture, and aims to foster research in livestock, domestication, and related disciplines.

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General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications806

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

OA Since2010

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2160-6064

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, 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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.6k

2019

1.2k

2020

1.6k

2021

913

2022

1.4k

2023

369

2024

199

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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ1

Food AnimalsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyFood Animals

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestockMeat and Animal Product QualityEffects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockAnimal Genetics and ReproductionAnimal Behavior and Welfare StudiesReproductive Physiology in LivestockRangeland Management and Livestock EcologyRuminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAnimal Nutrition and Physiology

Frequently asked questions about Animal Frontiers

Is Animal Frontiers a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Animal Frontiers: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Animal Frontiers?

Animal Frontiers 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 3.40.

Is Animal Frontiers indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Animal Frontiers is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

How much does it cost to publish in Animal Frontiers?

Animal Frontiers is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.