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Human-Animal Interactions

CABI International · United Kingdom · Est. 2022

ISSN2957-9538eISSN2957-9538

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

123

days submission → published

measured · last 8 articles · accept 100d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.354

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

169

Total Citationsi

407

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Veterinary Sciences; Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Veterinary (miscellaneous); Applied Psychology; Psychology (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

Annual Volume~ 48 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications169

Publisher OrgCAB International Publishing

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~9 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

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

CABI International

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2957-9538 / 2957-9538

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

✅

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

2022

225

2023

129

2024

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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Q2

Applied PsychologyQ3

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Veterinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologyPsychology (miscellaneous)Veterinary (miscellaneous)Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Human-Animal Interaction StudiesVeterinary Practice and Education StudiesGeographies of human-animal interactionsAnimal Behavior and Welfare StudiesEvolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorAnimal and Plant Science EducationNeuroendocrine regulation and behaviorPsychology of Social InfluenceAgriculture and Farm SafetyInfant Health and Development

Frequently asked questions about Human-Animal Interactions

Is Human-Animal Interactions a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Human-Animal Interactions: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Human-Animal Interactions?

Human-Animal Interactions 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 1.30.

Is Human-Animal Interactions indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Human-Animal Interactions is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Human-Animal Interactions?