Journal rankings · indicator year 2023
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Subfield ranking · 2023
Animal Science and Zoology journal rankings 2023
56 ranked journals · Subfield in Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Animal Science and Zoology has 56 ranked journals in 2023. The median OJR rose 0.08 on 2022 to 0.70, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.19. The top three are Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology, Veterinary Quarterly, and Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2023. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2020–2022, the window the 2023 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11)
56 ranked journals
Filters
Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2022. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2020–2022, the window the 2023 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2020–2022 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2014 to 2023. | Compare |
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1Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.82Q1 | 7.49 0.50 down from 2022 | 379 | 100% | $2,790 | ||
2Veterinary QuarterlyOATaylor & Francis · Netherlands | 2.64Q1 | 8.88 0.46 up from 2022 | 79 | 100% | $1,533 | ||
| 2.53Q1 | 2.18 1.62 down from 2022 | 112 | 100% | — | |||
4Animal nutritionOAKeAi · China | 2.45Q1 | 6.60 0.20 down from 2022 | 383 | 100% | $1,462 | ||
5Meat ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.33Q1 | 6.33 1.68 down from 2022 | 740 | 40% | $4,740 | ||
6animalOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.95Q1 | 4.84 0.46 up from 2022 | 834 | 100% | $2,000 | ||
7Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal SciencesOAAsian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies · South Korea | 1.71Q1 | —no 2022 value | 54 | — | $370 | ||
8World s Poultry Science JournalTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.53Q1 | 3.83 1.38 up from 2022 | 195 | 12% | — | ||
9Food Science of Animal ResourcesOAPublisher not listed | 1.48Q1 | 4.36 0.67 up from 2022 | 255 | 100% | — | ||
10Poultry ScienceOAElsevier BV · United States | 1.43Q1 | 4.29 0.39 down from 2022 | 2,317 | 100% | $2,600 | ||
11AnimalsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.27Q1 | 3.37 0.30 down from 2022 | 9,701 | 100% | $2,896 | ||
12International Journal of Veterinary Science and MedicineOATaylor & Francis · Egypt | 1.25Q1 | 3.38 0.09 up from 2022 | 36 | 100% | $250 | ||
13Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal NutritionWiley · Germany | 1.25Q1 | 2.76 0.23 down from 2022 | 488 | 60% | $4,650 | ||
14Journal of Thermal BiologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.19Q1 | 3.52 0.38 up from 2022 | 728 | 38% | $3,360 | ||
15Italian Journal of Animal ScienceOATaylor & Francis · Italy | 1.14Q2 | 2.59 0.16 down from 2022 | 524 | 100% | $1,590 | ||
16Journal of Animal Science and TechnologyOAKorean Society of Animal Sciences and Technology · South Korea | 1.09Q2 | 3.19 0.27 up from 2022 | 353 | 100% | $383 | ||
17Pakistan Veterinary JournalOAUniversity of Agriculture Faisalabad · Pakistan | 1.00Q2 | 4.34 1.82 up from 2022 | 140 | 100% | $300 | ||
18Livestock ScienceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.00Q2 | 2.24 0.07 down from 2022 | 932 | 46% | $2,970 | ||
19Veterinary and Animal ScienceOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.00Q2 | 2.43 0.14 up from 2022 | 168 | 100% | $2,780 | ||
20Animal BioscienceOAAsian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies · South Korea | 0.98Q2 | 2.48 0.27 up from 2022 | 480 | 100% | $700 | ||
21Veterinary MicrobiologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.94Q2 | 2.48 0.96 down from 2022 | 785 | 27% | $3,110 | ||
22Archives of Animal NutritionTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.85Q2 | 1.96 0.14 down from 2022 | 67 | 29% | — | ||
23The Journal of Applied Poultry ResearchOAElsevier BV · United States | 0.81Q2 | 1.91 0.39 down from 2022 | 273 | 100% | $2,300 | ||
24Meat and Muscle BiologyOAUnited States | 0.80Q2 | 2.74 0.84 up from 2022 | 151 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
25Journal of Applied Animal ResearchOATaylor & Francis · United States | 0.80Q2 | 1.65 0.14 down from 2022 | 236 | 100% | $1,533 | ||
26British Poultry ScienceTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.74Q2 | 1.81 0.24 down from 2022 | 302 | 27% | — | ||
27Annals of Animal ScienceOADe Gruyter · Poland | 0.72Q2 | 2.04 0.18 up from 2022 | 286 | 100% | — | ||
28Translational Animal ScienceOAOxford University Press · United States | 0.70Q2 | 1.62 0.16 up from 2022 | 634 | 100% | $3,308 | ||
29Journal of Animal ScienceOxford University Press · United States | 0.69Q3 | 1.57 0.40 down from 2022 | 1,919 | 100% | $4,368 | ||
30The Journal of Poultry ScienceOAJapan Poultry Science Association · Japan | 0.64Q3 | 1.72 0.61 up from 2022 | 91 | 100% | $452 | ||
31Czech Journal of Animal ScienceOACzech Academy of Agricultural Sciences · Czechia | 0.61Q3 | 1.78 0.31 up from 2022 | 153 | 100% | $609 | ||
32Revista Brasileira de ZootecniaOASociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia · Brazil | 0.60Q3 | 1.36 0.01 up from 2022 | 223 | 100% | $61 | ||
33Journal of Animal and Feed SciencesOAKielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition · Poland | 0.60Q3 | 1.77 0.52 up from 2022 | 130 | 100% | — | ||
34Journal of Applied Animal NutritionCambridge University Press · Netherlands | 0.58Q3 | 1.48 0.48 up from 2022 | 38 | 100% | $1,941 | ||
35Journal of Aquatic Food Product TechnologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.56Q3 | 1.49 0.30 down from 2022 | 268 | 20% | — | ||
36Canadian Journal of Animal ScienceCanadian Science Publishing · Canada | 0.55Q3 | 1.16 0.02 up from 2022 | 198 | 87% | — | ||
37Brazilian Journal of Poultry ScienceOAFundação Apinco de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas · Brazil | 0.55Q3 | 1.38 0.39 up from 2022 | 240 | 100% | $400 | ||
38South African Journal of Animal ScienceOAAfrican Journals OnLine · South Africa | 0.55Q3 | 1.25 0.26 up from 2022 | 212 | 100% | $500 | ||
39Journal of Swine Health and ProductionUnited States | 0.48Q3 | 1.19 0.26 up from 2022 | 65 | 95% | — | ||
40Avian DiseasesAmerican Association of Avian Pathologists · United States | 0.46Q3 | 1.50 0.30 up from 2022 | 263 | 2% | — | ||
41Animal - Open SpaceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.45Q3 | 1.23no 2022 value | 31 | 100% | $1,530 | — | |
42Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section A – Animal ScienceTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.43Q3 | 1.07 0.28 up from 2022 | 52 | 42% | — | ||
43Open Journal of Animal SciencesOAScientific Research Publishing · United States | 0.41Q4 | 0.96 0.15 up from 2022 | 145 | 100% | — | ||
44Advances in Animal and Veterinary SciencesOANexus Academic Publishers · Pakistan | 0.34Q4 | 0.80 0.04 down from 2022 | 791 | 100% | — | ||
45Polish Journal of Veterinary SciencesDe Gruyter · Poland | 0.33Q4 | 0.86 0.04 up from 2022 | 226 | 94% | — | ||
46World Rabbit ScienceOATechnical University of Valencia · Spain | 0.32Q4 | 0.83 0.28 down from 2022 | 79 | 100% | — | ||
47Biotechnology in Animal HusbandryOAFaculty of Agronomy in Čačak · Serbia | 0.26Q4 | 0.37 0.35 down from 2022 | 78 | 100% | — | ||
48Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical SocietyOANational Documentation Centre · Greece | 0.26Q4 | 0.57 0.14 down from 2022 | 331 | 100% | — | ||
49Asian Journal of Animal SciencesOAPakistan | 0.22Q4 | 0.33 0.15 down from 2022 | 37 | 100% | — | ||
50Revista Colombiana de Ciencias PecuariasOAUniversidad de Antioquia · Colombia | 0.21Q4 | 0.39 0.01 down from 2022 | 77 | 100% | $200 |
Subfields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with Animal Science and Zoology highlighted.
- Plant Science557
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics151
- Food Science141
- Animal Science and Zoology56
- Insect Science49
- Soil Science42
- Agronomy and Crop Science39
- Aquatic Science36
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences33
- Forestry1
- Horticulture0
Journals
Citations made in 2023. Corpus-wide, 88.9% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
12 additional Animal Science and Zoology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2020–2022, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2023. Publication window: 2020–2022. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 56
- Window papers (baseline)
- 36,573 +18.3% from indicator year 2020
- Median OJR
- 0.699 +0.3% from indicator year 2020
- Rising journals (2025)
- 7
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2020–2022 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 26 | 31 | 36 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 48 | 47 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 56 | 58 | 58 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 10,647 | 12,167 | 12,651 | 13,464 | 13,344 | 14,310 | 15,532 | 16,590 | 18,273 | 19,887 | 22,854 | 25,921 | 27,698 | 27,900 | 27,548 | 28,559 | 29,359 | 29,199 | 28,813 | 29,206 | 30,906 | 33,489 | 35,731 | 36,573 | 36,513 | 37,939 | |
| Median OJR | 0.445 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.268 | 0.275 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.444 | 0.439 | 0.46 | 0.64 | 0.655 | 0.62 | 0.698 | 0.658 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.668 | 0.656 | 0.697 | 0.674 | 0.61 | 0.699 | 0.663 | 0.57 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.