About this journal
Aims and scope
From its first volume in 1960, British Poultry Science has been a leading international journal for poultry scientists and advisers to the poultry industry throughout the world. Over 60% of the independently refereed papers published originate outside the UK. Most typically they report the results of biological studies with an experimental approach which either make an original contribution to fundamental science or are of obvious application to the industry. Subjects which are covered include: anatomy, embryology, biochemistry, biophysics, physiology, reproduction and genetics, behaviour, microbiology, endocrinology, nutrition, environmental science, food science, feeding stuffs and feeding, management and housing welfare, breeding, hatching, poultry meat and egg yields and quality.Papers that adopt a modelling approach or describe the scientific background to new equipment or apparatus directly relevant to the industry are also published. The journal also features rapid publication of Short Communications. Summaries of papers presented at the Spring Meeting of the UK Branch of the WPSA are published in British Poultry Abstracts .
British Poultry Science Travel Grants
British Poultry Science is also a recognised charity and the terms of the foundation allow for support in the way of travel grants to conferences and study courses for Poultry Scientists (especially those starting on their careers). Also any project advancing Poultry Science can be considered. Details from [email protected].
Peer Review Statement
British Poultry Science is an international, peer-reviewed journal which publishes high quality, original research contributions to scientific knowledge. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 156K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.6 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 2.3 (2023) 5 year IF
- 3.9 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.763 (2023) SNIP
- 0.525 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 23 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 62 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 34 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 21% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
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Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
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*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
M.B. Farnell - Texas A & M University, USA
Microbiology, Food Safety and Immunology
Incubation, Reproduction and Meat Quality
K. Ganapathy - University of Liverpool, UK
Immunology and disease
S. Gebhardt-Henrich - University of Bern, Switzerland
Housing and Welfare
B.O. Hughes - Edinburgh, UK
Behaviour, welfare, pharmacology and disease
O. Matika - The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
Genetics of complex traits
D. McKeegan - University of Glasgow, UK
Neurobiology, behaviour and welfare
O.A. Olukosi - University of Georgia, USA
Nutrition
V. Ravindran - Massey University, New Zealand
Nutrition
H. Remignon - INP-ENSAT, France
Meat science and production
S. Shi - Poultry Institute, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Science, Yangzhou, China
Nutrition, husbandry and environment
J. Smith - The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
Molecular, cellular and developmental biology
K. Sutton - Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
Immunology
S. Swiatkiewicz - National Research Institute of Animal Production, Krakow, Poland
Nutrition
K. Watson - Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
Genetics
M. Ghaderi Zefreh - Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
Machine learning, genetics of complex traits, genomic selection, mathematical modelling and simulation
Scientific Copy Editor:
Lucy Waldron - Animal Nutrition, New Zealand
Editorial Office:
Dr G. A. Mieras (Editorial Assistant)- British Poultry Science, The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian EH25 9RG
Council of Management:
CHAIR: J. Taylor-Pickard - AllTec, Blackburn, Lancs, UK
SECRETARY: G.A. Mieras - The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
G.K. Baggott - London, UK
M.M. Bain - University of Glasgow, UK
M.R. Bedford - AB Vista, Marlborough, UK
J.S. Bentley - Heritage Bred Poultry Ltd., Cheshire, UK
W. Bessei - University of Hohenheim, Germany
E. Burton - Nottingham Trent University, UK
A. Butterworth - Veterinary Surgeon, UK
I. Dunn - Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
D. Guemene - INRA Station de Recherches Avicoles, France
I. Kempen - Experimental Poultry Centre, Belgium
G.M. Pesti - University of Georgia, USA
V. Pirgozliev - Harper Adams University, UK
A.B.M. Raj - University of Bristol, UK
J. Roberts - University of New England, Armidale, Australia
B. Rodenburg - Utrecht University, The Netherlands
V. Sandilands - SRUC, Ayr, UK
N.H.C. Sparks - SRUC, Ayr, UK
N. Yang - Chinese Agricultural University, Beijing, PR China
Abstracting and indexing
British Poultry Science is indexed in AGRICOLA, Agricultural Engineering Abstracts, Animal Breeding Abstracts, BIOSIS, CAB International, Chemical Abstracts, Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences, Focus On: Veterinary Science & Medicine, Food Science and Technology Abstracts, Helminthological Abstracts, Index Veterinarius, International Food Safety News, Index Medicus/MEDLINE, Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews, Poultry Abstracts, PubMed, Research Alert®, Research Trends in Food Science and Technology, Science Citation Index®, SciSearch®, SCOPUS, Veterinary Bulletin, Wildlife Review Abstracts and World Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology Abstracts
Open access
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- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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6 issues per year
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- British Poultry Abstracts (2005 - current)
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