Acta Agriculturæ Scandinavica, Section A – Animal Science publishes results of original research in animal science and their applications related to the following topics:
Animal breeding and genetics
Molecular genetics
Animal physiology and reproduction
Nutrition and feeding
Animal behaviour and welfare
General animal husbandry and systems of production, including economic and technical aspects
Hygiene and quality of animal products
In addition to original articles, covering basic as well as applied subjects, the journal features review articles and short communications.
Acta Agriculturæ Scandinavica, Section A – Animal Science forms part of a pack of titles published in collaboration with the Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists (NJF). The series also includes Section B - Soil & Plant Science.
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A and B are available to purchase as a combined subscription.This provides access to both journals in the series, and is available to institutional subscribers only. For full pricing information, please view the Taylor & Francis Journals Price List here.
Readership:
Scientists in research, teaching and extension with specialised interest in animal science and production.
Journal metrics
Usage
35K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.8 (2023) Impact Factor
1.1 (2023) 5 year IF
2.3 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.484 (2023) SNIP
0.305 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
16 days avg. from submission to first
decision
37 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
21 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
39% acceptance rate
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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.
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.
Anna Wallenbeck - Department of Animal Environment and Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Associate Editors
Associate Professor Katarina Arvidsson Segerkvist, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden, Speciality: Product Quality including Meat and Dairy, Production Performance Dairy and Beef
Maria Vilain Rørvang, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden Speciality: Ethology and Animal Welfare, Pigs, Dairy, Horses
Editorial Board
Laszlo Babinszky - University of Debrecen, Hungary Ricarda Engberg - Aarhus University, Denmark Nils Petter Kjos - Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway Dag Inge Våge - Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway
Abstracting and indexing
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A - Animal Science is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:
AGRINDEX Animal Breeding Abstracts Biological Abstracts BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate Analytics) ASCI Databases Chemical Abstracts Current Awareness in Biological Sciences (CABS) Current Contents - Agriculture, Biology and Environmental Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) EMBASE (Elsevier) Energy Research Abstracts Fisheries Review Food Science and Technology Abstracts Helminthological Abstracts (1991-) Leadscan Index Veterinarius Nuclear Sciences Abstracts (Ceased) Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews Series B: Livestock Feed and Feeding Life Sciences Collection Pig News and Informations Poultry Abstracts Review of Medical and Veterinary Mycology Research Alert Science Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics) Scopus (Elsevier) Wildlife Review (Ceased)
Open access
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A — Animal Science is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
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
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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