About the journal

Aims and scope, how the journal works, who publishes it, and where it is indexed.

Aims and scope

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, a quarterly, peer reviewed publication and is dedicated for publication of research articles in the field of biology of animals and with the scientific understanding of how animals work: from the physiology and biochemistry of tissues and major organ systems down to the structure and function of bio molecules and cells; particular emphasis would given to the studies of growth, reproduction, nutrition and lactation of farm and companion animals and how these processes may be optimized to improve animal re- productivity, health and welfare. Articles in support areas, such as genetics, soils, agricultural economics and marketing, legal aspects and the environment also are encouraged. AJAVS is an important source of researcher to study articles on protection of animal production practices, herd health and monitoring the spread of disease and prevention in both domestic and wild animals.

How the journal works

Every article is published open access the day it is ready. Each article shows the licence printed on it. Articles published since 2021 are under CC BY 4.0; most published from 2015 to 2020 are under CC BY 3.0; earlier articles are mostly free to read under the publisher’s copyright, and some carry CC BY 3.0. Authors keep the copyright of articles under a CC BY licence. Manuscripts get single-anonymised peer review by at least two reviewers; an editor never handles a manuscript they wrote or have a conflict with. We follow COPE’s guidelines. Peer review process · Editorial independence · Publication ethics · Use of generative AI · Data availability · Appeals and complaints

Where the journal is indexed

CAB Abstracts · Listed
CNKI · Listed
Crossref · Listed
EMBiology · Listed
Genamics JournalSeek · Listed
Global Health Abstract · Listed
J-Gate · Listed
Scilit · Listed
SCOPUS · Listed
Thomson Gale · Listed
Ulrichsweb · Listed

We list only services that index the journal today, read from the Indexing register and checked every year.

Journal metrics

Last 12 months, updated nightly.

63Submissions

51Articles published

61%Acceptance rate

283 daysSubmission to publication (median)

55 daysSubmission to first decision (median)

How these are calculated: submissions are counted on the day they arrive; the acceptance rate is accepted ÷ (accepted + rejected) for manuscripts received in 2025 (43 of 70 decided); both times are medians from receipt.

Reach since 2006

685Articles

2,808Citations (Crossref)

4,811,139Views

3,902,900Downloads

Articles per year

Articles per year; 2026 so far. The same counts as All volumes.

Show as a table

Articles per year
Year	Articles
2026	38
2025	39
2024	40
2023	46
2022	43
2021	48
2020	41
2019	31
2018	20
2017	27
2016	19
2015	27
2014	46
2013	37
2012	41
2011	25
2010	49
2009	19
2008	20
2007	22
2006	7

DOIs and preservation

Crossref registers every article’s DOI (prefix 10.3844) with its title, authors, abstract and licence, and, for new articles, its references. Portico preserves every article, so it stays readable even if this site goes away. Archiving

Publisher

Published by Science Publications (founded 2003), registered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, licence no. 710490. About us · Contact · complaints: [email protected]