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Best Animal Science and Zoology journals

517 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Animal Science and Zoology. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 128 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Nature Food 33.2 99th Q1 SCIE – No
2 Information Processing in Agriculture 21.1 99th Q1 SCIE – Yes
3 Annual Review of Animal Biosciences 18.2 99th Q1 SCIE – No
4 Animal Nutrition 14 99th Q1 SCIE – Yes
5 Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 13 99th Q1 SCIE – No
6 Animal Health Research Reviews 12.8 98th Q1 SCIE – No
7 Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 11.9 98th Q1 SCIE – Yes
8 Current Research in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery 11.4 98th Q1 – – Yes
9 Agricultural Systems 11.2 98th Q1 SCIE – No
10 Animal Frontiers 9.5 98th Q1 SCIE – Yes
11 Mammal Review 9.3 97th Q1 SCIE – No
12 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part - C: Toxicology and Pharmacology 9.2 97th Q1 SCIE – No
13 Journal of Integrative Agriculture 9 97th Q1 SCIE – Yes
14 Stress Biology 8.9 97th Q1 ESCI – Yes
15 NPJ Biodiversity 8.7 97th Q1 ESCI – Yes
16 EXCLI Journal 8.6 97th Q1 SCIE – Yes
17 Water Biology and Security 8.5 96th Q1 ESCI – Yes
18 Annals of Agricultural Sciences 8.2 96th Q1 SCIE – Yes
19 Zoological Research 8 96th Q1 SCIE – No
20 Animal 7.9 96th Q1 SCIE – Yes
21 Integrative Zoology 7.9 96th Q1 SCIE – No
22 Food Science of Animal Resources 7.8 95th Q1 SCIE – Yes
23 Journal of Dairy Science 7.8 95th Q1 SCIE – Yes
24 Animal Microbiome 6.9 95th Q1 ESCI – Yes
25 Journal of Animal Ecology 6.9 95th Q1 SCIE – No
26 World's Poultry Science Journal 6.9 95th Q1 SCIE – No
27 Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 6.8 94th Q1 SCIE – No
28 Poultry Science 6.8 94th Q1 SCIE – Yes
29 Genetics Selection Evolution 6.5 94th Q1 SCIE – Yes
30 Aquaculture Reports 6.4 94th Q1 SCIE – Yes
31 Advances in the Study of Behavior 6.3 94th Q1 – – No
32 Animal Research and One Health 6.3 93rd Q1 ESCI – Yes
33 Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition 6.2 93rd Q1 SCIE – No
34 EFSA Journal 5.9 93rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
35 Journal of Animal Science and Technology 5.9 93rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
36 Outlook on Agriculture 5.8 93rd Q1 SCIE – No
37 Agribusiness 5.7 92nd Q1 SCIE, SSCI C No
38 Animal Biotechnology 5.7 92nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
39 Vertebrate Zoology 5.7 92nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
40 Animals 5.5 92nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
41 Parasitology 5.4 92nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
42 Animal Bioscience 5.4 91st Q1 SCIE – Yes
43 Animal Feed Science and Technology 5.4 91st Q1 SCIE – No
44 Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology 5.4 91st Q1 SCIE – No
45 Metabarcoding and Metagenomics 5.4 91st Q1 ESCI – Yes
46 Natural and Engineering Sciences 5.4 91st Q1 – – No
47 Animal Reproduction Science 5.3 90th Q1 SCIE – No
48 Current Research in Insect Science 5.3 90th Q1 ESCI – Yes
49 Theriogenology 5.3 90th Q1 SCIE – No
50 Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 5.3 90th Q1 SCIE – No
51 Journal of Animal Science 5.1 90th Q1 SCIE – No
52 Annals of Animal Science 5.1 89th Q1 SCIE – No
53 Animal Cells and Systems 5 89th Q1 SCIE – Yes
54 Pastoralism 5 89th Q1 ESCI – Yes
55 Porcine Health Management 5 89th Q1 SCIE – Yes
56 Ibis 4.9 89th Q1 SCIE – No
57 Mammalian Biology 4.9 88th Q1 SCIE – No
58 Avian Pathology 4.8 88th Q1 SCIE – No
59 CABI Agriculture and Bioscience 4.8 88th Q1 ESCI – Yes
60 Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments 4.8 88th Q1 – – No
61 Frontiers in Zoology 4.8 88th Q1 SCIE – Yes
62 Advances in Agriculture 4.8 87th Q1 ESCI – Yes
63 Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases 4.7 87th Q1 ESCI – Yes
64 Frontiers in Bee Science 4.7 87th Q1 – – Yes
65 Insect Systematics and Diversity 4.7 87th Q1 SCIE – No
66 NeoBiota 4.6 87th Q1 SCIE – Yes
67 Preventive Veterinary Medicine 4.6 87th Q1 SCIE – No
68 Journal of Experimental Biology 4.5 86th Q1 SCIE – No
69 Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution 4.5 86th Q1 SCIE – No
70 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part - B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 4.4 86th Q1 SCIE – No
71 Parasite 4.4 86th Q1 SCIE – Yes
72 Agrobiological Records 4.4 85th Q1 – – No
73 Italian Journal of Animal Science 4.4 85th Q1 SCIE – Yes
74 Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 4.4 85th Q1 SCIE – No
75 Reproductive Biology 4.4 85th Q1 SCIE – No
76 Current Zoology 4.3 85th Q1 SCIE – Yes
77 Zoological Letters 4.3 85th Q1 SCIE – Yes
78 Animal Biotelemetry 4.3 84th Q1 SCIE – Yes
79 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -Part A : Molecular and Integrative Physiology 4.3 84th Q1 SCIE – No
80 Domestic Animal Endocrinology 4.3 84th Q1 SCIE – No
81 Integrative and Comparative Biology 4.3 84th Q1 SCIE – No
82 Regional Studies in Marine Science 4.3 84th Q1 SCIE – No
83 Anthrozoos 4.3 83rd Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
84 International Journal of Primatology 4.3 83rd Q1 SCIE – No
85 Livestock Science 4.3 83rd Q1 SCIE – No
86 Journal of Applied Animal Research 4.2 83rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
87 Rangeland Ecology and Management 4.2 83rd Q1 SCIE – No
88 Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology 4.2 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
89 Frontiers in Animal Science 4.2 82nd Q1 ESCI – Yes
90 Zoologica Scripta 4.2 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
91 Experimental Animals 4.1 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
92 Foodborne Pathogens and Disease 4.1 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
93 Journal of Reproduction and Development 4.1 82nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
94 Behavioral Ecology 4.1 81st Q1 SCIE – No
95 Journal of Insect Conservation 4.1 81st Q1 SCIE – No
96 Applied Animal Behaviour Science 4 81st Q1 SCIE – No
97 Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics 4 81st Q1 SCIE – No
98 African Journal of Range and Forage Science 4 80th Q1 SCIE – No
99 Animal Genetics 4 80th Q1 SCIE – No
100 Animal Welfare 4 80th Q1 SCIE – Yes
101 International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 4 80th Q1 SCIE – Yes
102 Meat and Muscle Biology 4 80th Q1 ESCI – Yes
103 General and Comparative Endocrinology 3.9 79th Q1 SCIE – No
104 Herpetological Monographs 3.9 79th Q1 SCIE – No
105 Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology 3.9 79th Q1 SCIE – No
106 OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique 3.9 79th Q1 SCIE – No
107 Veterinary and Animal Science 3.9 79th Q1 ESCI – Yes
108 BMC Zoology 3.9 78th Q1 SCIE – Yes
109 Journal of Hymenoptera Research 3.8 78th Q1 SCIE – Yes
110 Transgenic Research 3.8 78th Q1 SCIE – No
111 Turkish Journal of Zoology 3.8 78th Q1 SCIE – Yes
112 Bird Conservation International 3.7 78th Q1 SCIE – No
113 Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 3.7 77th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A No
114 Integrative Organismal Biology 3.7 77th Q1 SCIE – Yes
115 Journal of Agricultural Science 3.7 77th Q1 SCIE – No
116 Journal of Poultry Science 3.7 77th Q1 SCIE – Yes
117 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 3.6 77th Q1 SCIE – No
118 JDS Communications 3.6 77th Q1 ESCI – Yes
119 Animal Behaviour 3.6 76th Q1 SCIE – No
120 Biologia 3.6 76th Q1 SCIE – No
121 Journal of Applied Poultry Research 3.6 76th Q1 SCIE – Yes
122 Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases 3.6 76th Q1 SCIE – Yes
123 Open Agriculture Journal 3.6 76th Q1 – – No
124 Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries 3.6 75th Q1 ESCI – Yes
125 Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology 3.6 75th Q1 SCIE – No
126 British Poultry Science 3.5 75th Q1 SCIE – No
127 Integrative Systematics 3.5 75th Q1 – – No
128 Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 3.5 75th Q1 SCIE – No
129 Animal Diseases 3.4 74th Q2 ESCI – Yes
130 Journal of Zoology 3.4 74th Q2 SCIE – No
131 Reproduction in Domestic Animals 3.4 74th Q2 SCIE – No
132 Biodiversitas 3.3 74th Q2 – – Yes
133 Small Ruminant Research 3.3 74th Q2 SCIE – No
134 American Journal of Primatology 3.3 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
135 Avian Research 3.3 73rd Q2 SCIE – Yes
136 Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research 3.3 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
137 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D: Genomics and Proteomics 3.3 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
138 Translational Animal Science 3.3 73rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
139 Genetica 3.2 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
140 Journal of Mammalogy 3.2 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
141 Journal of Marine Sciences 3.2 72nd Q2 – – No
142 Mammal Research 3.2 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
143 Tropical Animal Health and Production 3.2 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
144 Acta Zoologica 3.2 71st Q2 SCIE – No
145 Animal Reproduction 3.2 71st Q2 SCIE – Yes
146 Behavioural Processes 3.2 71st Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
147 Reproduction and Breeding 3.2 71st Q2 – – Yes
148 Veterinary Journal 3.2 71st Q2 SCIE – No
149 Contributions to Zoology 3.1 71st Q2 SCIE – Yes
150 Animal - Open space 3.1 70th Q2 – – No
151 Frontiers in Aquaculture 3.1 70th Q2 – – Yes
152 Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research 3.1 70th Q2 SCIE – Yes
153 Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology 3.1 70th Q2 ESCI – No
154 Reproduction, Fertility and Development 3.1 70th Q2 SCIE – No
155 Asian Herpetological Research 3.1 69th Q2 SCIE – No
156 Ethnobiology and Conservation 3 69th Q2 ESCI – No
157 Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research 3 69th Q2 ESCI – Yes
158 Journal of Ornithology 3 69th Q2 SCIE – No
159 Primates 3 69th Q2 SCIE – No
160 Bio-based and Applied Economics 3 68th Q2 ESCI C Yes
161 Aquaculture Studies 3 68th Q2 – – No
162 New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 3 68th Q2 SCIE – No
163 Scientia Agricola 3 68th Q2 SCIE – Yes
164 Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences 2.9 68th Q2 SCIE – No
165 Archives of Animal Nutrition 2.9 67th Q2 SCIE – No
166 Asian Journal of Ethnobiology 2.9 67th Q2 – – No
167 Italian Review of Agricultural Economics 2.9 67th Q2 – – No
168 Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 2.9 67th Q2 SCIE – Yes
169 Laboratory Animals 2.9 67th Q2 SCIE – No
170 Ruminants 2.9 67th Q2 ESCI – Yes
171 Ethology Ecology and Evolution 2.9 66th Q2 SCIE – No
172 Journal of Avian Biology 2.9 66th Q2 SCIE – Yes
173 BioRisk 2.8 66th Q2 – – Yes
174 Hystrix 2.8 66th Q2 SCIE – Yes
175 Zoology 2.8 66th Q2 SCIE – No
176 Animal Production Science 2.8 65th Q2 SCIE – No
177 Applied Animal Science 2.8 65th Q2 ESCI – No
178 Czech Journal of Animal Science 2.8 65th Q2 SCIE – Yes
179 Neotropical Ichthyology 2.8 65th Q2 SCIE – Yes
180 Zoo Biology 2.8 65th Q2 SCIE – No
181 Avian Diseases 2.8 64th Q2 SCIE – No
182 European Zoological Journal 2.8 64th Q2 SCIE – Yes
183 Integrative Conservation 2.8 64th Q2 ESCI – No
184 Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture 2.8 64th Q2 – – Yes
185 Ardea 2.7 64th Q2 SCIE – No
186 Anbar Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2.7 63rd Q2 – – Yes
187 Animal Science Journal 2.7 63rd Q2 SCIE – No
188 Journal of Morphology 2.7 63rd Q2 SCIE – No
189 Australian Mammalogy 2.6 63rd Q2 SCIE – No
190 Journal of Helminthology 2.6 63rd Q2 SCIE – No
191 Ecologica Montenegrina 2.6 62nd Q2 – – Yes
192 Fish Physiology 2.6 62nd Q2 – – No
193 Journal of Ethnobiology 2.6 62nd Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
194 Journal of Vertebrate Biology 2.6 62nd Q2 SCIE – No
195 Sabrao Journal of Breeding and Genetics 2.6 62nd Q2 ESCI – No
196 Tarim Bilimleri Dergisi 2.6 62nd Q2 SCIE – Yes
197 European Journal of Taxonomy 2.6 61st Q2 SCIE – Yes
198 Zoological Studies 2.6 61st Q2 SCIE – No
199 Acta Ornithologica 2.5 61st Q2 SCIE – No
200 Coral Reefs of the World 2.5 61st Q2 – – No
201 Invertebrate Biology 2.5 61st Q2 SCIE – No
202 Acta Ethologica 2.5 60th Q2 SCIE – No
203 Australian Zoologist 2.5 60th Q2 – – No
204 Ethology 2.5 60th Q2 SCIE – No
205 Tropical Animal Science Journal 2.5 60th Q2 ESCI – Yes
206 Zoological Systematics 2.5 60th Q2 – – No
207 Folia Primatologica 2.5 59th Q2 SCIE – No
208 ZooKeys 2.5 59th Q2 SCIE – Yes
209 Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture 2.4 59th Q2 SCIE – Yes
210 Mljekarstvo 2.4 59th Q2 SCIE – Yes
211 Zoologischer Anzeiger 2.4 59th Q2 SCIE – No
212 Journal of Pollination Ecology 2.4 58th Q2 ESCI – Yes
213 Evolutionary Systematics 2.3 58th Q2 – – Yes
214 Interaction Studies 2.3 58th Q2 SSCI – No
215 World Rabbit Science 2.3 58th Q2 SCIE – Yes
216 Zebrafish 2.3 58th Q2 SCIE – No
217 Birds 2.3 57th Q2 ESCI – Yes
218 Emu 2.3 57th Q2 SCIE – No
219 Helminthologia (Poland) 2.3 57th Q2 SCIE – Yes
220 Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 2.3 57th Q2 SCIE – No
221 New Zealand Journal of Zoology 2.3 57th Q2 SCIE – No
222 Biodiversity Data Journal 2.2 57th Q2 SCIE – Yes
223 Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 2.2 56th Q2 SCIE – No
224 Avian Conservation and Ecology 2.2 56th Q2 SCIE – Yes
225 Journal of Dairy Research 2.2 56th Q2 SCIE – No
226 Subterranean Biology 2.2 56th Q2 SCIE – Yes
227 Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2.2 56th Q2 SCIE – No
228 Canadian Journal of Zoology 2.2 55th Q2 SCIE – No
229 Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics 2.2 55th Q2 – – Yes
230 Journal of Swine Health and Production 2.2 55th Q2 SCIE – No
231 Malacologia 2.2 55th Q2 SCIE – No
232 Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science 2.1 55th Q2 SCIE – No
233 Amphibia - Reptilia 2.1 54th Q2 SCIE – No
234 Aquatic Mammals 2.1 54th Q2 SCIE – No
235 Herpetozoa 2.1 54th Q2 SCIE – Yes
236 Journal of Orthoptera Research 2.1 54th Q2 ESCI – Yes
237 Salamandra 2.1 54th Q2 SCIE – No
238 Journal of Herpetology 2.1 53rd Q2 SCIE – No
239 Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 2.1 53rd Q2 SCIE – No
240 Avian Biology Research 2 53rd Q2 SCIE – No
241 Herpetologica 2 53rd Q2 SCIE – No
242 Journal of Molluscan Studies 2 53rd Q2 SCIE – No
243 Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 2 52nd Q2 SCIE, SSCI A Yes
244 Animal Taxonomy and Ecology 2 52nd Q2 SCIE – Yes
245 Basrah Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2 52nd Q2 – – Yes
246 Belgian Journal of Zoology 2 52nd Q2 SCIE – No
247 Research in Agricultural Engineering 2 52nd Q2 – – Yes
248 Vertebrata PalAsiatica 2 52nd Q2 – – Yes
249 Ciencia e Agrotecnologia 2 51st Q2 SCIE – Yes
250 Comparative Cognition and Behavior Reviews 2 51st Q2 ESCI – Yes
251 Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 2 51st Q2 – – Yes
252 Journal of Ethology 2 51st Q2 SCIE – No
253 Scientia Agropecuaria 2 51st Q2 ESCI – Yes
254 Jurnal Ilmiah Perikanan dan Kelautan 2 50th Q2 – – Yes
255 Zoosystema 2 50th Q2 SCIE – No
256 Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research 1.9 50th Q2 SCIE – No
257 Journal of Applied Animal Nutrition 1.9 50th Q2 – – Yes
258 Records of the Australian Museum 1.9 50th Q2 SCIE – Yes
259 Acta Chiropterologica 1.9 49th Q3 SCIE – No
260 African Journal of Wildlife Research 1.9 49th Q3 SCIE – No
261 Ichthyology and Herpetology 1.9 49th Q3 SCIE – No
262 Russian Journal of Herpetology 1.9 49th Q3 SCIE – No
263 Zoologia 1.9 49th Q3 SCIE – Yes
264 Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 1.9 48th Q3 SCIE – Yes
265 Cahiers Agricultures 1.9 48th Q3 SCIE – Yes
266 Veterinary Integrative Sciences 1.9 48th Q3 – – Yes
267 Zoological Science 1.9 48th Q3 SCIE – No
268 Ardeola 1.8 48th Q3 SCIE – No
269 European Poultry Science 1.8 48th Q3 SCIE – No
270 Australian Journal of Zoology 1.8 47th Q3 SCIE – No
271 Journal of Raptor Research 1.8 47th Q3 SCIE – No
272 Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 1.8 47th Q3 SCIE – No
273 Revista Brasileira de Ciencia Avicola / Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science 1.8 47th Q3 SCIE – Yes
274 Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia 1.8 47th Q3 SCIE – Yes
275 Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 1.8 46th Q3 SCIE – Yes
276 Mammal Study 1.8 46th Q3 SCIE – No
277 Zoosystematics and Evolution 1.8 46th Q3 SCIE – Yes
278 Zootaxa 1.8 46th Q3 SCIE – No
279 Animal Science Papers and Reports 1.8 45th Q3 SCIE – No
280 Ankara Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi 1.8 45th Q3 SCIE – No
281 Proceedings of the Zoological Society 1.8 45th Q3 – – No
282 African Journal of Herpetology 1.7 45th Q3 SCIE – No
283 African Zoology 1.7 45th Q3 SCIE – No
284 Online Journal of Animal and Feed Research 1.7 45th Q3 – – No
285 Alpine Entomology 1.7 44th Q3 ESCI – Yes
286 Comparative Cytogenetics 1.7 44th Q3 SCIE – Yes
287 Invertebrate Zoology 1.7 44th Q3 – – No
288 Mammalia 1.7 44th Q3 SCIE – No
289 Waterbirds 1.7 44th Q3 SCIE – No
290 Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences 1.7 43rd Q3 – – No
291 Canadian Journal of Animal Science 1.7 43rd Q3 SCIE – No
292 Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 1.7 43rd Q3 SCIE – No
293 Neotropical Biology and Conservation 1.7 43rd Q3 ESCI – Yes
294 Zoomorphology 1.7 43rd Q3 SCIE – No
295 Iheringia - Serie Zoologia 1.7 42nd Q3 SCIE – No
296 Ornitologia Colombiana 1.7 42nd Q3 – – No
297 Behaviour 1.6 42nd Q3 SCIE – No
298 Cybium 1.6 42nd Q3 SCIE – No
299 Invertebrate Survival Journal 1.6 42nd Q3 SCIE – Yes
300 Marine and Fishery Sciences 1.6 42nd Q3 – – Yes

All remaining Animal Science and Zoology journals (217)

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