British Poultry Science

Aims & 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 .

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12917

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	589

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.437

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Effects of dietary essential oil components on growth performance, digestive enzymes and lipid metabolism in female broiler chickens

  Citation: 380

  Authors: K.-W., H., H.J., M., R., A.C.

• Effect of heat stress on oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation and some stress parameters in broilers

  Citation: 376

  Authors: Ö., A., A., S., H.

• Increased small intestinal fermentation is partly responsible for the anti‐nutritive activity of non‐starch polysaccharides in chickens

  Citation: 364

  Authors: M., R. J., J., M. R., A. J., G.

• The effect of herbs and their associated essential oils on performance, dietary digestibility and gut microflora in chickens from 7 to 28 days of age

  Citation: 351

  Authors: D.E., R.M., K., T.

• Managing gut health through nutrition

  Citation: 319

  Authors: M.

• Anti‐nutritive effect of wheat pentosans in broiler chickens: Roles of viscosity and gut microflora

  Citation: 310

  Authors: M., G.

• Stress, strains and resistance¹

  Citation: 291

  Authors: H. S.

• The effects of phytase and phytic acid on the loss of endogenous amino acids and minerals from broiler chickens

  Citation: 288

  Authors: A.J., T., M.R.

• Effect of dietary oregano essential oil on performance of chickens and on iron-induced lipid oxidation of breast, thigh and abdominal fat tissues

  Citation: 287

  Authors: N.A., P., E., D.J., A.B.

• The influence of strain and environmental factors upon feather pecking and cannibalism in fowls

  Citation: 281

  Authors: B. O., I. J. H.

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