Frontiers in Animal Science

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Animal Science is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on the human use of animals across multiple contexts including: food, clothing, transport, research, sport and companionship.

The journal is led by Field Chief Editor Prof Christine Janet Nicol (Royal Veterinary College, UK) and welcomes submissions in all areas of natural or social science that address the human use of animals, including those that bridge the gap between animal science and the urgent policy questions surrounding human health, environmental sustainability, and animal welfare.

Frontiers in Animal Science is currently indexed in ESCI, Scopus, DOAJ, among others.

The journal covers the following subject areas: • animal breeding and genetics • animal nutrition • animal physiology and management • animal welfare and policy • precision livestock farming • product quality In addition, submissions on the following topics are encouraged: • animal housing • the ethics of animal production • consumer and stakeholder attitudes • environmental sustainability • governance • the role of animals in food security and health

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 1,950.00 CHF. Learn more.

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