World's Poultry Science Journal

Aims & Scope

World's Poultry Science Journal is the official publication of the World’s Poultry Science Association.

The journal provides authoritative reviews in poultry science and an international forum for the exchange and dissemination of information including research, education and industry organisation.

Each issue includes poultry industry-related news, regional reports on global developments in poultry, reports from specialist scientific working groups, book reviews, association news and a calendar of forthcoming events.

Coverage includes breeding, nutrition, welfare, husbandry, production systems, processing, product development, physiology, egg and meat quality, industry structure, economics and education.

The journal is of interest to academics, researchers, students, extension workers and commercial poultry producers.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.5
2024	3.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.833

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	94

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6400

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	659

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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

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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.

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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.

• Global poultry production: current state and future outlook and challenges

  Citation: 523

  Authors: A., G.

• Fear and adaptability in poultry: insights, implications and imperatives

  Citation: 400

  Authors: R. Bryan

• Welfare of broilers: a review

  Citation: 369

  Authors: W.

• The gizzard: function, influence of diet structure and effects on nutrient availability

  Citation: 368

  Authors: B.

• Uses and management of poultry litter

  Citation: 367

  Authors: N.S., A.A., T., B., M.J., P.

• Meat quality in fast-growing broiler chickens

  Citation: 350

  Authors: M., S., F., C.

• Poultry meat quality

  Citation: 337

  Authors: D.L.

• Avian blood leucocyte responses to stress

  Citation: 332

  Authors: M. H.

• Strategies for preventing heat stress in poultry

  Citation: 324

  Authors: H., H.C., J., E.

• Dietary modulation of gut microflora in broiler chickens: a review of the role of six kinds of alternatives to in-feed antibiotics

  Citation: 319

  Authors: Y., P.A., M.

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