77 Animal Science and Zoology journals (Agricultural and Biological Sciences) in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Agricultural and Biological Sciences by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animals | 2076-2615 | 3,701 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,76,779 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Frontiers in Veterinary Science | 2297-1769 | 1,997 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Animal Science | 0021-8812 | 1,874 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Poultry Science | 0032-5791 | 1,602 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,69,720 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Virology Journal | 1743-422X | 440 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,14,524 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Veterinary Microbiology | 0378-1135 | 421 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Veterinary Research Communications | 0165-7380 | 392 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Veterinary World | 0972-8988 | 363 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,73,391 to publish | Yes | Yes | India |
| Animal Bioscience | 2765-0189 | 258 | 1 | ≈ ₹67,430 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Pakistan Veterinary Journal | 0253-8318 | 219 | 1 | PKR 15,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Pakistan |
| Meat Science | 0309-1740 | 212 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Italian Journal of Animal Science | 1594-4077 | 197 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,75,764 to publish | Yes | Yes | Italy |
| Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology | 1674-9782 | 181 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,60,108 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| European Journal of Theoretical and Applied Sciences | 2786-7447 | 177 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Ukraine |
| Translational Animal Science | 2573-2102 | 176 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,03,435 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research | 2311-7710 | 170 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,20,411 to publish | Yes | Yes | Bangladesh |
| Animal nutrition | 2405-6383 | 166 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,40,832 to publish | Yes | Yes | China |
| Australian Veterinary Journal | 0005-0423 | 148 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| The Journal of Applied Poultry Research | 1056-6171 | 141 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,31,189 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Veterinary and Animal Science | 2451-943X | 135 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,73,573 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Animal Production Science | 1836-0939 | 123 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Australia |
| Avian Diseases | 0005-2086 | 120 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Animal Science Journal | 1344-3941 | 119 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Japan |
| Virologica Sinica | 1995-820X | 116 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | China |
| World s Veterinary Journal | 2322-4568 | 116 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Iran |
| Journal of Animal Science and Technology | 1598-9429 | 112 | 1 | ≈ ₹35,382 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Annals of Animal Science | 1642-3402 | 107 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| British Poultry Science | 0007-1668 | 102 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition | 0931-2439 | 97 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Tropical Animal Science Journal | 2615-787X | 92 | 1 | ≈ ₹38,531 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science | 1516-635X | 81 | 1 | ≈ ₹48,164 to publish | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Canadian Journal of Animal Science | 0008-3984 | 76 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Canada |
| Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Pecuarias | 2007-1124 | 75 | 1 | ≈ ₹44,779 to publish | Yes | Yes | Mexico |
| World s Poultry Science Journal | 0043-9339 | 75 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Avian Pathology | 0307-9457 | 73 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi | 1300-6045 | 72 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Journal of Applied Animal Research | 0971-2119 | 67 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,11,441 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| BULGARIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE | 1311-1477 | 61 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Bulgaria |
| Poultry | 2674-1164 | 61 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Food Science of Animal Products | 2958-3780 | 59 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,594 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Meat and Muscle Biology | 2575-985X | 59 | 1 | ≈ ₹96,329 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia | 1516-3598 | 59 | 1 | ≈ ₹5,997 to publish | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Agrobiological Records | 2708-7182 | 56 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Pakistan |
| Animal Research and One Health | 2835-5075 | 56 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,54,776 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Animal Diseases | 2731-0442 | 53 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| German Journal of Veterinary Research | 2703-1322 | 50 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,95,898 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Veterinary Integrative Sciences | 2629-9968 | 50 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Thailand |
| Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences | 1230-1388 | 48 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| Czech Journal of Animal Science | 1212-1819 | 47 | 1 | ≈ ₹61,490 to publish | Yes | Yes | Czechia |
| Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology | 1049-8850 | 46 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Acta veterinaria | 0567-8315 | 40 | 1 | ≈ ₹41,356 to publish | Yes | Yes | Serbia |
| Food Science of Animal Resources | 2636-0772 | 40 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,07,744 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Acta Veterinaria Brno | 0001-7213 | 39 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Czechia |
| Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology | 2318-1265 | 36 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Animal Advances | 3065-7660 | 34 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,87,841 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| The Journal of Poultry Science | 1346-7395 | 33 | 1 | ≈ ₹36,584 to publish | Yes | Yes | Japan |
| Journal of Poultry Sciences and Avian Diseases | 2981-135X | 32 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Iran |
| Letters In Animal Biology | 2584-0479 | 29 | 1 | ₹5,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Zagazig Veterinary Journal/Zagazig Veterinary Journal (Online) | 1110-1458 | 28 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Egypt |
| Food and Life | 2714-0865 | 25 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Meat Research | ISSN (Online Version) 2790-1971 | 2790-1971 | 24 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Bangladesh |
| Animal Nutriomics | 2977-3776 | 23 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,92,657 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| World Rabbit Science | 1257-5011 | 22 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Veterinary Sciences and Practices | 2822-3608 | 21 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Archiva zootechnica | 1016-4855 | 20 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| Veterinarska stanica | 0350-7149 | 20 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y de Zootecnia | 0120-2952 | 19 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Austral journal of veterinary sciences | 0719-8000 | 18 | 1 | CLP 850,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Chile |
| Archives of Animal Nutrition | 1477-2817 | 17 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Archives of Veterinary Medicine | 1820-9955 | 17 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Serbia |
| Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences | 2582-3183 | 15 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research | 2411-4472 | 15 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Bangladesh |
| Journal of Swine Health and Production | 1537-209X | 15 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine | 2314-4580 | 14 | 1 | ≈ ₹24,082 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Poultry science and management. | 3005-0715 | 14 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,91,694 to publish | No | No | ENK |
| Hosts and Viruses | 2515-4982 | 12 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United Kingdom |
| Egyptian Journal of Rabbit Science | 1110-2594 | 10 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,816 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |