About the journal
Animals is an open-access journal published by MDPI AG in Switzerland, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 2,400 CHF. Declared review time at DOAJ: 6 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- ISSN
- 2076-2615
- Country
- Switzerland
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 2,400 CHF
- Articles in DOAJ
- 25343
- Declared review time
- 6 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- http://www.mdpi.com/journal/animals/
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2011-03-01
- PUBMED · 2010-12-09
- Indexing
- DOAJ · PUBMED
- APC
- 2,400 CHF
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 6 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
25343
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
6weeks
Works in OpenAlex
24785
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
134
i10-index
9372
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2024-09-20
- Added to DOAJ
- 2011-03-01
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSS
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSS
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2025
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 100%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 93%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101635614
Classification4
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
Show all subjects (50)
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Gut microbiota and health
- Gut microbiota and health
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
- Reproductive Biology and Fertility
- Reproductive Biology and Fertility
- Sperm and Testicular Function
- Sperm and Testicular Function
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Animal health and immunology
- Animal health and immunology
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
- Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia
- Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia
- Veterinary Oncology Research
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
Keywords (DOAJ)
- physiology and physical structure of animals
- protection and restoration of endangered and threatened species
- animal behavioral and psychological responses to human activity and the environment
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