About this journal
Aims and scope
Biotechnology can be defined as any technique that uses living organisms (or parts of organisms like cells, genes, proteins) to make or modify products, to improve plants, animals or microorganisms for a specific use. Animal Biotechnology publishes research on the identification and manipulation of genes and their products, stressing applications in domesticated animals. The journal publishes full-length articles and short research communications, as well as comprehensive reviews. The journal also provides a forum for regulatory or scientific issues related to cell and molecular biology applied to animal biotechnology.
Submissions on the following topics are particularly welcome:
- Applied microbiology, immunogenetics and antibiotic resistance
- Genome engineering and animal models
- Comparative genomics
- Gene editing and CRISPRs
- Reproductive biotechnologies
- Synthetic biology and design of new genomes
Peer Review Statement
Animal Biotechnology is an international, peer-reviewed journal, which publishes high quality, original research contributions to scientific knowledge. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. The alignment with the scope of the journal, the quality of the manuscripts received, as well as the innovative impact of the research will be strongly considered. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 177K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 4.7 (2024) Impact Factor
- Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 1.9 (2023) 5 year IF
- 2.9 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.718 (2023) SNIP
- 0.432 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 2 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 5 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 10 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 80% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Journal metrics in brief
UUsage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Speed data is only available where a journal has made more than 10 decisions of that type in the time period. Speed metrics are averages; some manuscripts will take longer than this. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Journal Notification in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months. This includes manuscripts which are not sent for peer review (desk rejections). Manuscripts which are sent out for review can therefore have a significantly longer wait than this metric indicates.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
EDITOR
Tiago Collares - Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
EDITORIAL
Shannon Maxey - Assistant to the Editor, 212 Edward R. Madigan Laboratory, 1201 W. Gregory Dr., Urbana, IL 61801;
SECTION EDITORS
Mini-reviews: Lawrence B Schook - University of Illinois, USA
Structural Genomics: Vinicius Farias Campos - Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
Functional Genomics: Kyle Schachtschneider - University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Reproductive Biotechnologies: Jorge A. Piedrahita - North Carolina State University, USA
Systems Biology and Bioinformatics: Martien Groenen - Wageningen University, Netherlands
EDITORIAL BOARD
Mitchell S. Abrahamsen- Recombinetics, Inc., USA
Mark R. Band- University of Illinois, USA
Jonathan Beever- University of Tennessee, USA
Daniela Matias de Carvalho Bittencourt- Brazilian Agriculture Research Corporation, EMBRAPA, Brazil
Vinicius Farias Campos- Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
Isaac K.O. Cann- University of Illinois, USA
Richard P.M.A. Crooijmans- Wageningen University, Netherlands
Maria Dagli- University of Sao Paulo, Bazil
Timothy Doran- CSIRO Health and Biosecurity, Australia
Claire Rogel-Gaillard- INRA, France
Elisabetta Giuffra - INRA, France
Su Guo- University of Carlifornia, USA
Rachel Hawken- Cobb-Vantress, USA
Vivek Kapur - Pennsylvania State University, USA
Susan J. Lamont - Iowa State University, USA
Kiho Lee - Virginia Tech, USA
Tosso Leeb- University of Berne, Switzerland
Juan J. Loor- University of Illinois, USA
Ripan Singh Malhi- University of Illinois, USA
Masahiro Sato- Kagoshima University, Japan
Martin Marsala- University of California, USA
Luis Fernando Fernandes Marins- Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil
Mike McGrew- University of Edinburgh, UK
Jose Alejo Menchaca- IRAUy - Instituto Reproducción Animal, Uruguay
James R. Mickelson- University of Minnesota, USA
Holly Neibergs- Washington State University, USA
Miguel Perez-Enciso- Facultat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
Kent M. Reed - University of Minnesota, USA
Caird E. Rexroad III- USDA/ARS Beltsville, MD
Alfred L.Roca- University of Illinois, USA
Mark Rutherford- University of Minnesota, USA
Augusto Schneider- Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
Tad S. Sonstegard - Recombinetics Inc., Minneapolis, MN
Christopher K. Tuggle- Iowa University, USA
Matthew Wheeler- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Eckard Wolf - Gene Center, Germany
Luhan Yang- eGenesis, USA
Abstracting and Indexing
Abstracted and/or Indexed in: Agricultural & Environmental Biotechnology Abstracts, Biosciences Information Services of Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS), CAB ABSTRACTS, CEABA, Chemical Abstracts, Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology and Environmental Sciences, Derwent Information, Ltd., Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Engineer-ing Index/COMPENDEX PLUS, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, Index Medicus/MEDLINE, PubSCIENCE, Reference Update, Research Alert, Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Scopus.
Open access
Animal Biotechnology is an open access journaland only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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