Journal Information

Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology (ISSN 2318-1265) is an international peer-reviewed open-access journal devoted to publishing papers about Animal Biometeorology, Animal Behaviour, and Animal Welfare, published quarterly online by Malque Publishing.

International Indexing: Web of Science (ESCI), Scopus and SCImago Journal Rank, CAB International, Google Scholar, AGRIS, ASFA, Latindex, among others.

Agile and Efficient Peer-Review: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 30 days after submission (2022).

Open Access free for readers, with Article Processing Charge (APC) paid by authors or their institutions. 

Acceptance rate (2022): 44% 

 Journal Metrics

• NEW! Impact factor (Clarivate Analytics, 2022): 2.1
• Journal Citation Indicator (Clarivate Analytics, 2022): 0.51
• CiteScore (2022): 2.8
• CiteScoreTracker 2023: 3.9
• SNIP 2022: 0.611
• SJR (2022): 0.351
• Cites/Doc in last 2 years (Scimago Journal Rank, 2022): 2.19
• Google Scholar h-index: 21
• Google Scholar i10-index: 73
• Google Scholar Citations: 2,581 (2013-2024)

Latest articles

Transport distance influenced the proportion of skin lesions in finishing pigs and negatively affected animal welfare
Sobral et al.
Available online: December 12, 2023

Human-animal relationship in water buffalo: quality of stockpeople interactions and their effect on dairy and meat production
Mota-Rojas et al.
Available online: December 4, 2023

Human-Dog-Relationship and its positive effects on dogs and their humans with special needs
Menor-Campos et al.
Available online: December 4, 2023

Most cited articles

1. Physiological adaptability of livestock to heat stress: an updated review 137 citations (Rashamol et al. 2018)

2. Infrared thermal image for assessing animal health and welfare 113 citations (Nääs et al. 2014)

3. Effects of human-animal relationship on animal productivity and welfare 108 citations (Mota-Rojas et al. 2020)

4. Hypothermia in newly born piglets: Mechanisms of thermoregulation and pathophysiology of death 64 citations (Villanueva-García et al. 2021)

5. Brown Swiss cows are more heat resistant than Holstein cows under hot summer conditions of the continental climate of Ukraine 64 citations (Mylostyvyi et al.  2021)                       

Indexing Sources

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