South African Journal of Animal Science
Last updated ISSN 0375-1589
South African Journal of Animal Science is published by African Journals OnLine in biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology. It is open access. The article processing charge is $500.
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What it publishes
Recent work in South African Journal of Animal Science concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Livestock and Poultry Management
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
- Livestock Management and Performance Improvement
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
Key facts
| Publisher | African Journals OnLine |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0375-1589, 2221-4062 |
| Subject area | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | $500 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 2,894 |
| Publishing since | 1970 |
| Journal website | www.sasas.co.za/resources/sa-journal-animal-science/ |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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