Applied Animal Behaviour Science

pISSN: 0168-1591eISSN: 1872-9045• JCR: APPL ANIM BEHAV SCIElsevier BVNetherlands
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2026 Impact Factor

2.6

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.6 (+30.0%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    2.6
  2. Metric year 2024

    2.0

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCESCIEQ1
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCESSCIEQ2
VETERINARY SCIENCESSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

Applied Animal Behaviour Science current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Biology & Basic Science

Ranked #1,660 in Biology & Basic Science by impact factor and #972 among Q1 Biology & Basic Science journals. This context helps compare Applied Animal Behaviour Science against journals publishing in the same field.

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Applied Animal Behaviour Science publication trend

Published 1,083 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 2.6.

2026 vs 2025: -258
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Journal Details

Total Articles
7,544
H-Index
180
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$3,090 USD
Subject Areas
Small AnimalsGeneticsAnimal Science and ZoologySocial Psychology

Article Volume

2022
211
2023
236
2024
256
2025
319
2026
61
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