Academic Journal
Q1Poultry
About Poultry
Poultry is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.524 and H-index of 12.
Coverage: 2022-2025. Research categories: Veterinary (miscellaneous) (Q1); Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q2); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q2); Food Animals (Q2).
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- Journal Impact Factor: 2.5 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Contact email: poultry@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
- Editor(s): Prof. Dr. Michael Hess (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Current chief editor(s) listed on the official MDPI editorial board. Founding and section editors excluded.
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Topics in published research
Animal Nutrition and Physiology; Livestock and Poultry Management; Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health; Meat and Animal Product Quality; Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology; Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies.
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Recent Research Articles
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