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1、投稿方式：在线投稿。
2、官网网址（微信公众号信息）：
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/animal-nutrition/
https://www.keaipublishing.com/en/journals/animal-nutrition/
3、投稿系统：
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4、刊内电话：010-62817823
5、刊内邮箱：editorial.office@anim-nutr.com
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6、出刊日期：季刊，逢季末月出版。
7、官方微信公众号：Animal Nutrition期刊公众号
2026年1月29日星期四
Guide for Authors
【官网信息】
Introduction
Animal Nutrition
An International Open Access and Peer-Reviewed Journal.
Animal Nutrition encompasses the full gamut of animal nutritional sciences and reviews including, but not limited to, fundamental aspects of animal nutrition such as nutritional requirements, metabolic studies, body composition, energetics, immunology, neuroscience, microbiology, genetics and molecular and cell biology related to primarily to the nutrition of farm animals and aquatic species.More applied aspects of animal nutrition, such as the evaluation of novel ingredients, feed additives and feed safety will also be considered but it is expected that such studies will have a strong nutritional focus.
Types of Paper
Contributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: original research papers, reviews, and short communication.
Authors should select the appropriate article type from the list of options when making your submission. Authors contributing to special issues should ensure that they select the special issue article type from the list.
Contact Details for Submission
For queries concerning the submission process or journal procedures please visit the Elsevier Support Center. Authors can determine the status of their manuscript within the review procedure using Elsevier Editorial System.
Before you begin
Ethics in Publishing
For information on Ethics in publishing and Ethical guidelines for journal publication see https://www.elsevier.com/publishingethics and https://www.elsevier.com/journal-authors/ethics.
Submissions to KeAi journals are automatically screened using iThenticate's CrossCheck within the editorial system to detect plagiarism issues including instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Details can be found here. High similarity papers will be desk rejected.
Animal experiments
If your research involves animal experiments, it is necessary to include a statement, in which the following information should be included:
All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed.
The name of the ethical committee approving these experiments.
The animal ethics approval No. (if available); or a stamped document signed by the ethical committee (if an approval No. is not available).
The statement should appear as the first item in the section of Materials and Methods, e.g. "2.1. Animal ethics statement".
All animal experiments should comply with the ARRIVE guidelines
Human subjects
Does the study include human subjects? If so, please provide name of the ethical committee approving these experiments, confirm authors' compliance with all relevant ethical regulations.
Informed Consent
If the manuscript related to clinical study, please provide following pieces of information and state them in the manuscript: 1) date of IRB approval and the approval number, 2) status of informed consent (IC); [e.g. Was written IC required? Was the clinical study approved without IC? If so, the reason why?]
I confirm that I have obtained all consents required by applicable law for the publication of any personal details or images of patients, research subjects or other individuals that are used in the materials submitted to Elsevier. I have retained a written copy of all such consents and I agree to provide Elsevier with copies of the consents or evidence that such consents have been obtained if requested by Elsevier.
Clinical research must include IRB approval and patient consent forms.
Declaration of Competing Interests
Starting from 2026, all authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:
Employment
Consultancies
Stock ownership
Honoraria
Paid expert testimony
Patent applications or registrations
Grants or any other funding
Affiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board Member
The declarations tool should always be completed.
Authors with a journal affiliation to declare should enter the following text under “Other Activities” within the declarations tool and should inform the journal and publisher prior to completing the submission process:
Given their role as [insert journal role title], [insert your name] had no involvement in the peer-review of this article and has no access to information regarding its peer-review. Full responsibility for the editorial process for this article was delegated to another journal editor.
Authors with no competing interests to declare should select the option "I have nothing to declare".
The resulting Word document containing your declaration should be uploaded at the "attach/upload files" step in the submission process. It is important that the Word document is saved in the .doc/.docx file format. Author signatures are not required.
Role of the Funding Source
Authors are requested to identify who provided financial support for the conduct of the research and/or preparation of the article and to briefly describe the role of the sponsor(s), if any, in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the paper for publication. A maximum of 4 funding sources can be listed. If the funding source(s) had no such involvement then this should be stated.
Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors can declare the use of generative AI in scientific writing upon submission of the paper. The following guidance refers only to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process:
Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies should only be used in the writing process to improve the readability and language of the manuscript.
The technology must be applied with human oversight and control and authors should carefully review and edit the result, as AI can generate authoritative-sounding output that can be incorrect, incomplete or biased. Authors are ultimately responsible and accountable for the contents of the work.
Authors must not list or cite AI and AI-assisted technologies as an author or co-author on the manuscript since authorship implies responsibilities and tasks that can only be attributed to and performed by humans.
The use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in scientific writing can be declared by adding a statement at the end of the manuscript when the paper is first submitted. The statement will appear in the published work and should be placed in a new section before the references list. An example:
Title of new section: Declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process.
Statement: During the preparation of this work the author(s) used [NAME TOOL / SERVICE] in order to [REASON]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the published article.
The declaration does not apply to the use of basic tools, such as tools used to check grammar, spelling and references. If you have nothing to disclose, you do not need to add a statement.
We advise you to read our policy for authors on the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies for Elsevier.
Please note: to protect authors’ rights and the confidentiality of their research, this journal does not currently allow the use of Generative AI or AI-assisted technologies such as ChatGPT or similar services by reviewers or editors in the peer review and manuscript evaluation process. We are actively evaluating compliant AI tools and may revise this policy in the future.
Submission Declaration
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis or as an electronic preprint, see Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication section of our ethics policy for more information), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, including electronically without the written consent of the copyright-holder. To verify originality, the article may be checked by the originality detection service CrossCheck.
Preprint posting on SSRN
In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service. Preprints provide early registration and dissemination of your research, which facilitates early citations and collaboration.<P>During submission to Editorial Manager, you can choose to release your manuscript publicly as a preprint on the preprint server SSRN once it enters peer-review with the journal. Your choice will have no effect on the editorial process or outcome with the journal. Please note that the corresponding author is expected to seek approval from all co-authors before agreeing to release the manuscript publicly on SSRN.
You will be notified via email when your preprint is posted online and a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is assigned. Your preprint will remain globally available free to read whether the journal accepts or rejects your manuscript.
For more information about posting to SSRN, please consult the SSRN Terms of Use and FAQs.
First look
Please note: posted preprints for this journal will appear in a dedicated journal-branded First Look space on SSRN.
Use of Inclusive Language
Inclusive language acknowledges diversity, conveys respect to all people, is sensitive to differences, and promotes equal opportunities. Content should make no assumptions about the beliefs or commitments of any reader; contain nothing which might imply that one individual is superior to another on the grounds of age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, disability or health condition; and use inclusive language throughout. Authors should ensure that writing is free from bias, stereotypes, slang, reference to dominant culture and/or cultural assumptions. Animal Nutrition advises to seek gender neutrality by using plural nouns ("clinicians, patients/clients") as default/wherever possible to avoid using "he, she," or "he/she." Animal Nutrition recommends avoiding the use of descriptors that refer to personal attributes such as age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, disability or health condition unless they are relevant and valid. These guidelines are meant as a point of reference to help identify appropriate language but are by no means exhaustive or definitive.
Elsevier Researcher Academy
Researcher Academy is a free e-learning platform designed to support early and mid-career researchers throughout their research journey. The "Learn" environment at Researcher Academy offers several interactive modules, webinars, downloadable guides and resources to guide authors through the process of writing for research and going through peer review. Feel free to use these free resources to improve your submission and navigate the publication process with ease.
Peer Review
This journal operates a single blind review process. Papers deemed suitable are sent to independent peer reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The editors-in-chief are responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. For more information on the types of peer review, please visit: https://www.elsevier.com/reviewers/peer-review.
All manuscripts are first reviewed by editorial office. Any manuscripts fail to meet the basic standard of the journal would be desk rejected for reasons like out of scope (e.g., pets, mice as experiment animals, pure feed studies without animal experiments), high similarities, poor presentation, etc. Selected manuscripts are assigned to editors-in-chief.
Editors-in-chief would assign most manuscripts to associate editors and handle the rest themselves.
For submissions by editors-in-chief or associate editors, only other journal editors could independently handle them.
Authors or associate editors are not permitted to appoint a handling editor for a manuscript. Researchers from the same research group or the same institution or organization of any of the authors are not to be selected as the handling editors or reviewers.
Editors-in-chief or associate editors would evaluate the scientific content, desk reject or invite multiple peer reviewers.
The handling editor would use Find Reviewers Using Scopus tool to invite reviewers, selecting reviewers basing on the relevance to the manuscript. The handling editor would use Web of Science or Scopus to check whether the papers published by the peer reviewer in the past are closely related to the manuscript sent for review.
After at least 2 peer reviewers complete their reviews, the associate editors would suggest a decision based on review comments. Editors-in-chief would make the final decision and provide review comments to the authors.
After authors submit the revised manuscript, managing editors would check the revised manuscript and assign it to editors-in-chief. The manuscript may be sent to peer reviewers for further review again.
Open Access
This is an open access journal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. Permitted third party (re)use is defined by the following Creative Commons user licenses.
Copyright
After the acceptance of a manuscript, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement'. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.
Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
Users are allowed to copy, to create extracts, abstracts and new works from the Article, to alter and revise the Article and to make commercial use of the Article (including reuse and/or resale of the Article by commercial entities), provided the user gives appropriate credit (with a link to the formal publication through the relevant DOI), provides a link to the license, indicates if changes were made and the licensor is not represented as endorsing the use made of the work. The full details of the license are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. (https://www.keaipublishing.com/en/journals/animal-nutrition/open-access-journal/)
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Users are allowed to copy and distribute the Article, provided this is not done for commercial purposes and further does not permit distribution of the Article if it is changed or edited in any way, and provided the user gives appropriate credit (with a link to the formal publication through the relevant DOI), provides a link to the license, and that the licensor is not represented as endorsing the use made of the work. The full details of the license are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
Author rights
As an author, you (or your employer or institution) have certain rights to reuse your work. More information
Elsevier supports responsible sharing
Find out how authors can share their research published in Elsevier journals.
Publishing Schedule
This journal is published quarterly continuously per year.
Contact Details
Editorial Office
Email: editorial.office@anim-nutr.com
Phone: +86-01-62817823
Address: Editorial office of Animal Nutrition, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100193, China
Managing editors
Hanna Wang, Email: hanna@anim-nutr.com
Xin Chen, Email: xin@anim-nutr.com
Yunyun Jiang, Email: yun@anim-nutr.com
Fan Zhang, Email: fan@anim-nutr.com
Article Processing Charges
Open Access provides free and immediate online access to the scholarly literature for anyone in the world to read, distribute and reuse. Animal Nutrition offsets all the costs associated with our high-quality publishing service through article processing charges (APC): articles that are accepted for publication by our Editors-in-Chief following rigorous peer review incur a publishing fee charged to authors, institutions or funders. The current APC is US$1462 for each article accepted for publication plus VAT or local taxes where applicable. Animal Nutrition is not party to any agreements entered into by Elsevier to waive article publication charges.
Language Services
All manuscripts must be written in clear and grammatically correct English. Please write your text in good English (American or British usage is acceptable, but not a mixture of these). Authors who feel their English language manuscript may require editing to eliminate possible grammatical or spelling errors and to conform to correct scientific English may wish to use the English Language Editing service (https://webshop.elsevier.com/language-editing/) available from Elsevier's Author Services or customer support site (https://service.elsevier.com).
Language Improvement
Manuscripts should be complete, readable, and accurate. Common language issues should be avoided and typographical, grammatical and bibliographical errors before submission should be minimized by authors.
Authors whose native language is not English are encouraged to utilize free tools online to improve the syntax of manuscripts before submission or ask the colleagues who are skilled in English language for proofreading:
–https://translate.google.cn/
–http://fanyi.youdao.com/
–https://fanyi.baidu.com/
–Do a Microsoft Word `spell-check' and `grammar-check'
–https://www.reverso.net/spell-checker/english-spelling-grammar/
Editorial Policies
The Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine invites scientists from the global community to submit papers for consideration.
Animal Nutrition follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE; http://publicationethics.org) and authors should refer to COPE for guidance on authorship and publication ethics.
For more information on journal publication refer to http://www.keaipublishing.com/en/authors-and-editors/editorial-policies/.
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