Elsevier selected as new publisher of the Journal of Dairy Science

Official journal of the American Dairy Science Association®

Philadelphia, PA, 4 November 2009 – Elsevier, world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce that beginning in January 2010 (Volume 93, Issue 1) it will assume co-publication of the Journal of Dairy Science, the official journal of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA®), with the Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS).

Established in 1917, the Journal of Dairy Science (JDS) is a monthly peer-reviewed publication featuring original research and review articles that present the latest scientific and technical findings. It covers dairy foods; physiology and management; nutrition, feeding and calves; and genetics and breeding. JDS is currently the top-ranked general dairy research journal in the world. With an Impact Factor of 2.486 and a 5-year Impact Factor of 2.978, according to the 2009 Journal Citation Reports®, JDS ranks first (of 45 titles) in the agriculture, dairy and animal science category. JDS is also ranked as the number 1 journal in the category by Eigenfactor score.

According to Anthony F. Trioli, Publisher, Health Sciences Journals at Elsevier, "We are extremely pleased to add the Journal of Dairy Science, the most highly ranked journal in its field, to our animal science publishing portfolio. Working in partnership with the editor-in-chief, the JDS editorial board and ADSA, our goal is to extend the journal's reach both in the United States and abroad."

JDS readers represent education, industry and government, including research, teaching, administration, veterinary medicine, extension, management, quality assurance, product development and technical services in more than 70 countries. JDS is of interest to professionals in biochemistry, breeding, economics, engineering, environment, food science, genetics, microbiology, nutrition, pathology, physiology, processing, public health, quality assurance and sanitation.