Scope of the Journal

South African Journal of Animal Science

Official Journal of the South African Society for Animal Science
(ISSN 0375-1589) 

Scope of the Journal 

The South African Journal of Animal Science is a peer-reviewed journal for publication of original scientific articles and reviews in the field of animal science.  The scope of the journal includes reports of research dealing with farm livestock species (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses, poultry and ostriches), as well as pertinent aspects of research on aquatic and wildlife species.  The main disciplines covered are nutrition, genetics and physiology.  Papers dealing with production aspects of animal products and sociological aspects of well-defined livestock production systems are also invited, provided that they are scientific by nature and have been carried out in a systematic way.

Publication information
The South African Journal of Animal Science is published in paper
format and electronically at http://www.sasas.co.za.  Four issues are published annually.  Details of requirements for different categories of manuscripts and of the peer-review process are given in the Instructions to Authors which may be downloaded from the website address given above.  A publication fee will be charged per article: For 2009 it is R 350.00 for members of the South African Society for Animal Science (SASAS), and US$ 150.00 where none of the author is a member of SASAS.  Prospective authors should adhere strictly to the guidelines detailed in the Instructions to Authors, as manuscripts that do not fully comply with the style and format of the journal will not be accepted for review.  Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to the editor-in-chief (editor@sasas.co.za). In all cases, submissions should represent original contributions to
current scientific knowledge of the principles and of the application of principles governing the functioning of animals and their relationship to the social or physical environment.  Once accepted, papers become the copyright of the South African Society for Animal Science and may be reprinted only on written permission of the Council of the Society.

Editor
J.B.J. van Ryssen (e-mail: editor@sasas.co.za)

Publications Committee
J.B.J. van Ryssen, E.C. Webb, J.P.C. Greyling

Assistant Editors

 A. Alçiçek, Izmir, Turkey  C.W. Cruywagen, Stellenboch, RSA
 S.W.P. Cloete, Elsenburg, Stellenbosch, RSA  E.F. Donkin, Pretoria, RSA
 R.M. Gous, Pietermaritzburg, RSA  J.P.C. Greyling, Bloemfontein, RSA
 P. Iji, Armidale, Australia  A. Maiwashe, Irene, Pretoria, RSA
 R. Meeske, George, RSA  L.R. Ndlovu, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
 T.L. Nedambale, Irene, Pretoria, RSA  I.V. Nshalai, Pietermaritzburg, RSA
 L.M.J. Schwalbach, Bloemfontein, RSA  F.K. Siebrits, Pretoria, RSA
 E. van Marle-Köster, Pretoria, RSA  E.C. Webb, Pretoria, RSA

Disclaimer
"The opinions, or conclusions, expressed in this publication are not necessarily the views of the South African Society for Animal Science. The South African Society for Animal Science accepts no responsibility for claims made in advertisements or articles on its website or in the South African Journal of Animal Science."