Journal of Dairy Science® 2023 Editorial Report

Over the past several months, a group of graduate students and I have been reading and actively discussing our thoughts on the recently published book Scientific Papers Made Easy (West and Turnbull, 2023West S. Turnbull L. Scientific Papers Made Easy: How to Write with Clarity and Impact in the Life Sciences. Oxford University Press, 2023Crossref Scopus (0) Google Scholar). Early in the publication, the authors describe science as a chain made up of 3 links. The first can be labeled “identifying a problem that needs to be solved,” the second, “conducting the research,” and the third, “communication.” The authors further suggest that the primary mode of communication is conducted through peer-review publication. Although this analogy seems straightforward, anyone who has participated in this process knows that it involves a great deal of diligence and often sacrifice—but when completed, it results in a great deal of satisfaction as well as positive influences and impacts in the world. In 2023, the 106th volume of the Journal of Dairy Science was published, and in doing so, we were honored to be a part of your scientific process, especially as it relates to the third link, peer-review publication. In June of 2023, Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports Web of Science 2022 Journal Impact Factor for the Journal of Dairy Science was released. The impact factor was 3.5, and the Journal of Dairy Science was ranked 9th by impact factor among 62 journals in the Agriculture, Dairy, and Animal Science category and 57th among 144 journals in the Food Science and Technology category. Many of you already know that in years past, the impact factor was calculated using an article's print or issue publication date. However, Clarivate recently modified this calculation to use the much-earlier electronic publication date, or, in our case, what are known as “Articles in Press.” This new model will take several years to fully take effect, causing peculiar bounces and discrepancies between citation counts and the number of articles used in the impact factor calculation. The Journal of Dairy Science impact factor has consistently increased over the past decade, and this past year's slight dip is likely explained by the changes to the impact factor calculation. The Journal of Dairy Science maintained a robust 5-yr impact factor of 4.2, indicating that its articles continue to be cited and influence the dairy industry well beyond the immediate 2-yr period following publication. The journal also saw an increased Article Influence score—a metric comparable to the journal impact factor that considers the significance of citations as well as the number. Authors and readers may also recall that this past year, we announced that we adjusted our pipeline to place the Journal of Dairy Science into the hands of researchers and readers faster than ever before. Specifically, we streamlined our production process to allow for accepted, peer-reviewed proofs to be released early as uncorrected “Articles in Press.” Functionally speaking, this reduces the time from approval to publication from months down to weeks. This shortened production time is a benefit to our authors, who will be able to more rapidly share their research findings. It will also support early-career scientists, who can now document their publication accomplishments in an even more timely manner. The change also benefits our readers, who will gain faster access to publications describing the cutting-edge research, innovations, and breakthroughs happening in dairy science. This adjustment supports an overall aim to ensure we make the publication process the best it can be. The field of dairy science continues to advance and innovate, and we are committed to ensuring our journals meet the changing needs of authors and readers while also maintaining our rigorous standards and record of excellence. This adjustment aligns more with the practices of other leading scientific journals and will not impact the long-held scientific rigor of our journals, nor does it impact our established overall peer-review process. I want to assure you that the publications staff, our section editors, and I continue our commitment to maintaining fairness, excellence, and thoughtfulness at the core of our publishing process. Table 1 outlines some basic journal statistics over the past 5 yr. Some of the patterns that exist in these data are expected. For example, similar to what I reported last year, we are still feeling the knock-on effects that the COVID-19 pandemic had on the journal's workflow. This is evidenced in the number of yearly pages published, which peaked in 2021 at 13,054 pages. In 2023, the Journal of Dairy Science published just under 10,000 pages. The reduction beginning in 2022 may be because authors had fewer manuscripts to submit. In 2023 and consistent with the past 5 yr, the acceptance for the journal was approximately 50% (Table 1). The journal reduced the average time from submission to “in press” from 196 d to 148 d. This was mostly due to the mid-year policy change in posting Articles in Press, as described above. Although average total time, or time from article submission to appearing in a volume has increased slightly, measures have been taken to reduce time in the technical editing stage. One other measure taken to reduce this time is a modification of our time allotted for revisions. Authors are now provided 28 d for a major first revision, and we are trialing a reduction allotted for minor subsequent revisions to 14 d. As in years past, most papers are published as research articles (n = 652 or 93%; Table 2), but in 2023, we also published 20 invited reviews, almost hitting our goal of 24 each year. Consistent with the recent past, approximately 20% (n = 122) of papers published were in Dairy Foods (Table 3), with the remaining (n = 522) in Production (Table 3). For the first time in Dairy Foods, the largest section was Bioactivity and Human Health (n = 29), followed by Dairy Product Microbiology and Safety (n = 27; Table 4); for Production, the largest section was Health, Behavior, and Well-being (n = 176), followed by Animal Nutrition (n = 122; Table 5). Over the past 3 yr, the University of Guelph has contributed the most papers to the Journal of Dairy Science (n = 299), followed by the University of Wisconsin (n = 276), the State University System of Florida (n = 274), and Cornell University (n =254) (data not shown). Included in the top 20 are other organizations outside of the United States, namely Aarhus University (Denmark), Wageningen University & Research (the Netherlands), Teagasc (Ireland), and INRAE (France) (data not shown).Table 1Journal of Dairy Science statistics for 2023 compared with previous years1Submit/accept rates:2023: 1,404 new submissions; 685 accepted, 680 rejected; 50% accept; 18 original papers were submitted as Graduate Student Literature Reviews. 2022: 1,440 new submissions; 744 accepted, 672 rejected, 53% accept; 17 original papers were submitted as Graduate Student Literature Reviews. 2021: 1,642 new submissions; 796 accepted, 819 rejected, 49% accept; 19 papers were submitted as Graduate Student Literature Reviews. 2020: 1,969 new submissions; 1,144 accepted, 883 rejected, 56% accept; 25 were submitted as Graduate Student Literature Reviews. 2019: 1,903 new submissions; 1,049 accepted, 786 rejected, 57% accept; 9 were submitted as Graduate Student Literature Reviews.Category20232022202120202019Average papers received/mo117120137164159Average papers accepted/mo5763669587Average papers published/mo5961848785Pages published through June4,4665,5217,3445,7855,764Pages published through December9,90310,04613,05412,19411,844Average review time, d130137130128133Average production time, d145105118108102Average total time, d275242248236235Average accept to in press, d3460616557Average submit to in press, d1481961941931901 Submit/accept rates:2023: 1,404 new submissions; 685 accepted, 680 rejected; 50% accept; 18 original papers were submitted as Graduate Student Literature Reviews. 2022: 1,440 new submissions; 744 accepted, 672 rejected, 53% accept; 17 original papers were submitted as Graduate Student Literature Reviews. 2021: 1,642 new submissions; 796 accepted, 819 rejected, 49% accept; 19 papers were submitted as Graduate Student Literature Reviews. 2020: 1,969 new submissions; 1,144 accepted, 883 rejected, 56% accept; 25 were submitted as Graduate Student Literature Reviews. 2019: 1,903 new submissions; 1,049 accepted, 786 rejected, 57% accept; 9 were submitted as Graduate Student Literature Reviews. Open table in a new tab Table 2Journal of Dairy Science manuscript and page statistics by article type for 20231Editorial, errata, letters, interpretive summaries, perspectives, and news are not included.MonthResearchDairy Industry TodayInvited ReviewGraduate Student Literature ReviewSymposiumPerspectivePapersPagesPapersPagesPapersPagesPapersPagesPapersPagesPapersPagesJanuary53768001231150000February4864500236000000March42620003440043800April5879618249000000May47662113233000000June4463422111812021600July4970700118000000August44601002451100000September44673003551110000October4970400002280014November578001171110000212December1171,681002261800322Total6529,291559203587926546381 Editorial, errata, letters, interpretive summaries, perspectives, and news are not included. Open table in a new tab Table 3Journal of Dairy Science research manuscripts and page statistics by science section1Tables do not include invited reviews, letter, errata, or editorials. for 2023 and 202220232022MonthDairy FoodsProductionMonthDairy FoodsProductionPapersPagesPapersPagesPapersPagesPapersPagesJanuary1014444639January1114854751February56943576February1315951716March1420132457March2634339548April22728354April2026146649May56943606May1419351751June913940552June1821240583July55644651July1216948664August910936502August1519640539September68039604September1315437517October1419237540October1113343592November1317845639November1318335504December28368911,335December1114238540Total1201,6325227,455Total1772,2935227,3541 Tables do not include invited reviews, letter, errata, or editorials. Open table in a new tab Table 4Journal of Dairy Science research manuscripts and page statistics published in Dairy Foods1BHH = Bioactivity and Human Health; CMS = Chemistry and Materials Science; DPMS = Dairy Product Microbiology and Safety; FSE = Food Systems and Environment (replaced RE, Resources and Environment); PE = Processing and Engineering; RE = Resources and Environment; and SA = Sensory Analysis. Table does not include invited reviews. for 2023MonthBHHCMSDPMSFSEPESAPapersPagesPapersPagesPapersPagesPapersPagesPapersPagesPapersPagesJanuary223228221121115236February0019460000000March34356245711700122April3421141110022419May223114000023200June11223623011623400July44400000011200August22444311900110113September18114110118112118October00710433000340118November4552254540034400December792890580224225457Total29366344392737269618248111731 BHH = Bioactivity and Human Health; CMS = Chemistry and Materials Science; DPMS = Dairy Product Microbiology and Safety; FSE = Food Systems and Environment (replaced RE, Resources and Environment); PE = Processing and Engineering; RE = Resources and Environment; and SA = Sensory Analysis. Table does not include invited reviews. Open table in a new tab Table 5Journal of Dairy Science research manuscripts and page statistics published in Production1AN = Animal Nutrition; FSE = Farm Systems and Environment; GG = Genetics and Genomics; HBW = Health, Behavior, and Well-being; P = Physiology. Table does not include invited reviews. for 2023MonthANFSEGGHBWPPapersPagesPapersPagesPapersPagesPapersPagesPapersPagesJanuary689566812921303452February8114563811716208674March1214111658946510146April79191056951723612177May6915796991114815189June11140579450912011163July91378117561141948142August710156578911157690September14244343450111517116October1116235022216232574November12185688710713167792December172749120131673349419280Total1201,76964891751,0751762,4751101,5951 AN = Animal Nutrition; FSE = Farm Systems and Environment; GG = Genetics and Genomics; HBW = Health, Behavior, and Well-being; P = Physiology. Table does not include invited reviews. Open table in a new tab Each month, we publish the journal masthead. Simply put, this contains a list of 129 individual names, all of which contribute to the journal's annual activity of publishing. (https://www.journalofdairyscience.org/article/S0022-0302(24)00039-0/pdf). For me, this list represents many of the individuals with whom I have had the honor to interact on a routine basis. There is no doubt in my mind that we are fortunate to have so many individuals who are dedicated to upholding the high standards of the Journal of Dairy Science. In 2023, editorial and production work was handled by FASS Inc. (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois). The staff working directly with the journal included Laura Esterman (managing editor), Karie Simpson (lead technical editor), and Shauna Miller (editorial assistant). Additionally, Jess Townsend served as the communications manager, and many of you see the “social media sparkle” she has added to ADSA and its ecosystem of journals, the Journal of Dairy Science and JDS Communications. Additional individuals who devote a large percentage of their time to the journal include Lisa Krohn, Hannah Park, Theresa Lawrence, Katy Henkel, Natalie Lehman, Christine Horger, Ron Keller, Kaitlyn Moone, Julie Poudrier, Jana Rittenhouse, and Dan Yockel. We could not have published such a large volume of scientific information without the commitment of FASS and its employees. Recognition of gratitude must also be extended to our partners at Elsevier, especially Andrew Berin (publishing director). We wish to thank him for his service. Section editors direct and handle manuscripts through the review process and make publication decisions. The decision to accept, reject, or revise is among the greatest of responsibilities, and we are grateful to our community of editors who are among the world's best. In striving for thoroughness, fairness, and transparency, we are fortunate to receive very few author complaints concerning the review process. This year, several editors completed their terms of service: Milena Corredig (Aarhus University), Michael Miller (University of Illinois), and Scott Rankin (University of Wisconsin) in Dairy Foods; Gerd Bobe (Oregon State University) in Physiology; Jeff Firkins (The Ohio State University) in Animal Nutrition; Andrés Legarra (Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding) in Genetics and Genomics; and Jessica McArt (Cornell University) in Health, Welfare, and Behavior, who left in December to become editor in chief of JDS Communications. The journal owes tremendous gratitude to the editors who dedicate many years of their professional lives to the journal and the community of dairy scientists. This year, we welcome new section editors Gonzalo Ferreira (Virginia Tech) in Animal Nutrition; Grace Lewis (University of Wisconsin–River Falls) in Chemistry and Materials Science/Processing and Engineering/Sensory Analysis; Francisco Peñagaricano (University of Wisconsin–Madison) in Genetics and Genomics; Robert Ward (Utah State University) in Bioactivity and Human Health/Dairy Product Microbiology and Safety/Food Systems and Environment; and Xin Zhao (McGill University) in Physiology. Also returning to the Journal of Dairy Science as senior editors are Stephen LeBlanc (University of Guelph) in Health, Welfare, and Behavior, and Rafael Jimenez-Flores (The Ohio State University) in Chemistry and Materials Science/Processing and Engineering/Sensory Analysis. Editors in continued service include senior editor Olivia McAuliffe (Teagasc) and section editors Adriano Cruz (IFRJ), Nicole Martin (Cornell University), and Denis Roy (Université Laval) in Dairy Foods. Within our Production section, those continuing include senior editor Barry Bradford (Michigan State University) and section editors Alex Bach (IRTA), Andre Brito (University of New Hampshire), and Timothy Hackmann (University of California–Davis) in Animal Nutrition; senior editor Christine Baes (University of Guelph) and section editor Daniela Lourenco (University of Georgia) in Genetics and Genomics; section editors Wolf Heuwieser (Cornell University), John Middleton (University of Missouri), Olga Wellnitz (University of Bern), Richard Laven (Massey University), and Katy Proudfoot (University of Prince Edward Island) in Health, Welfare, and Behavior; senior editor Robin White (Virginia Tech) and section editor Bradley Heins (University of Minnesota) in Farm Systems and Environment; senior editor Laura Hernandez (University of Wisconsin–Madison) and section editor Paul Fricke (University of Wisconsin–Madison) in Physiology; and, finally, senior editor Kerst Stelwagen (SciLactis Ltd.) in Invited Reviews. We are thankful for the service of 76 members of our editorial board. These individuals span the globe and all disciplines of dairy science. Just as helpful notice, editorial board members are usually identified in autumn when we seek to balance the number of incoming papers within each section with an appropriate number of editorial board members. These individuals contribute pro bono and usually review 1 to 3 manuscripts each month. We receive many recommendations and direct requests each year from individuals who want to become more involved with the journal and join the editorial board. As a continued reminder, the first step to becoming an editorial board member is often demonstrating a sufficient number and quality of reviews when acting as an ad hoc reviewer. We also sent out approximately 2,000 “thank you” letters, many of them distributed internationally, to reviewers who served the Journal of Dairy Science in 2023. We sincerely appreciate the contributions of editorial board members and ad hoc reviewers. We recognize that it is the reviewers who ensure that we maintain high scientific standards, and their rapid efforts also ensure we maintain a reasonable time from submission to publication. To further highlight our authors' contributions, we have continued frequent press releases, monthly Editor's Choice articles, and annual Highly Cited Award programs. Congratulations to Adriano Cruz (Instituto Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Jason Lombard (United States Department of Agriculture), and Alberto Palmonari (University of Bologna), who were the 2023 recipients of the Journal's Highly Cited Award. Congratulations are also extended to the 2 new members of the Journal of Dairy Science Club 100: Alessio Cecchinato (University of Padova) and Filippo Miglior (University of Guelph). Winners of 2023 Graduate Student Literature Review Awards were Paul Zeltzer (Michigan State University) for the Dairy Foods Division (MS); Emad Yuzbashian (University of Alberta), who is the 2023 recipient of the ADSA Foundation Graduate Student Literature Review Award: Dairy Foods Division (PhD); Jordan Tonooka (McGill University), who is the 2023 recipient of the ADSA Foundation Graduate Student Literature Review Award: Production Division (MS); and Winston Mason (Massey University), who is the 2023 recipient of the ADSA Foundation Graduate Student Literature Review Award: Production Division (PhD). This year, we also debuted some new changes to our Instructions to Authors, including revised abbreviations and usage rules to help make submitting to and reading the Journal of Dairy Science easier. 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