Journal of Dairy Science®

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Ranked 7th out of 80 journals in Agriculture, Dairy, and Animal Science category

Ranked 57th out of 173 journals in Food Science and Technology category

An official journal of the American Dairy Science Association, the Journal of Dairy Science (JDS) is the leading general dairy research journal in the world. JDS readers represent education, industry, and government agencies in more than 70 countries with interests in biochemistry, breeding, economics, engineering, environment, food science, genetics, microbiology and food safety, nutrition, pathology, physiology, processing, public health, quality assurance, and sanitation.

There is no better way to remain up to date on important advances in the dairy industry than having electronic access to JDS. The journal publishes original research, technical notes, current news items, and articles of general interest to leaders in the dairy industry. Every issue of JDS, starting with the first issue published in 1917 and continuing up to the present, is available as part of the ADSA membership package. ADSA members also receive discounted author publication costs. 

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Congratulations to the authors recently recognized as being among the most highly cited and recently published from 2021 to present in the Journal of Dairy Science®!


Journal of Dairy Science Launches Loyalty Program
 

As of January 2024, the Journal of Dairy Science is re-introducing a loyalty rewards program to give back to its thriving journal community, lower the barriers to academic publishing, and provide tangible benefits to the authors and reviewers who make JDS a stable pillar of the dairy sector and scientific community.

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Curious about the academic publishing process in general, or looking for tips to help improve your publishing experience? Explore the American Dairy Science Association’s webinar series for authors and reviewers, including:


ACCELERATED PUBLISHING TIMES FOR JDS AND JDS COMMUNICATIONS
 

We are pleased to announce that, as of April 2023, we have adjusted our processes to place Journal of Dairy Science (JDS) and JDS Communications articles into the hands of researchers and readers faster than ever before. The field of dairy science continues to advance and innovate, and we are committed to ensuring ADSA journals meet the changing needs of authors and readers, while also maintaining our rigorous standards and record of excellence.

Get all the details on the update—including a detailed FAQ—in a letter from JDS Editor in Chief Paul Kononoff. 

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The Journal of Dairy Science Editor’s Choice features articles selected by the Editor in Chief as especially notable regarding their contribution to dairy science, specifically in dairy foods and dairy production (physiology, management, nutrition, and genetics). Scroll through some of the recent selections:

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Member-Author Loyalty Rewards Program (2014–2018)

To provide page charge relief to loyal ADSA members who are core contributing authors to the Journal of Dairy Science®, ADSA has created a Member-Author Loyalty Rewards Program, effective immediately.

Corresponding authors who have been members of ADSA for at least 5 consecutive years, have published at least 4 articles in the 3 most recent complete volumes, and are active reviewers for the journal qualify automatically. The recipients listed below are acknowledged for having published papers in the Journal of Dairy Science.

The Reward: One article published or accepted in the year following the qualifying period will be free of page charges (up to 10 pages; an $850 value). The qualifying corresponding author must be a professional member in good standing in the year in which the free pages are redeemed. The free pages must be used for one article, even if it is shorter than 10 pages, and cannot be transferred to another author or carried over to the following year. Free papers do not count toward qualifying papers for subsequent rewards. Qualifying authors will receive a separate e-mail with information on how to redeem their free pages.

ADSA recognizes and thanks the following ADSA members for their significant contributions to, and support of, the Journal of Dairy Science, ADSA, and the global dairy industry.

2018 Recipients

  • Adegbola Adesogan
  • R. Akers
  • Michael Allen
  • Jayendra Amamcharla
  • Divakar Ambrose
  • Jill Anderson
  • Louis Armentano
  • Kayanush Aryana
  • Alex Bach
  • David Barbano
  • Herman Barkema
  • Jeffrey Bewley
  • Rodrigo Bicalho
  • Barry Bradford
  • Andre Brito
  • Rupert Bruckmaier
  • Dengpan Bu
  • Victor Cabrera
  • John Cant
  • Zhi-Jun Cao
  • Ronaldo Cerri
  • Stephanie Clark
  • Wayne Coblentz
  • Robert Collier
  • David Combs
  • Milena Corredig
  • Albert De Vries
  • Trevor DeVries
  • Shawn Donkin
  • James Drackley
  • MaryAnne Drake
  • Jocelyn Dubuc
  • Todd Duffield
  • Marcia Endres
  • Richard Erdman
  • Peter Erickson
  • Jeffrey Firkins
  • Paul Fricke
  • Julio Giordano
  • Christiane Girard
  • Sandra Godden
  • Mary Beth Hall
  • Harald Hammon
  • Kevin Harvatine
  • Arlyn Heinrichs
  • Wolfgang Heuwieser
  • Alexander Hristov
  • Pekka Huhtanen
  • Margit Jensen
  • Ermias Kebreab
  • David Kelton
  • Paul Kononoff
  • Peter Krawczel
  • Limin Kung
  • Pierre Lacasse
  • Adam Lock
  • Juan Loor
  • John Lucey
  • Matthew Lucy
  • Marcos Marcondes
  • Jessica McArt
  • Joseph McFadden
  • Donald McMahon
  • John McNamara
  • Michael Miller
  • Carmen Moraru
  • Paolo Moroni
  • Kasey Moyes
  • Timothy Mutsvangwa
  • Daryl Nydam
  • Masahito Oba
  • Thomas Overton
  • Pablo Pinedo
  • Yves Pouliot
  • John Roche
  • Pamela Ruegg
  • Jose Eduardo Santos
  • Marcos Santos
  • Gustavo Schuenemann
  • Nagendra Shah
  • Randy Shaver
  • Lorraine Sordillo
  • Michael Steele
  • Jeffrey Stevenson
  • Sha Tao
  • Cassandra Tucker
  • Michael Van Amburgh
  • Jose Luiz Vasconcelos
  • Elsa Vasseur
  • Marina von Keyserlingk
  • Michel Wattiaux
  • Daniel Weary
  • William Weiss
  • Joel Weller
  • Martin Wiedmann
  • George Wiggans
  • Qendrim Zebeli

2017 Recipients

  • Adegbola T. Adesogan
  • R. M. Akers
  • Michael S. Allen
  • J. K. Amamcharla
  • Sanjeev Anand
  • Jill Anderson
  • Alex Bach
  • David M. Barbano
  • Jeffrey M. Bewley
  • R. C. Bicalho
  • Barry Bradford
  • Rupert M. Bruckmaier
  • Victor E. Cabrera
  • G. Caja
  • R. L. A. Cerri
  • Stephanie Clark
  • Wayne K. Coblentz
  • Robert Collier
  • Dave Combs
  • M. Corredig
  • Geoffrey Dahl
  • Albert de Vries
  • Trevor DeVries
  • S. S. Donkin
  • J. K. Drackley
  • Mary Anne Drake
  • Todd F. Duffield
  • M. I. Endres
  • P. S. Erickson
  • J. L. Firkins
  • P. M. Fricke
  • K. N. Galvao
  • J. O. Giordano
  • C. L. Girard
  • S. Govindasamy-Lucey
  • Mary Beth Hall
  • H. M. Hammon
  • M. D. Hanigan
  • Kevin J. Harvatine
  • Arlyn (Jud) Heinrichs
  • W. Heuwieser
  • A. N. Hristov
  • P. Huhtanen
  • Margit Bak Jensen
  • E. Kebreab
  • David Kelton
  • P. J. Kononoff
  • Limin Kung Jr.
  • P. Lacasse
  • A. L. Lock
  • Juan J Loor
  • J. A. Lucey
  • Donald McMahon
  • Kasey Moyes
  • T. Mutsvangwa
  • Daryl Nydam
  • Masahito Oba
  • Thomas R. Overton
  • Jennie Pryce
  • Chris K. Reynolds
  • J. R. Roche
  • Pamela L. Ruegg
  • J. E. P. Santos
  • N. P. Shah
  • Randy D. Shaver
  • Lorraine M. Sordillo
  • D. M. Spurlock
  • Judith R. Stabel
  • Charles Staples
  • J. S. Stevenson
  • P. M. Tomasula
  • Cassandra B. Tucker
  • Marcos Veiga dos Santos
  • Marina von Keyserlingk
  • D. M. Weary
  • W. P. Weiss
  • Joel I. Weller
  • M. Wiedmann
  • George R. Wiggans
  • Milo C. Wiltbank

2016 Recipients

  • Adegbola T. Adesogan
  • M. Albenzio
  • Michael S. Allen
  • Kayanush Aryana
  • Alex Bach
  • David M. Barbano
  • Chaouki Benchaar
  • Jeffrey M. Bewley
  • R. C. Bicalho
  • Gerd Bobe
  • Barry Bradford
  • Rupert M. Bruckmaier
  • Victor E. Cabrera
  • G. Caja
  • R. L. A. Cerri
  • R. C. Chebel
  • Stephanie Clark
  • Wayne K. Coblentz
  • Robert Collier
  • Dave Combs
  • M. Corredig
  • Geoffrey Dahl
  • Rodolfo Luzbel de la Sota
  • Trevor DeVries
  • J. K. Drackley
  • Mary Anne Drake
  • Jocelyn Dubuc
  • Todd F. Duffield
  • M. I. Endres
  • J.-S. Eun
  • V. Fievez
  • J. L. Firkins
  • P. M. Fricke
  • K. N. Galvao
  • Sandra M. Godden
  • H. M. Hammon
  • M. D. Hanigan
  • Kevin J. Harvatine
  • Jud (Arlyn) Heinrichs
  • W. Heuwieser
  • A. N. Hristov
  • P. Huhtanen
  • David Kelton
  • Hasan Khatib
  • P. J. Kononoff
  • Bjorn Kuhla
  • Limin Kung Jr.
  • P. Lacasse
  • Helene Lapierre
  • Noah B. Litherland
  • J.-X. Liu
  • A. L. Lock
  • Juan J Loor
  • J. A. Lucey
  • Matt C. Lucy
  • Donald McMahon
  • Masahito Oba
  • Thomas R. Overton
  • Jennie Pryce
  • J. R. Roche
  • Pamela L. Ruegg
  • J. E. P. Santos
  • N. P. Shah
  • Randy D. Shaver
  • D. M. Spurlock
  • J. S. Stevenson
  • Cassandra B. Tucker
  • Marina von Keyserlingk
  • D. M. Weary
  • W. P. Weiss
  • Milo C. Wiltbank
  • Peiqiang Yu

2015 Recipients

  • Adegbola Adesogan
  • Michael Allen
  • Sanjeev Anand
  • Alex Bach
  • Michael Ballou
  • David Barbano
  • David Beede
  • Chaouki Benchaar
  • Jeffrey Bewley
  • Rodrigo Bicalho
  • Gerd Bobe
  • Barry Bradford
  • Rupert Bruckmaier
  • Stephen Butler
  • Victor Cabrera
  • Gerardo Caja
  • Ricardo Chebel
  • Yves Chilliard
  • Wayne Coblentz
  • John Cole
  • Peter Constable
  • Benjamin Corl
  • Milena Corredig
  • Geoffrey Dahl
  • Trevor DeVries
  • James Drackley
  • MaryAnne Drake
  • Todd Duffield
  • Marcia Endres
  • Peter Erickson
  • Jeffrey Firkins
  • Paul Fricke
  • Klibs Neblan Galvao
  • Phil Garnsworthy
  • Sandra Godden
  • Mark Hanigan
  • Peter Hansen
  • Kevin Harvatine
  • Arlyn Heinrichs
  • Bradley Heins
  • Wolfgang Heuwieser
  • Alexander Hristov
  • Hasan Khatib
  • Paul Kononoff
  • Limin Kung
  • Pierre Lacasse
  • Helene Lapierre
  • Noah Litherland
  • Jian-Xin Liu
  • Adam Lock
  • Juan Loor
  • Matthew Lucy
  • Brian McBride
  • Carmen Moraru
  • Daryl Nydam
  • Masahito Oba
  • Thomas Overton
  • Jennie Pryce
  • Scott Rankin
  • John Roche
  • Pamela Ruegg
  • Jose Eduardo Santos
  • Tonya Schoenfuss
  • Nagendra Shah
  • Randy Shaver
  • Kathy Soder
  • Lorraine Sordillo
  • Jeffrey Stevenson
  • Marina von Keyserlingk
  • Daniel Weary
  • William Weiss
  • Milo Wiltbank
  • Peiqiang Yu

2014 Recipients

  • Adegbola Adesogan
  • Michael S. Allen
  • Alex Bach
  • David M. Barbano
  • Dale E. Bauman
  • David K. Beede
  • Jeffrey M. Bewley
  • R. C. Bicalho
  • Barry Bradford
  • Glen Broderick
  • Rupert M. Bruckmaier
  • Stephen Butler
  • V. E. Cabrera
  • Ricardo Chebel
  • Yves Chilliard
  • Wayne K. Coblentz
  • Geoff Dahl
  • Chad Dechow
  • Trevor DeVries
  • Lorraine Doepel
  • Shawn Donkin
  • James Drackley
  • MaryAnne Drake
  • Peter S. Erickson
  • J. S. Eun
  • Paul M. Fricke
  • Sandra M. Godden
  • H. M. Hammon
  • M. D. Hanigan
  • Federico Harte
  • Jud Heinrichs
  • Bradley J. Heins
  • Alex Hristov
  • Hasan Khatib
  • Pierre Lacasse
  • Helen Lapierre
  • Noah B. Litherland
  • J.-X. Liu
  • Juan J. Loor
  • John A. Lucey
  • Matt C. Lucy
  • Donald McMahon
  • Lloyd E. Metzger
  • Filippo Miglior
  • U. Moallem
  • C. I. Moraru
  • H. D. Norman
  • Daryl Nydam
  • Masahito Oba
  • Thomas R. Overton
  • Jennie Pryce
  • Scott A. Rankin
  • Robert F. Roberts
  • John R. Roche
  • Pamela Ruegg
  • J. E. P. Santos
  • Gustavo Schuenemann
  • Ynte H. Schukken
  • Nagendra Shah
  • Randy Shaver
  • Jeff Stevenson
  • H. H. Swalve
  • William Thatcher
  • Paul VanRaden
  • Marina von Keyserlingk
  • Daniel Weary
  • W. P. Weiss
  • George Wiggans
  • Milo C. Wiltbank
  • Peiqiang Yu