All submitted manuscripts to Animal Production Research are assessed initially by the Editor-in-Chief and, if considered to be within the scope of the journal, and of sufficient quality, will be sent for external peer-review, in consultation with members of the Editorial Board. The double-blind refereeing, where anonymity is preserved both for the authors and the referees, has been adopted by Animal Production Research; therefore, authors are asked to remove their names, addresses, and email from the first page of the submitted manuscript, and the acknowledgment section. Decisions will be made as rapidly as possible, and the journal strives to return reviewers’ comments to authors within 6-8 weeks after manuscript reception. The final decision on publication of papers will be based on the comments from reviewers and associate editors and the recommendation of editorial board of journal. It is the goal of the Animal Production Research to send the final decision (accept/reject) on the manuscript to corresponding author within 12 weeks after submission.