ILLINOIS, USA and STUTTGART, GERMANY (1 January 2025) – The Poultry Science Association (PSA), a professional scientific society representing more than 1,850 scientists, educators, researchers and industry professionals worldwide, announces the acquisition of European Poultry Science, a leading peer-reviewed research journal, from Eugen Ulmer Publishing House of Stuttgart, Germany. The journal joins the PSA’s family of leading international research publications, including its flagship title, Poultry Science, and the prominent applied journal, The Journal of Applied Poultry Research.
The PSA also announces that the journal will become a Gold Open Access publication, making research published in European Poultry Science freely available from the moment of publication. Open access is fundamental to a collaborative, inclusive and transparent research world where quality scientific contributions can be shared and built upon. The Association adopted the Gold Open Access model for its journal family in 2020, and submissions to Poultry Science have more than doubled since then. European Poultry Science will soon be available online through ScienceDirect.com as part of the PSA’s partnership with Elsevier, the world’s largest publisher of academic research.
“The PSA recognises the importance and significance of the European Poultry Science collection,” said Martin Zuidhof, President of the Poultry Science Association. “We are excited and honoured to offer this quality publishing option to poultry scientists around the world.”
For nearly 90 years, European Poultry Science has published original scientific articles, critical reviews and research reports across the entire field of poultry science. The journal has long enjoyed the official support of the German Association for Poultry Science, and the PSA is committed to offering authors in Germany and worldwide the opportunity to publish their research in a highly respected journal with a rigorous peer-review process and an outstanding editorial board.
“We are excited that the PSA is bringing our journal into the Open Access era,” said Michael Grashorn, President of the German Association of Poultry Science and professor at the Institute of Animal Sciences at the University of Hohenheim. “The PSA is an internationally respected organisation, dedicated to providing platforms for sharing and discussing the latest research in the field, and I know the journal is in good hands.”
Editor-in-Chief Barbara Tzschentke will continue to lead European Poultry Science as part of the PSA editorial team. Dr Tzschentke is a senior researcher at the Institute for Agricultural and Urban Ecological Projects (IASP) at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Faculty of Life Sciences, and has served as Editor-in-Chief of the journal since 2018.
The acquisition of European Poultry Science further reinforces the PSA’s commitment to advancing poultry science worldwide. The Association recently hosted its fourth PSA Latin American Scientific Conference in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, and in October 2025 will host its first PSA Pacific Rim Scientific Conference in Macao, China, as listed in the NeXusAvicultura.com Events Calendar
About European Poultry Science (EPS)
European Poultry Science is the official organ of the German Association for Poultry Science e.V. (German Branch of the World’s Poultry Science Association). The online journal European Poultry Science publishes original scientific articles, critical reviews and reports across the entire field of poultry science.
Important note: until 31 December 2024, the online journal European Poultry Science (EPS) was published in Germany by Eugen Ulmer. From 1 January 2025, the journal will be published by the Poultry Science Association (PSA), headquartered in the United States.
About the Poultry Science Association (PSA)
The Poultry Science Association (PSA) is a professional organisation comprising approximately 1,800 educators, scientists, extension specialists, industry researchers, administrators, producers and university students committed to advancing the poultry industry.
Since 1908, the Poultry Science Association has maintained a level of prestige that places it among the leading professional organisations in the field. For over a century, PSA member scientists have contributed, through their research, to the growth of the poultry industry and to the development of safer and more nutritious food products for consumers. During this period, the PSA has served – and continues to serve – as the world’s primary centre for the publication of basic and applied poultry research.
The application of research findings published in the PSA journals, Poultry Science Journal and Journal of Applied Poultry Research, has been and continues to be a major contributor to the rapid growth and maturation of the meat and egg industries. Furthermore, poultry-related research has made substantial contributions to the broader understanding of human health and nutrition.