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Archivos de Zootecnia reached its 272 issue during 2021. In the present editorial report, we address the facts and figures derived from the editorial process during the past yearly editorial cycle. During 2021, the journal reached an index of 0.8 in Scopus and an index of 0.181 in SJR, which placed it among Q4 journals. A total of 50 manuscripts coming from 17 countries were published. Brazil was the most contributing country the percentage of submissions slightly decreased (38.46%) in favour of an increase of the submissions by authors from other countries. The most frequently used language in the manuscripts was English (38%), followed by Spanish (35%), Portuguese (25%)and French (2%). Depending on mnauscript type, manuscript published were 44 articles, 2 short notes and 6 reviews. The two main topics the articles were about were Feeding and food (n=18; 34.6%) and Breeding and genetics (n=14; 26.9%); while the most frequent species the works dealt with was cattle (n=13; 34%) followed by goats (n=7; 18%). Editorial times between the reception and publication of the manuscripts have comparatively improved according to the results showed in previous years' reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]