Journal of Veterinary and Animal Science
Covers veterinary medicine, animal health, welfare, genetics, production and comparative animal science. Research should describe relevant species and study conditions, follow applicable welfare and ethics requirements, and distinguish exploratory findings from clinical or operational evidence.
Journal aim and scope
The journal aims to publish research that advances understanding of living systems, food and agricultural production, ecosystems, forestry, animal health or biotechnology within its defined subject areas. It considers foundational, methodological and applied studies when the design supports the claims and the relevance to the section is clear. The central contribution should fit at least one of the journal’s academic sections and be meaningful to readers in veterinary and animal science.
Submissions may report field trials, controlled experiments, laboratory assays, molecular or genomic analyses, ecological surveys, systematic evidence synthesis or modelling. Authors should describe sampling, controls, study conditions and analytical methods; studies involving animals, human participants or sensitive biological resources must report applicable approvals and safeguards. Authors should define the research question, connect the approach to the question, describe sources or materials and analytical choices, and provide enough information for critical assessment. Interdisciplinary work is welcome when its relevance to the journal is clear and the methods used for each component are explained.
Interpretations and claims should follow from the reported evidence. Authors should identify uncertainty, limitations and alternative explanations where relevant, and distinguish demonstrated results from implications or future work. Studies involving people, animals, sensitive data or protected material should describe applicable ethics, consent, privacy and permissions.
Production or product claims without suitable controls, biological results with inadequate methodological detail, and studies that omit relevant animal-welfare, biosafety or ethics information fall outside scope. Manuscripts outside the listed sections or lacking an assessable scholarly contribution may be declined at editorial screening. The section descriptions below provide more detailed guidance on topic fit.
Academic sections
The scope is organized into named sections so authors can identify the closest disciplinary route. Review each section description before selecting a journal.
Article types
Article type does not by itself determine suitability. The manuscript must fit the journal’s subject scope and meet the relevant standards for evidence, reporting, ethics and transparency.