Animals

Animals (ISSN 2076-2615) is an international and interdisciplinary scholarly open access journal. It publishes original research articles, reviews, communications, and short notes that are relevant to any field of study that involves animals, including zoology, ethnozoology, animal science, animal ethics and animal welfare. However, preference will be given to those articles that provide an understanding of animals within a larger context (i.e., the animals'' interactions with the outside world, including humans). There is no restriction on the length of the papers. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical research in as much detail as possible. Full experimental details and/or method of study, must be provided for research articles. Articles submitted that involve subjecting animals to unnecessary pain or suffering will not be accepted, and all articles must be submitted with the necessary ethical approval (please refer to the Ethical Guidelines for more information).

《动物》（Animals，ISSN 2076-2615）是一本国际性跨学科开放获取学术期刊。它刊登与动物学、民族动物学、动物科学、动物伦理学和动物福利等任何涉及动物的研究领域相关的原创研究文章、评论、通讯和简讯。不过，我们将优先考虑那些能在更大范围内（即动物与包括人类在内的外部世界的互动）了解动物的文章。论文长度不受限制。我们的目的是鼓励科学家尽可能详细地发表他们的实验和理论研究。研究文章必须提供完整的实验细节和/或研究方法。所有提交的文章都必须获得必要的伦理批准。