Animal Diseases

Aims & Scope

Animal Diseases focuses on the latest research and technology advances in animal diseases that are closely related to human health and explores challenges and countermeasures that environmental changes pose to animal and human.

It provides rapid publication of the most innovative and quality papers that address the etiology and pathogenesis of infectious (viral, bacterial and parasitic) and non-infectious (genetic disorders, tumors, metabolic diseases etc.) diseases linked to animals, as well as the progresses towards their prevention and treatments, including, but not limited to, epidemiology, etiology, pathology, immunology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention and treatments.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology and Veterinary, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology and Veterinary, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The taxonomy, host range and pathogenicity of coronaviruses and other viruses in the Nidovirales order

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Zhijian, Ye, Xingyi

• Update on molecular diversity and multipathogenicity of staphylococcal superantigen toxins

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Dong-Liang, Shaowen, Rendong, Hisaya K.

• The epidemiology of swine influenza

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Yin, Ian

• Review of sheep and goat pox disease: current updates on epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention and control measures in Ethiopia

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Girma, Getaw, Belayneh, Hassen, Mirtneh

• Current status and challenges in drug discovery against the globally important zoonotic cryptosporidiosis

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Guan, Jigang, Gregory D.

• Eliminating dog-mediated rabies: challenges and strategies

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Harish Kumar, Jully, Ian D.

• Roles of host proteases in the entry of SARS-CoV-2

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Alexandria, Yunjeong, Kyeong-Ok

• Rabies in a postpandemic world: resilient reservoirs, redoubtable riposte, recurrent roadblocks, and resolute recidivism

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Charles E., Philip P., R. Guy, Ivan V.

• African swine fever virus MGF505-3R inhibits cGAS-STING-mediated IFN-β pathway activation by degrading TBK1

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Mingyang, Jiawei, Yuetong, Yu, Chunwei, Yu, Yiyuan, Junhong, Xiaoxu, Jianzhong, Nan, Wentao, Yanlong, Guilian, Yan, Chunfeng, Xin

• Roles of bile acids in enteric virus replication

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Fanzhi, Linda J., Qiuhong