Animal Sentience

Aims & Scope

The objective of Animal Sentience is to contribute to the scientific, scholarly, and practical understanding of (1) what and how nonhuman species can feel and think and (2) how to protect and preserve them.

Sensations and perceptions, including pain and pleasure and a wide variety of emotions, are central to a feeling organism's wellbeing.

The scope of Animal Sentience is broad.

Submissions are invited from disciplines spanning the physical, biological and social sciences, the humanities, and beyond, including technology, the arts, law, media, and public policy.

The perspective can be physiological, psychological, behavioural, cognitive, ethological, ecological, veterinary, philosophical, ethical, legal, political, or practical.

Scholarly inquiry does not grow or flourish in isolation from its practical implications.

Creating bridges between science and advocacy is one of academia's increasingly pressing priorities, especially where feelings and welfare -- whether human or nonhuman -- are concerned.

Our understanding of the feelings of other creatures on the planet we share informs, deepens, and strengthens our evolving relationship with them.

For this reason, papers published in Animal Sentience also encourage discussion of how the findings can be applied to advancing policy and practice.

Open Peer Commentary is invited on all target articles from qualified specialists in any of the fields on which the content impinges.

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 and Neuroscience, 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
• Preservation 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 and Neuroscience, 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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