Animal Welfare

Aims & Scope

Animal Welfare is an international scientific and technical journal.

It publishes the results of peer-reviewed scientific research, technical studies and reviews relating to the welfare of kept animals (eg on farms, in laboratories, zoos and as companions) and of those in the wild whose welfare is compromised by human activities.

Papers on related ethical, social, and legal issues and interdisciplinary papers will also be considered for publication.

Studies that are derivative or which replicate existing publications will only be considered if they are adequately justified.

Papers will only be considered if they bring new knowledge (for research papers), new perspectives (for reviews) or develop new techniques.

Papers must have the potential to improve animal welfare, and the way in which they achieve this, or are likely to do so, must be clearly specified in the section on Animal welfare implications.

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)
• Web of Science
• Embase

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 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
• 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, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Veterinary, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 3,450.00 USD. Learn more.

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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.

• A Scientific Conception of Animal Welfare that Reflects Ethical Concerns

  Citation: 760

  Authors: D, D M, E A, B N

• Can't stop, won't stop: is stereotypy a reliable animal welfare indicator?

  Citation: 487

  Authors: GJ, NR

• Extending the ‘Five Domains’ model for animal welfare assessment to incorporate positive welfare states

  Citation: 458

  Authors: DJ, NJ

• Development of the short-form Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale (CMPS-SF) and derivation of an analgesic intervention score

  Citation: 392

  Authors: J, AM, JML, D, P, EM

• Factors influencing human attitudes to animals and their welfare

  Citation: 337

  Authors: JA

• The impact of genetic selection for increased milk yield on the welfare of dairy cows

  Citation: 336

  Authors: PA, DM

• Using behaviour to assess animal welfare

  Citation: 273

  Authors: MS

• Why is There no Simple Way of Measuring Animal Welfare?

  Citation: 268

  Authors: G, M

• ‘Pleasures’,'Pains’ and Animal Welfare: Toward a Natural History of Affect

  Citation: 255

  Authors: D, I J H

• Dog training methods: their use, effectiveness and interaction with behaviour and welfare

  Citation: 252

  Authors: EF, NJ, JWS