Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine

Aims & Scope

Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine (ISSN 1674-5817; CN 31-1954/Q) is the first professional academic journal in the field of laboratory animal science and technology in China.

The journal is founded in 1981, firstly named as Shanghai Livestock and Veterinary Newsletters - Experimental Animal Science.

In 1984, it was renamed as Shanghai Experimental Animal Science, and in 2005 it was renamed to the current title.

The journal publishes general and advanced academic content including new achievements, new progress and new information within the field of construction of animal models for human diseases, the technology and methods of animal experiments, the development and use of laboratory animal resources, the facilities and management for laboratory animals, animal biology, experimental animal medicine, comparative medicine of human and animals, etc.

The columns include Perspective, Original Research Article, Review, Experience, Policy and Regulation, Practice and Exploration, Standard and Guideline, Newsletter and Book Review, Case Report, Personage, In Brief etc.

The aimed readers are practitioners in scientific research, education and medicine engaged in the production, breeding, detection and management of laboratory animals in the fields of biology, medicine, pharmacy, zoology and agronomy.

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Health Professions and Medicine, 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.

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• Copyright url
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APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Health Professions and Medicine, 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 5,606.00 CNY. Learn more.

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