Veterinary and Animal Science

Veterinary and Animal Science (VAS) was first published in December 2016 as a fully open access publication from Elsevier with Dr Andy Butterworth of the University of Bristol, UK, as Founding Editor (2016-2018). VAS attained its first Impact Factor of 1.5 and Cite Score of 3.7 in 2022 under the leadership of Professor Aduli Malau-Aduli of the University of Newcastle, Australia, as Editor-in-Chief from 2018. VAS strongly encourages a multidisciplinary, original and innovative scientific approach to research in the animal science and animal health spectra. The scope of the journal is streamlined into two major sections and covers ruminant, monogastric, aquaculture, equine, camelid and other domestic animal species: 1) Animal Science and 2) Veterinary Science

The Animal Science Section will consider original, multidisciplinary and innovative scientific research submissions in the following areas:

Animal Genetics, Breeding and Bioinformatics;

Animal Nutrition, Feeds and Feeding;

Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics;

Livestock Production and Management - Meat, Dairy, Wool, Equine, Swine, Bovine, Ovine, Caprine and Poultry Sciences;

Food Safety, Shelf-Life and Microbiology.

The Veterinary Science Section will consider manuscripts in these areas of original, multidisciplinary and innovative scientific research:

Veterinary Physiology, Reproduction and Endocrinology;

Veterinary Surgery and Clinical Sciences;

Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health;

Veterinary Pathology, Immunology, Virology and Pharmacology;

Veterinary Diagnostics and Radiology;

Veterinary and Animal Science Education.

This is a guide to the main areas which Veterinary and Animal Science considers; however, it is not an exhaustive list.Original full research articles, invited systematic and scoping reviews, short communications, case studies, ideas for special issues, and editorial opinions are welcome. However, submissions on topics related to wild animals that are not under the care or direct management of humans, case reports based on only one animal, correspondences to the editor, and questionnaire-based surveys only, will not be considered.