Peer review is an essential part in the publication process, ensuring that Animals maintains high quality standards for its published papers. In 2017, a total of 100 papers were published in the journal. Thanks to the cooperation of our reviewers, the median time to first decision was 23 days and the median time to publication was 64 days. The editors would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following reviewers for their time and dedication in 2017:
| Adamczyk, Krzysztof | Kuhar, Chris |
| Allen, Kate | Kurt, Timothy |
| Allen, Michael | Lassen, Jesper |
| Ampe, Bart | Laurence, Michael |
| Anagnostopoulos, Georgios | Laven, Richard |
| Andersen, Monica | Leach, Matthew |
| Anderson, Kenneth | Lewis, Dave |
| Aparicio, Miguel A. | Lopez-Salesansky, Noelia |
| Archer, Gregory S. | Lovercamp, Kyle |
| Arhant, Christine | MacKay, Jill |
| Arkins, Sean | Macleod, Malcolm R. |
| Arney, David | Mahony, Timothy John |
| Ates, Serkan | Main, David |
| Azarpajouh, Samaneh | Malashichev, Yegor |
| Backus, Brittany L. | Maltz, Ephraim |
| Bacon, Heather | Manning, Louise |
| Baker, Sandra | Manteca, Xavier |
| Baker, Kathy | Maple, Terry |
| Barbieri, Sara | Margerison, Jean |
| Barnard, Shanis | Marinelli, Lieta |
| Barnett, Mark | Marsa-Sambola, Ferran |
| Battini, Monica | Martelli, Giovanna |
| Bauer, Erika | Martin, Jessica |
| Baumans, Vera | Matchock, Robert L. |
| Beatty, Julia | Mather, Jennifer |
| Beck, Alan | Matsuoka, Atsuko |
| Bennett, Elizabeth L. | McGlone, John |
| Bentosela, Mariana | McLennan, Krista |
| Berezowski, John | McMillin, Kenneth W. |
| Berliner, Elizabeth | Meagher, Rebecca |
| Biagi, Pier Francesco | Meehan, Cheryl L. |
| Binanti, Diana | Meijboom, Franck |
| Bjalobok, Faith | Mellor, David |
| Bland, Ian | Mench, Joy |
| Boe-Hansen, Gry | Mergenthaler, Marcus |
| Bolea, Rosa | Meyer, Iben |
| Bolwell, Charlotte | Meyer, Robert E. |
| Boogaard, Birgit | Michalopoulou, Eleni |
| Boone, John | Michie, Craig |
| Boyle, Laura | Miele, Mara |
| Brady, Colleen M. | Molento, Carla Forte Maiolino |
| Brearley, Jackie | Montoya Alonso, Jose Alberto |
| Brook, Ryan | Mooring, Mike |
| Broom, Donald | Morgan, Kathleen |
| Buning, J.T. De Cock | Morgan-Davies, Clare |
| Burghardt, Gordon | Morris, Kevin N. |
| Bushby, Philip A. | Morton, David |
| Butterworth, Andrew | Muboko, Never |
| Büttner, Kathrin | Murison, Pamela |
| Calambokidis, John | Nagy, Annamaria |
| Cannon, Claire | Nannoni, Eleonora |
| Carney, Hazel C. | Napolitano, Fabio |
| Carter, Anne | Ng, Zenithson |
| Cenci-Goga, Beniamino T. | Noonan, Michael |
| Chandler, Cynthia Kay | Oppedal, Frode |
| Chastant-Maillard, Sylvie | Osinga, Sjoukje A. |
| Cheng, Heng-Wei | O'Sullivan, Siobhan |
| Chur-Hansen, Anna | Panagiotopoulou, Olga |
| Cirulli, Francesca | Paranhos Da Costa, Mateus José Rodrigues |
| Citek, Jindrich | Parkin, Tim |
| Clarke, Nancy | Pasicka, Edyta |
| Cole, Matthew | Passantino, Annamaria |
| Coombe, Jo | Patronek, Gary |
| Corazzin, Mirco | Patterson, Paul |
| Costa, Marcio | Pearce, Christopher |
| Costall, Alan | Pemberton, Neil |
| D’Occhio, Michael | Peterson, Sam |
| Dai, Francesca | Phalen, David |
| Dalla Villa, Paolo Felice | Piccolo, John |
| Dallaire, Jamie Ahloy | Pirrone, Federica |
| D’Aniello, Biagio | Plà, Lluis M. |
| Dashper, Kate | Pound, Pandora |
| Davies, Anna | Progar, Amber Adams |
| De Rensis, Fabio | Protopopova, Alexandra |
| Delgado, Mikel | Proudfoot, Kathryn |
| Demyda-Peyrás, Sebastián | Quattrocchi, Fedora |
| DeVries, Trevor | Rast, Luzia |
| Di Giminiani, Pierpaolo | Rawlings, John Merritt |
| Dixon, Laura | Reese, Laura |
| Doneley, Bob | Reimert, Inonge |
| Donnett, Uri | Ridoutt, Brad |
| Dórea, Fernanda | Riley, Christopher |
| Doughty, Amanda | Rogers, Chris W. |
| Doveren, Aldo | Rogers, Lesley |
| Dowsey, Andrew | Rollin, Bernard |
| Dunlop, Rebecca | Rowan, Andrew |
| Dvir, Hay | Ruch Gallie, Rebecca |
| Dwyer, Cathy | Ruhnke, Isabelle |
| Dzidic, Alen | Saleri, Roberta |
| Edinboro, Charlotte H. | Sant'Ana, Manuel Magalhães |
| Erasmus, Marisa A. | Scheerlinck, Jean-Pierre |
| Errington, Timothy M. | Schinckel, Allan P |
| Fàbrega, Emma | Schmoelzl, Sabine |
| Farnworth, Mark J. | Schoster, Angelika |
| Fawcett, Anne | Schwarzer, Angela |
| Fei, Andrew Chang-Young | Scobie, David |
| Ferrante, Valentina | Scollo, Annalisa |
| Fidani, Cristiano | Scullion Hall, Laura |
| Fine, Aubrey | Shaw, David |
| Fishlock, Vicki | Shivley, Chelsey B. |
| Font I Furnols, Maria | Shriver, Adam |
| Franco, Nuno Henrique | Siegford, Janice |
| Freeman, Lynetta | Slater, Margaret R. |
| Freire, Raf | Smak, J.A. |
| Galindo, Francisco | Sneddon, Jennifer |
| Gallis, Christos | Sparrey, Julian |
| Gamborg, Christian | Staaveren, Nienke Van |
| Gardiner, Andrew | Stadig, Lisanne M. |
| Garry, Franklyn | Stafleu, Frans |
| Gatel, Laure | Statham, Poppy |
| Gebremedhin, Kifle | Steibel, Juan Pedro |
| Geers, Rony | Stella, Judi |
| Georg, Heiko | Stephenson, Mitchell B. |
| Gianguzza, Paola | Stoeger, Angela |
| Giersberg, Mona Franziska | Sturaro, E. |
| Gill, Margaret | Swinker, Ann M. |
| Gillett, James | Szabo, Judit |
| Gingerich, Eric | Tadich, Tamara |
| Gingrich, Elise N. | Tan, Bie |
| Glenk, Lisa Maria | Teague, Richard |
| Gold, Jenifer | Thornber, Peter |
| Grajfoner, Dasha | Thornton-Kurth, Kara |
| Grandin, Temple | Tilbrook, Alan |
| Grimm, Herwig | Tiplady, Catherine |
| Grogono-Thomas, Rosemary | Todd, Teri |
| Guzek, Dominika | Toribio, Jenny-Ann |
| Ha, James C | Tribe, Andrew |
| Hadley, Phil | Tu, Yan |
| Hagen, Jenny | Tucker, Corrina |
| Hall, Sophie | Turner, Mark |
| Hall, Carol | Uwiera, Richard |
| Hanlon, Alison | Van Eerdenburg, Frank J C M |
| Hargis, Billy | Van Heezik, Yolanda |
| Hart, Benjamin | Ventura, Beth |
| Harvey, Naomi | Verdon, Megan |
| Hässig, Michael | Verstegen, Martin W. A. |
| Hassink, Jan | Vevea, Jack |
| Haxel, Joe | Von Essen, Erica |
| Hazel, Susan | Voslarova, Eva |
| Heleski, Camie | Waldmann, Karl Heinz |
| Henry, Beverley | Walk, Carrie L. |
| Hernandez, Carlos E. | Wallis, Lisa |
| Herskin, Mette S. | Wang, K. |
| Hiby, Elly | Watson, Andrea K. |
| Hickson, Rebecca | Webster, John |
| Hoffman, Christy | Wellbrock, Wiebke |
| Hokkanen, Ann-Helena | Wels, H. |
| Houpt, Katherine Albro | Weng, Hsin-Yi |
| Howard, Veronica | Werner, Scott J. |
| Howell, Tiffani | White, Gavin |
| Humer, Elke | White, Steven |
| Hunt, Melissa | White, Rachel |
| Ijichi, Carrie | White, Peter |
| Irvine, Leslie | Whiting, Terry |
| Izmirli, Serdar | Whitley, David S. |
| Jacobs, Leonie | Whittaker, Alexandra |
| Johnson, Jay S. | Widmar, Nicole Olynk |
| Jonker, Arjan | Williams, Scott C. |
| Karsten, Cynthia | Williams, Angelica |
| Kazdin, Alan | Wilson, David |
| Keates, Helen | Windschnurer, Ines |
| Kiddie, Jenna | Winkel, Albert |
| Kjaer, Joergen | Wohlfarth, Rainer |
| Knight, Andrew | Wycislo, Kathryn |
| Knight, Peter | Wynne, Clive |
| Koluman-Darcan, Nazan | Yamauchi, Hiroyuki |
| Kongara, Kavitha | Yeates, James |
| Kortet, Raine | Zaefarian, Fifi |
| Krawczel, Peter D. | Zervas, George |
| Kreisler, Rachael | Zivotofsky, Ari |
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