Animals (ISSN: 2076-2615) is currently recruiting Editorial Board Members for the following Sections:
- “Animal Ethics”;
- “Birds”;
- “Public Policy, Politics and Law”;
- “Zoo Animals”;
- “Herpetology”;
- “Mammals”;
- “Animal Products”.
More information on our current Editorial Board can be found on the following webpage: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/animals/editors. If you are interested in applying for this position, or if you can recommend potential candidates, please contact the Animals Editorial Office (animals@mdpi.com) for more details.
Animals is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal devoted entirely to animals, including zoology and veterinary sciences, published semimonthly online by MDPI.
The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) and the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine (ECAWBM) are affiliated with Animals. At present, the journal is covered by the following indexing platforms: Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), PubMed, PMC, Embase, PubAg, AGRIS, Animal Science Database, and CAB Abstracts. The impact factor of Animals was 2.753 in 2020, and the 5-year impact factor was 2.942. The Animals website can be accessed via the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/animals.
The benefits of being an Editorial Board Member include the following:
- The opportunity to publish one paper, free of charge, per year in Animals, and potential discounts for additional papers you invite;
- A certificate in recognition of you being an Editorial Board Member of Animals;
- Additional sponsorships for conferences organized by Editorial Board Members.
The responsibilities of Editorial Board Members include the following:
- Supervising the editorial process, including prescreening submissions and making final decisions on whether to accept or reject papers;
- Contributing your work and inviting 3–5 papers to Animals;
- Choosing to edit a Special Issue on a topic related to your research, or recommending potential topics and Guest Editors.
If you are interested in becoming an Editorial Board Member of Animals, please send your application, including a full academic CV, to the Animals Editorial Office (animals@mdpi.com). We look forward to collaborating with you in the future.
