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Animals (ISSN: 2076-2615) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal devoted entirely to animals, including zoology and veterinary sciences, published semimonthly online by MDPI. The journal focuses on any field of study that involves animals, including animal science, animal welfare, animal ethics, zoology, ethnozoology, and anthrozoology. More information about the journal is available at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/animals.

To help develop the Section “Animal Nutrition”, the Animals Editorial Office put out an open call for Special Issue proposals. Special Issues present an opportunity for a group of authors to work on an interconnected set of papers on an innovative topic. We aim to solicit high-quality proposals that will be evaluated in a competitive procedure on an ongoing basis throughout the year.

Proposed Special Issues should have a well-articulated unifying topic and reflect, at an international level, the best work in a particular research area, as either a well-established area or an important emerging area, in which future investigations may be boosted by the publication of a set of high-quality papers. Hence, an international group of Guest Editors and a few high-quality planned papers are encouraged.

Proposals for Special Issues should be sent to the Editorial Office, who will forward them to the Editors of Animals for evaluation, or they can be submitted via the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journalproposal/sendproposalspecialissue/animals.

Information to be provided in your proposal:

• A 300–500-word summary explaining the proposed topic’s significance, novelty, technical advancement, and adherence to the scope of the journal;
• A total of 5–10 keywords on the topic;
• A plan for obtaining high-quality papers or a list of at least three planned papers;
• A brief resume of the proposed Guest Editors together with their information (title, name, email, affiliation, personal website, and keywords of interests);
• A proposed submission deadline (Special Issues normally run for 6–8 months).

As a Guest Editor, you would be responsible for the following:

• Defining the aims and scopes of Special Issues;
• Providing potential author lists and inviting high-quality contributions;
• Pre-screening, supervising the whole peer review process, and making decisions on new submissions to the Special Issue (based on the review reports);
• Promoting the Special Issue at conferences, on social media, and on other relevant platforms.

As a Guest Editor, you would have the following benefits:

• A certificate of recognition as a Guest Editor of Animals;
• The ability to publish one feature paper (free of charge) in your Special Issue;
• The ability to provide invited authors with discounts when they submit high-quality papers to be published in your Special Issue;
• Travel grant opportunities to attend featured conferences;
• Receive a printed book with an ISBN of the Special Issue if more than 8 papers are published by the end of the Special Issue;
• Consideration as an Animals Editorial Board Member candidate if a Special Issue is successful;
• Further opportunities to apply for journal awards given by Animals;
• An ideal avenue for networking and communicating with scholars in the research community, as well as a chance to be an influential person within your discipline. The relationships you develop will last beyond the publication of your Special Issue, establishing a network for future collaboration.

The Editorial Office will assist in setting up the Special Issue webpage, arranging promotional materials, sending out invitations to potential contributing papers, and taking care of administrative tasks associated with peer review, including inviting reviewers, collating reports, contacting authors, and ensuring professional production before publication.

Please do not hesitate to email animals@mdpi.com if you are interested and would like further details or clarification.

We look forward to receiving your proposals.

Animals Editorial Office