Problems of Veterinary Education, Science and Profession: Second Edition
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editor
Interests: veterinary public health; One Health; veterinary profession
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Minimum standards for veterinary programs are set by law and national and international regulators of the veterinary profession. They are assumed to be of the highest quality and are welcoming of innovative approaches in terms of animal treatment. Their aim is to harmonize the veterinary education provided to students in order to ensure a standard, high-grade product which prioritises animals' welfare; the welfare of animals impacts human health, as expressed in the One Health initiative. It is not widely recognized in society that, following graduation, veterinarians start their post-graduate education in the form of life-long learning in order to assure best and updated services and provision of high-quality care to animals. Due to the high emotional intelligence that veterinarians tend to possess, they also struggle with high stress levels at work, leading to different forms of conflict and burnout, which may negatively impact the animal healthcare standards they are supposed to assure.
We are pleased to invite all veterinary scientists and their collaborators to share their experience, knowledge and results of research related to the problems they have encountered at work with animals or teaching animal science subjects. Studies on their impact on animals and their health outcomes as patients at all stages of veterinary studies and the practicing veterinary profession are highly encouraged.
This Special Issue aims to share systemic solutions, algorithms, new education methodologies and analyses of trends both in the veterinary professional workplace, in veterinary research, and veterinary academic and educational activity related to all species of animals in direct relation to their health and welfare.
For this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:
- Veterinary education and expertise;
- Animal advocacy;
- Professional exposition to zoonotic agents and other hazards;
- Animal welfare and veterinary procedures;
- Food and animal law.
I look forward to receiving your valuable contributions.
Dr. Joanna Wojtacka
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Animals is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- veterinary education
- zoonoses
- welfare
- legal regulations
- veterinary profession
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