Frontiers in Animal Science is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on the human use of animals across multiple contexts including: food, clothing, transport, research, sport and companionship.

The journal is led by Field Chief Editor Prof Christine Janet Nicol (Royal Veterinary College, UK) and welcomes submissions in all areas of natural or social science that address the human use of animals, including those that bridge the gap between animal science and the urgent policy questions surrounding human health, environmental sustainability, and animal welfare. Frontiers in Animal Science is currently indexed in ESCI, Scopus, DOAJ, among others.

The journal covers the following subject areas:

animal breeding and genetics
animal nutrition
animal physiology and management
animal welfare and policy
precision livestock farming
product quality

In addition, submissions on the following topics are encouraged:

animal housing
the ethics of animal production
consumer and stakeholder attitudes
environmental sustainability
governance
the role of animals in food security and health

Advances in approaches and technologies concerning genomics, microbiome studies, and automation are also welcome. In particular, the journal welcomes submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 2: zero hunger; and SDG 12: responsible consumption and production.

Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered.

Frontiers in Animal Science is committed to advancing developments in the field of animal science research by communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Impact

Frontiers in Animal Science

Animal Welfare and Policy

Participating Journals

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Frontiers in Ethology

Behavioral Development and Play