JAAWS is currently accepting submissions

Issues under discussion include:

• describing and measuring the well-being of an animal
• animal consciousness
• engineering versus performance criteria of welfare in laboratory animals
• biogenetic engineering
• species reintroduction
• animal companions
• overpopulation
• the effect and limits of field studies on welfare
• feral cat management
• welfare issues associated with trapping

Manuscript Submission

• Authors should submit manuscripts as email attachments in Microsoft Word format to Ken.Shapiro@animalsandsociety.org
• All applicable governmental and institutional guidelines regarding the use of human and nonhuman animal subjects must be strictly adhered to.
• Submitted manuscripts must not have been published previously, nor may they be under review for publication elsewhere.
• Manuscript submissions should conform to the guidelines described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (4th Edition). Click here for author style guide.

As it is devoted to the enhancement of welfare, JAAWS will not publish studies that in its view involve significant pain, distress, harm, or injury to subjects. The editors strongly encourage discussion of the animal welfare implications of findings, including ethical issues raised by the implementation of the study and their resolution.

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