Launch of “Animal” - A major new International Journal of Animal
Bioscience
www.animal-journal.eu
Animal
– The International Journal of Animal Bioscience’ is the central
element in a new and exciting collaborative venture between European
Federation for Animal Science (EAAP), Institut National de la
Recherche Agronomique (INRA), and British Society of Animal Science
(BSAS).
Animal
has been established to better meet the future challenges in the
dissemination of knowledge and to address the developing areas
within the animal biosciences. Whilst it represents a merging of
three scientific journals, the vision is to develop a completely new
entity which seeks to attract the best research in animal biology
and animal systems from across the spectrum of the agricultural,
biomedical and environmental sciences. The concept is not exclusive
and the three partners invite other journals to join this initiative
and to further rationalise the publishing of knowledge from the
animal biosciences.
Mike Steele (BSAS Chief Executive )
Philippe Chemineau (INRA Head Animal Physiology and Livestock
Systems Department) Andrea Rosati (EAAP – Secretary General ) said
that,
“Our aim is
to make ANIMAL a major international force in the animal science
sector and to raise the profile and standing of integrative biology
alongside more specialist disciplines. This is a truly International
collaboration with all three parties contributing different skills
in animal science communication. Our aim is to benefit from each
other’s strengths and produce a first class publication that will
also reduce fragmentation in the sector.”
Animal
aims at publishing original, cutting-edge research and
horizon-scanning reviews on animal-related aspects of the life
sciences at the molecular, cellular, organ whole animal and
production system levels
The main subject areas covered include Animal Breeding and Genetics,
Nutrition, Physiology and Functional Biology of Systems, Behaviour,
Welfare and Health, Production and Livestock Systems and Animals and
the Environment. Animal models and papers dealing with the
integration of research between these topics and their impact on the
environment and people will be particularly welcome.
The new journal will be launched from
February 2007 and the new team is delighted that Cambridge
University Press will be the
publisher.
The Management Board of the journal
is seeking an Editor-in-Chief who will have full scientific
responsibility for launching and developing
Animal
including overseeing the integration of current
journals, initiating new methods of delivery and raising the profile
and impact of the journal.
Animal
presents an exciting new opportunity for BSAS members, INRA
staff and EAAP Commissions to publish high-quality papers and
contribute to the vision of a leading International journal with a
European base. ANIMAL is your journal, owned by BSAS, INRA and EAAP
entirely for the benefit of scientists.
Authors of papers currently submitted
to Animal Science, Animal Research and Reproduction, Nutrition,
Development which cannot be published by January 2007 will be
contacted to ask if they wish to submit their paper to the new
journal.
If you would like to learn more about
Animal
or are interested in submitting papers, please contact:
