Thematic publishing

Special issues

Special issues invite focused scholarship on emerging areas of veterinary and animal sciences under editorial oversight and standard peer review.

Proposal themes welcomed

Antimicrobial resistance

Surveillance, stewardship, resistance mechanisms, farm-level interventions, and One Health risk reduction.

Climate-smart livestock

Animal adaptation, production resilience, disease ecology, heat stress, and sustainable feeding systems.

Reproductive technologies

Fertility, embryo technologies, semen evaluation, reproductive endocrinology, and herd reproductive performance.

Precision animal health

Diagnostics, sensors, decision support, artificial intelligence, and field-ready monitoring tools.

Guest editor responsibilities

  • Define a clear theme within the journal scope.
  • Provide a realistic call-for-papers timeline and target article types.
  • Recommend independent reviewers while avoiding conflicts of interest.
  • Support editorial decisions without bypassing standard peer review.
  • Prepare an introductory editorial after accepted articles are finalized.