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Animal Diseases is a peer-reviewed, open access academic journal sponsored by Huazhong Agricultural University. The journal promoting One Health initiative and committed to publish high-quality innovated and prospective works in animal disease research/application which are closely related to human health. The founding chief editors are Drs. Huanchun Chen (Huazhong Agricultural University, China) and Zhen F. Fu (University of Georgia, USA). The editorial board is composed of top scientists from 11 countries, with expertise in the fields of veterinary medicine and public health.

Animal Diseases will publish Research articles, Reviews, Short Communication, Case Report etc.

Articles accepted before 1 July 2026, the publication costs for Animal Diseases are covered by Huazhong Agricultural University so authors do not need to pay an article-processing charge. Huazhong Agricultural University works with American Journal Experts to provide free (only for authors of Animal Diseases), professional language editing service for authors after acceptance.

Effective 1 July 2026, the Journal will transition from full sponsorship to an author-pay model. All manuscripts accepted on or after this date will be subject to the journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC). 

Editors-in-Chief
  • Huanchun Chen PhD
  • Zhen F. Fu PhD

Journal metrics

Journal Impact Factor
2.0 (2024)
5-year Journal Impact Factor
2.5 (2024)
Submission to first decision (median)
11 days
Downloads
236k (2025)

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Journal updates

  • Collection List

    A list of open and published Collections and Special Issues in Animal Diseases.

  • Change to Open-Access Funding Model

    Effective 1 July 2026, the Journal will transition from full sponsorship to an author-pay model. All manuscripts accepted on or after this date will be subject to the journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC). Manuscripts accepted before 1 July 2026 will remain free of charge.

  • Article Types

    Important! Formatting guidelines for specific article types can be found here.

Journal information

Electronic ISSN
2731-0442
Abstracted and indexed in
  1. BIOSIS
  2. Baidu
  3. Biological Abstracts
  4. CAB Abstracts
  5. CLOCKSS
  6. CNKI
  7. CNPIEC
  8. Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
  9. Chinese Academy of Medical Science (CAMS)
  10. DOAJ
  11. Dimensions
  12. EBSCO
  13. Emerging Sources Citation Index
  14. Google Scholar
  15. Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  16. Naver
  17. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  18. Ovid Discovery
  19. Portico
  20. ProQuest
  21. SCImago
  22. SCOPUS
  23. TD Net Discovery Service
  24. Wanfang
  25. eLibrary.ru
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