Unlocking Animal Minds
Cutting-Edge Research in Behavior & Cognition
Explore Open-Access Discoveries in Ethology, Cognition, and Beyond
GET STARTED NOW! Where Science Meets the Wild
Peer-Reviewed Insights into Animal Intelligence
Bridging Labs, Fields, and Minds in Open-Access Exploration
GET STARTED NOW!Aims and Scope
Animal Behavior and Cognition (Print ISSN: 2372-5052 Online ISSN: 2372-4323) publishes original empirical research, replication reports, target review articles, opposing viewpoints, brief reports, and theoretical reviews on all aspects of animal behavior and cognition. All articles undergo peer review and editorial review. The journal is multi-disciplinary, and so welcomes submissions from those studying animal behavior, behavioral ecology, ethology, cognitive science, and comparative psychology.
Topics of interest:
Animal welfare
Ensuring ethical treatment and well-being of animals in research and natural environments.
Behavioral genetics
Exploring genetic influences on animal behaviors and their evolutionary traits.
Cognition
Investigating mental processes like memory, learning, and decision-making in animals.
Communication
Studying signals, vocalizations, and cues animals use to interact socially.
Cooperation
Examining collaborative behaviors and mutual benefits among animal groups.
Evolution of Behavior
Tracing how natural selection shapes adaptive animal behaviors over time.
Methodology
Developing reliable techniques for observing and analyzing animal behaviors accurately.
Ontogeny
Analyzing developmental changes in behavior from birth through maturation stages.
Personality
Identifying consistent individual differences in animal temperament and responses.
Problem Solving
Assessing animals' abilities to overcome challenges using intelligence and tools.
Sensory and perceptual Processes
Exploring how animals sense, process, and interpret environmental stimuli.
Social Behavior
Investigating interactions, hierarchies, and group dynamics in animal societies.
Animal Behavior and Cognition offers readers open access to recent important research on all aspects of behavior and cognition assessed in a comparative perspective. For authors, the journal offers no publication fees, rigorous peer-review, rapid turnaround on decisions for submissions, and the chance to provide free access to their research and broader contributions to this field. Articles are indexed in Google Scholar.
Call for Contributions to a Special Issue: The Effects of Animal-Visitor Interactions in Zoos
Over the past few decades, there has been an increase in research examining animal-visitor interactions within zoos. The aim of this special issue is to consolidate current zoo research focused on animal-visitor interactions and their effects on both zoo animals and zoo visitors. Manuscripts that examine any aspect of how zoo animals affect zoo visitors, how zoo visitors affect zoo animals, and/or any broader impact of such interactions are welcomed for consideration in this special issue. The planned publication date for the special issue on animal-visitor interactions in zoos in Animal Behavior and Cognition is November of 2021.
LEARN MOREEditor in Chief
Dr. Lydia M. Hopper
Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, U.S.A.
animalbehaviorandcognition@gmail.com
Call for Proposals for Special Issues
We are soliciting proposals for special issues reflecting any of the general topic areas covered in our aims and scope. Special guest editors would be responsible for recruiting 6-10 articles that may fit within any of the accepted categories of animal behavior and cognition. Please note these special issues can consist of empirical reports of new data, broader summaries of research areas, theoretical debates, or a combination of those perspectives. Guest editors will be responsible for the peer review process with final acceptance dependent on approval by the editors-in-chief. Please email us with proposals (e.g., a working title and tentative list of authors and article titles/topics) at animalbehaviorandcognition@gmail.com.
