Animal Welfare is an international scientific and technical journal. It publishes the results of peer-reviewed scientific research, technical studies and reviews relating to the welfare of kept animals (eg on farms, in laboratories, zoos and as companions) and of those in the wild whose welfare is compromised by human activities. Papers on related ethical, social, and legal issues and interdisciplinary papers will also be considered for publication. Studies that are derivative or which replicate existing publications will only be considered if they are adequately justified.

Papers will only be considered if they bring new knowledge (for research papers), new perspectives (for reviews) or develop new techniques. Papers must have the potential to improve animal welfare, and the way in which they achieve this, or are likely to do so, must be clearly specified in the section on Animal welfare implications.

《Animal Welfare》是一本由Universities Federation for Animal Welfare出版商出版的专业农林科学期刊，该刊创刊于1992年，刊期Quarterly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE、SCI收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：农林科学 3区，小类学科：兽医学 3区；动物学 3区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q2。该刊发文范围涵盖兽医学等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外兽医学工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为2.293，平均审稿速度较慢,18-36周。