Animals (journal)

Animals is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal that covers all areas of animal biology, including behavior, physiology, genetics, and ecology. It is published by MDPI and was established in 2011. The editor-in-chief is Clive J. C. Phillips (Estonian University of Life Sciences and Curtin University).

The journal publishes original research articles, review articles, and short communications.

Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in: • CAB Abstracts

• Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences

• EBSCO databases

• Embase

• Food Science and Technology Abstracts

• ProQuest databases

• Science Citation Index Expanded

• Scopus

• The Zoological Record According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 3.0.