Journal Guide

Companion Animal Health and Genetics is an open access journal focused on advancing the health and welfare of domesticated animals/pets by providing new clinical, genetic, and epidemiological insights.

Companion Animal Health and Genetics accepts articles on the health and welfare of all companion animals, such as cats, dogs, horses, rodents, rabbits, birds, exotic pets, and fish. It welcomes clinical research articles, case reports, commentary, letters to the Editor, reviews, short reports on but not limited to the areas of internal medicine, emergency medicine and critical care, cardiology, oncology, neurology, dermatology, ophthalmology, pathology, diagnostic imaging, and clinical genetics. Additionally, the journal welcomes research on genetic and epidemiological studies that contribute to a better understanding of risk factors for diseases, disease patterns and the impact of breeding on animal health. Due to their relevance and close genetic link, these studies may also include wild ancestors of companion animals.

We aim to provide guidelines for improving disease diagnostics, therapeutic interventions, and disease management strategies for policy makers, veterinarians, and pet breeders.

Formerly known as Canine Genetics and Epidemiology/Canine Medicine and Genetics, this journal began with an emphasis on genetic and epidemiological research relating to breed diversity as well as clinical reports on canine diseases and is now expanded to include studies on all companion animals.

Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology of Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology deals with molecular, cellular, integrative, and ecological physiology. Topics include bioenergetics, circulation, development, excretion, ion regulation, endocrinology, neurobiology, nutrition, respiration, and thermal biology. Study on regulatory mechanisms at any level of organization such as signal transduction and cellular interaction and control of behavior are also published.The Journal receives editorial direction from all the major societies in the field (European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry,the Japanese Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Canadian Society of Zoologists (CBP Section), the Society for Experimental Biology, the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (formerly the American Society for Zoologists), the Australian and New Zealand Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, the South American Society for Comparative Physiology & Biochemistry, the Russian Physiological Society, and the Chinese Association for Physiological Sciences)Part B: Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyPart C: Toxicology & PharmacologyPart D: Genomics & Proteomics

Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology covers biochemical and molecular biology aspects of metabolism, enzymology, regulation, nutrition, signal transduction, promoters, gene structure and regulation, metabolite and cell constituents, macromolecular structures, adaptational mechanisms and evolutionary principles.The Journal receives editorial direction from all the major societies in the field (European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry,the Japanese Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Canadian Society of Zoologists (CBP Section), the Society for Experimental Biology, the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (formerly the American Society for Zoologists), the Australian and New Zealand Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, the South American Society for Comparative Physiology & Biochemistry, the Russian Physiological Society, and the Chinese Association for Physiological Sciences)Part A: Molecular & Integrative PhysiologyPart C: Toxicology & PharmacologyPart D: Genomics & Proteomics

Part C: Toxicology and Pharmacology is concerned with chemical and drug action at different levels of organization, biotransformation of xenobiotics, mechanisms of toxicity, including reactive oxygen species and carcinogenesis, endocrine disruptors, natural products chemistry, and signal transduction with a molecular approach to these fields.The Journal receives editorial direction from all the major societies in the field (European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry,the Japanese Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Canadian Society of Zoologists (CBP Section), the Society for Experimental Biology, the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (formerly the American Society for Zoologists), the Australian and New Zealand Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, the South American Society for Comparative Physiology & Biochemistry, the Russian Physiological Society, and the Chinese Association for Physiological Sciences)Part A: Molecular & Integrative PhysiologyPart B: Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyPart D: Genomics & Proteomics

Part D: Genomics and Proteomics. This section covers the broader comprehensive approaches to comparative biochemistry and physiology that can be generally termed as " -omics", e.g., genomics, functional genomics (transcriptomics), proteomics, metabolomics, and underlying bioinformatics. Papers dealing with fundamental aspects and hypotheses in comparative physiology and biochemistry are encouraged rather than studies whose main focus is purely technical or methodological.Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology, with its four sections, receives editorial direction from all the major societies in the field (European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry,the Japanese Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Canadian Society of Zoologists (CBP Section), the Society for Experimental Biology, the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (formerly the American Society for Zoologists), the Australian and New Zealand Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, the South American Society for Comparative Physiology & Biochemistry, the Russian Physiological Society, and the Chinese Association for Physiological Sciences)Part A: Molecular & Integrative PhysiologyPart B: Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyPart C: Toxicology & Pharmacology

Comparative Clinical Pathology (previously Comparative Haematology International) provides a source for the publication of reviews, research reports, technical notes and case histories covering all aspects of haematology and clinical chemistry in any species. The journal addresses itself to all scientists with an interest in the field of comparative clinical pathology: research institutes, toxicology and pathology laboratories, medical and veterinary colleges and practises, zoological institutes, universities and teaching hospitals. Comparative Clinical Pathology publishes papers encompassing the total spectrum of comparative clinical pathology including: classical haematology and clinical chemistry, cellular and organ physiology and function, toxicology, immunology, cell kinetics, haemostasis, haematopoietic and other malignancies, immunodeficiency states, molecular biology, immunophenotyping, bone marrow transplantation, enzymology, endocrinology, cytokines, haematopoietic growth factors, evolutionary medicine, cellular lineage, rheology, functional identification and biomarkers. Articles can incorporate: normal values, abnormal reactions, human, veterinary and zoological data, diagnostic and toxicological changes, experimental studies (both in vivo and in vitro) and new technology and its impact on diagnosis and disease control.