Society&Animal Forum - Society & Animals Journal

Society & Animals Journal of Human-Animal Studies

Society & Animals is at the forefront of the emerging multi-disciplinary field of Human-Animal Studies, which explores the ways in which nonhuman animals figure in human lives. The journal publishes studies concerning experiences of nonhuman animals from psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science, and other social sciences and history, literary criticism, and other disciplines of the humanities.

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Society & Animals is unique in its breadth and variety, methods of papers published, and data-based discussion of ethics and policy regarding the human-animal relationship.

Society & Animals deals with:

cruelty to animals, therapeutic uses of animals, other human-animal interactions

animals in research, education, medicine, agriculture

dogfighting, circuses, companion animals, other uses of animals in popularculture

the politics of animal welfare

attitudes toward animals conveyed by schools, religious institutions, other socializing agencies

representations of animals in literature

the history of the domestication of animals

the animal rights movement

While emphasizing empirically based studies, the journal also publishes:

theoretical analyses

literature reviews

methodological contributions

commentaries

The editorial board includes over 30 scholars, policy makers, animal advocates, animal-assisted therapists, and animal shelter, zoo, and wildlife professionals.

The journal is published quarterly by Brill Academic Publishers.

Annual subscriptions are sold internationally to institutions for US$ 123 / EUR 106HOWEVER, they are available for Society & Animals Forum (formerly PSYETA) MEMBERS for US$ 44.00 / 36.28 EUR and US$ 61 / 50.29 EUR to NON MEMBERS.

Manuscript Submission

Authors should submit manuscripts as email attachments in Microsoft Word format to Ken.Shapiro@animalsandsociety.org
All applicable governmental and institutional guidelines regarding the use of human and nonhuman animal subjects must be strictly adhered to.
Submitted manuscripts must not have been published previously, nor may they be under review for publication elsewhere.
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