Wild Animals is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to scientific research and analysis of all aspects of wildlife, published by Malque Publishing on an international scale.
Aim and Scope
The main goal of Wild Animals is to contribute significantly to advancing scientific knowledge about wild animals. The aim of this journal is to enhance our understanding of these species, their interactions with the environment, and the threats they face, to support effective conservation and management efforts. The journal aims to positively impact wildlife policy, practice, and decision-making by publishing research and analyses.
The journal's scope includes studies on ecology, behavior, conservation, health, management, interactions between the environment and human society, animal welfare, genetics, wildlife evolution, biodiversity, and much more.
Ecology and Behavior: The journal accepts research investigating ecological aspects of wildlife, such as interactions with the environment, population dynamics, habitat use, migration, feeding behavior, reproductive strategies, behavioral adaptations, and responses to environmental changes.
Conservation and Management: Wildlife is used in wildlife conservation and management, including threats to biodiversity, conservation strategies, measures for protecting endangered species, management of protected areas, species reintroductions, population monitoring, and research on the impacts of human activities. We publish relevant wildlife research.
Health and Animal Welfare: The journal funds research related to health, diseases, stressors, welfare, and veterinary medicine of wildlife. This includes studies in epidemiology, pathology, parasitology, immunology, reproduction, nutrition, the impact of emerging diseases, and healthcare in wild populations.
Genetics and Evolution: Wild Animals conducts research on the genetics and evolution of wild animals. This includes studies on genetic diversity, population structure, conserved genetics, evolutionary adaptation, comparative genomics, phylogeny, and molecular evolution of wild species.
Biodiversity and Ecological Relationships: The journal accepts research addressing wildlife biodiversity at various levels, from species diversity to functional and phylogenetic diversity. Furthermore, research investigating ecological relationships between wildlife and other organisms is welcomed. E.g., pollination, seed dispersal, predation, and trophic interactions.