Animal Sentience (journal)

Animal Sentience: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Animal Feeling is a multidisciplinary academic journal.[1][2] Its subject matter, animal sentience, concerns what animals think and feel, and the journal also covers methods through which scientists and scholars can study this and make the information available to the general public.[3] The journal is published by the Institute for Science and Policy of The Humane Society of the United States,[4] and the editor-in-chief is Steven Harnad, founder of the journal Behavioral and Brain Sciences.[5][6]

History

Animal Sentience launched in 2015.[1] Its first issue appeared in 2016,[7][8] and was in the news for an article asserting that fish feel pain.[9][10]

Publication model

All articles accepted for publication are open to Open Peer Commentary in which multiple researchers may submit mini-articles criticizing, clarifying, or elaborating on the article from the viewpoint of any research field relevant to its content.[2]

The journal is an Open Access journal that charges no fees: neither publication fees to authors nor subscription, license or other access fees to users.

References

  1. 1 2 Bekoff, Marc (January 29, 2015). "Doing the Right Thing: An Interview with Stevan Harnad". Psychology Today. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Animal Sentience: First-Ever Scientific Journal Focusing on Nonhuman Animal Feeling". Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association. January 22, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ Pierce, Jessica (January 6, 2018). "A New Look at Animal Suicide". Psychology Today. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ Gunther, Marc (January 18, 2018). "Fish Are Getting Their Animal Rights Moment". Civil Eats. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Animal Sentience: Editorial Board". AnimalStudiesRepository.org. Humane Society of the United States. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Lafontaine, Miriam (May 18, 2017). "Animal Rights Activists Still Standing Against Rodeo". The Link. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ Noë, Alva (May 6, 2016). "As Thinking On Animal Ethics Shifts, New Journal On Animal Feeling Launches". NPR. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ Tobias, Michael Charles; Morrison, Jane Gray (2016). Anthrozoology: Embracing Co-Existence in the Anthropocene. Springer Science+Business Media. p. 132. ISBN 978-3-319-45964-6.
  9. ↑ Ferris, Jabr (January 8, 2018). "It's Official: Fish Feel Pain". Hakai Magazine. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  10. ↑ Bekoff, Marc (December 29, 2015). "Science Shows Fish Feel Pain, So Let's Get Over It and Do Something to Help These Sentient Beings". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
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