Focus and Scope

Tropical Veterinary Science is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that publishes high-quality original research and authoritative reviews in tropical veterinary medicine and closely related disciplines, with particular emphasis on host–pathogen–environment interactions in tropical and subtropical settings. The journal prioritizes work that delivers clear scientific novelty and practical relevance for improving animal health, preventing and controlling infectious and non-infectious diseases, and strengthening One Health approaches at the animal–human–environment interface, including zoonoses and food safety of animal-derived products. Submissions are expected to demonstrate rigorous study design, reproducible methods, appropriate analytical approaches, and full compliance with animal research ethics and transparent reporting standards.

The journal’s scope includes, but is not limited to, infectious diseases and tropical veterinary parasitology (bacterial, viral, fungal, protozoal, helminthic, and ectoparasitic conditions, including vector-borne diseases), pathology and diagnostics (clinical and anatomical pathology, histopathology, serology, culture-based identification, molecular diagnostics, and point-of-care testing), and epidemiology and surveillance (outbreak investigation, risk modelling, biosecurity, vaccination strategies, and antimicrobial resistance/AMR). It also welcomes contributions addressing population health in tropical livestock, companion animals, wildlife, and aquatic animals, alongside studies in pharmacology and toxicology, efficacy and safety evaluations of interventions (including validated tropical natural products), nutrition and production management, reproduction, animal welfare, and ecosystem health relevant to conservation and wildlife–livestock interfaces. Purely descriptive studies lacking robust analytical depth, inferential value, or a compelling contribution to tropical veterinary science are generally considered outside the journal’s remit.