Laboratory Animals is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by SAGE Publishing. Established in 1967, its focus is on laboratory animal science, technology, welfare, and medicine, with a focus on the care of research animals.[1][2] The journal published on a semi-annual basis from its inception to 1971, on a triannual basis from 1972 to 1974, and on a quarterly basis from 1975 to 2015; it has published on a bimonthly basis since 2016.[2][3] It is the official journal of the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations and a number of its member associations.[4]
As of 2024, its editors-in-chief are Paulin Jirkof, Annemarie Lang, Jordi Lopez-Tremoleda, Jean-Pierre Mocho, and José Sánchez Morgado.[1][5]
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 1.3.[6]