Veterinary Research is an open access journal that publishes high quality and novel research and review articles focusing on all aspects of infectious diseases and host-pathogen interaction in animals. Food animals, companion animals, equines, wild animals (if the infections are of zoonotic interest and/or in relation with domestic animals), laboratory animals and animal models of human infections are considered. Studies on zoonotic and emerging infections are highly appreciated.

Topics published by the journal include:

New knowledge on pathogens (viruses, bacteria, protozoa, helminths, fungi and prions) and on host-pathogen interactions. Papers elucidating molecular mechanisms of interactions between hosts and microbes are highly appreciated.
Immunity to pathogenic micro-organisms and systemic and mucosal immunology of infected organisms. This topic encompasses fundamental studies on the immune system of animals. The development and evaluation of new vaccines against pathogens will be considered.
Epidemiological papers should provide new knowledge on pathogen-host interactions and/or host-population interactions related to infectious diseases. Manuscripts dealing with spread and/or transmission dynamics of infectious diseases will be favoured. Studies using mathematical modelling and developing or applying new epidemiological methods will be welcome if based on a biological application. It is important that manuscripts are of general interest, have a general applicability, and are not solely policy-oriented. Descriptive epidemiological studies, meta-analyses and studies providing information of geographically limited interest will not be considered.
The journal welcomes review articles focusing on analyses of the mechanisms of host-microbe interactions including epidemiological studies. The articles should present comprehensive, critical summaries of current knowledge in the field and should not be limited to a discussion of the author's work. Thematic issues composed of solicited review articles are also published.Specific aspects of treatment of diseases, pathological and clinical studies, diagnosis tests and technical reports, do not fall within the scope of the journal. Studies that are preliminary, of weak originality as well as negative results, are also not appropriate to the journal. Merely descriptive and correlative studies are not a priority.

The journal is aimed at scientists working in research institutes, universities, governmental institutions or non-governmental organisations, private firms and the pharmaceutical industry.

Research article
Opinion
Review
Short report

Editor-in-Chief
Dr Vincent Béringue, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Jouy-en-Josas, France 

Former Editor-in-Chief
Dr Michel Brémont, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Jouy-en-Josas, France
Associate Editors
Dr Stéphane Biacchesi, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Jouy-en-Josas, France
Dr Pauline Ezanno, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Nantes, France
Dr Tina Sørensen Dalgaard, Aarhus University, Denmark
Dr Marie Galloux, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), France 
Prof Marcelo Gottschalk, University of Montreal, Canada 
Prof Freddy Haesebrouck, Ghent University, Belgium 
Dr Jayne Hope, University of Edinburgh, UK
Dr Frank Katzer, Moredun Research Institute, UK 
Dr Jan P.M Langeveld, Central Veterinary Institute of Wageningen University, Netherlands
Former Associate Editors
Prof Elisabeth A Innes, Moredun Research Institute, UK 
Dr Don Klinkenberg, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Netherlands
Dr Artur Summerfield, Institute of Virology and Immunoprophylaxis, Mittelhäusern, Switzerland
Editorial Assistant
Miss Elodie Coulamy, INRA, France
Language Editor
Dr Wendy Brand-Williams, INRA, France
Advisory Board
Prof Juan Anguita, CIC bioGUNE, Spain
Dr Keith Ballingall, Moredun Research Institute, UK 
Dr Andrew Bean, CSIRO, Australia 
Dr Stephane Biacchesi, INRA, France 
Dr Filip Boyen, Ghent University, Belgium 
Dr Joaquin Castilla, Parque Tecnológico de Vizcaya, Spain
Dr Gerald Chege, University of Cape Town, South Africa 
Prof V Gregory Chinchar, University of Mississippi, USA
Dr Gian Mario Cosseddu, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale, Italy
Prof Eric Cox, Ghent University, Belgium 
Prof Jeroen De Buck, University of Calgary, Canada 
Dr Bert Devriendt, Ghent University, Belgium
Dr Benjamin Dewals, University of Liege, Belgium
Dr Antonello Di Nardo, Pirbright Institute, UK
Dr Richard Ducatelle, Ghent University, Belgium
Dr Mariette Ducatez, INRA, France 
Dr Yrjo Grohn, Cornell University, USA 
Prof Martin H Groschup, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Germany 
Dr David Hampson, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Prof Mario Jacques, Université de Montréal, Canada 
Dr Ronan Le Goffic, INRA, France 
Dr Daniel Marc, INRA, France, 
Prof Louise Matthews, University of Glasgow, UK
Dr Alasdair Nisbet, Moredun Research Institute, UK
Dr  Romolo Nonno, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy
Prof Klaus Osterrieder, Freie Universitaet, Germany 
Dr Colin R Parrish, Cornell University, USA
Dr Ben Peeters, Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands
Dr Francois Roger, CIRAD, France 
Prof Louise Rollins-Smith, Vanderbilt University, USA
Prof Julian Rood, Monash University, Australia 
Dr Nicolas Rose, Anses, France 
Dr John Spiropoulos, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, UK 
Dr Ian Sutherland, AgResearch, New Zealand 
Dr Fiona Tomley, Royal Veterinary College, UK
Dr Hirohide Uenishi, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Japan 
Dr Gabriele Vaccari, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy 
Dr Alain Vanderplasschen, University of Liège, Belgium