Pet Behaviour Science publishes original papers relating to all aspects of the behaviour of pets, including their relationships with humans. This is an international and multidisciplinary open access journal. As a multidisciplinary journal, Pet Behaviour Science welcomes submissions from the arts and humanities, behavioural and biological sciences, cognitive science, social sciences and the health sciences. Topics covered include:
Behavioural genetics
Behavioural psychology
Behavioural physiology
Cognition
Communication
Cooperation
Ethology
Evolution of behaviour
Human-animal relationship and/or their mutual consequences
Methodology
Ontogeny
Problem solving
Pet management and welfare
Sensory and perceptual processes
Social behaviour
Social cognition
Sociobiology
The principal subjects are dogs, cats, horses, rabbits and any other animal species when cared for as pets, or animals belonging to these species but which are not used as pets, such as laboratory dogs, when the results could be interesting for their conspecifics as pets
