Announcing the launch of a new journal: Animal Models and Experimental Medicine

Chuan Qin

doi:10.1002/ame2.12011

摘要：In the Chinese Year of the Dog, we are pleased to present to you the first issue of the new journal we have organized: Animal Models and Experimental Medicine (AMEM). Why do we need a new journal in this area? Laboratory animal sciences is an emerging interdisciplinary subject, which integrates theories and methods from many disciplines, including biology, medicine, pharmacy, veterinary, bioengineering, biomedical engineering, etc. In recent years, many outstanding papers based on laboratory animals have been published around the world, highlighting how laboratory animal sciences has, among other things, provided systematic biological materials and pertinent technologies for the development of related disciplines; integration into many frontier disciplines; development of new disciplines such as comparative medicine, experimental animal medicine, and comparative biology; and supported development in fields such as life sciences, medicine, food, environment and aerospace. However, there are very few specialized journals in this field, and their impact is very limited.