LibGuides: Animal Law: Articles

Additional Scholarly Journals on Animals

Animal Sentience: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Animal Feeling, published by WellBeing International
Vol. 8 (2023) of this "peer-reviewed, cross-disciplinary, open-access journal" includes: Carlos Montemayor, Jurisprudence and Animal Protection.
Animal Welfare, published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
As of Jan 1, 2023, this peer-reviewed, international scientific journal became "an online only, Gold Open Access journal." Articles from vols. 32 (2023) + 33 (2024) are publicly accessible online for free. Also, the editors will consider for publication "[p]apers on related ethical and legal issues."

Tip: Click here to link to selected open-access papers previously published in Animal Welfare.

Between the Species: A Journal for the Study of Philosophy and Animals, published through the support of the Philosophy Department and Digital Commons at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
This is an open-access, "peer-reviewed electronic journal devoted to the philosophical examination of the relationship between human beings and other animals."
Journal for Critical Animal Studies, a project of the Institute for Critical Animal Studies
This open-access, peer-reviewed journal was created "to develop activist consciousness of animal liberation history, practice, theory, and politics, while also encouraging Critical Animal Studies (CAS) scholarship."
Journal of Animal Ethics, published by University of Illinois Press in partnership with Ferrater Mora Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics
In this subscription, peer-reviewed, academic journal, articles from Mar. 1, 2011 - one year ago are available through BLS Library's subscription to Gale Academic OneFile.
(Off-campus use: requires proxy.)
Journal of Applied Animal Ethics Research, published by Brill
Some articles in this subscription journal are open access.
Open Journal of Animal Sciences, published by Scientific Research Publishing
This is an open-access, "international journal dedicated to the latest advancement in animal sciences."

Psychology Today: Animal Emotions

Psychology Today: Animal Emotions - Do animals think and feel?

Free Sources of Legal Articles on Animal Law

Tools That Highlight/Link to Animal Law Articles Published in Many Sources:

Animal Law Commons in Digital Commons Network
Tip: Enter keywords in search box at top right of screen.
Animal Law eJournal in Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
1,100+ papers (& some book chapters).
Tip: Enter keywords in search box near top right of screen.
Animal Legal & Historical Center, Michigan State University > Tab: Articles+
Tip: Click tab: Articles+ to view selected articles by topic (ranging from Animal Fighting to Zoos).

Legal Practitioners' Journal:

ABA Journal: Animal Law articles

Tip: BLS researchers can obtain articles unavailable at the ABA Journal's site through BLS Library's subscription to:

ABA Journal in HeinOnline database
Scope: Vols. 1-109 (1915-2024)
(Off-campus use: requires proxy.)

Scholarly Legal Journals:

Animal Law Journal, HSE University, Russia
Animal Law Journal accepts papers in Russian and/or English. This is a link to the English-language site. There also is a link to the Russian-language site (top right of screen). At present, there are two available issues (2020 & 2021).
Animal Law Review, Lewis & Clark Law School
The description states: "Animal Law Review [1994-] is the nation’s oldest law journal devoted entirely to the discussion of legal issues relating to animals."
dA. Derecho Animal (Forum of Animal Law Studies), founded by International Center for Animal Law and Policy at the Law Faculty of the Autonomous University of Barcelona
The goal of this open access ejournal is "to publish and share original investigation and rigorous technical works in Animal Law and other related sciences (Animal Welfare Science, Public Policy relating to animals, Ethics, Nutrition, Education, Assisted Therapy with Animals, Cultural History)." This is a link to the English-language index page. Many articles are published in Spanish & selected articles are published in English.
Global Journal of Animal Law, Åbo Akademi University / Department of Law
This open-access legal journal includes peer-reviewed articles, shorter notes and dissertation summaries.
Journal of Animal & Environmental Law, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
Journal of Animal & Natural Resource Law, Michigan State University College of Law
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy, published by Taylor & Francis Online
Tip: Click: Explore > Open access articles.

Tip: BLS researchers can obtain articles from Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy vol. 1 (1998) up to five years ago through BLS Library's subscription to:

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy in HeinOnline database
Current scope: Full Text: Vols. 1-20 (1998-2017)
(Off-campus use: requires proxy.)
Revista Brasileira de Direito Animal, Universidade Federal da Bahia (Brazil)
Revista Chilena de Derecho Animal, Fundación Derecho y Defensa Animal (Chile)
The UK Journal of Animal Law, UK Centre for Animal Law (A-LAW)
Tip: Researchers can browse past editions & can access selected articles from the current edition. Access to the complete current edition requires membership.

Collections of Scholarly Articles & Position Papers

Repositories That Include Preprints of Legal Articles & Book Chapters:

SSRN
Scope: Worldwide. Includes legal working papers, forthcoming/recently published legal articles, and even some forthcoming book chapters. Search default = search of title, abstract and keywords.
Tip: BLS student researchers will greatly benefit from searching the current material in this repository.
bepress Legal Repository
Includes legal working papers and unpublished/recently published legal articles.
Use "Advanced Search" to find articles by subject, keywords in abstract, author or title.

Published Articles: Repositories & Collections of Articles in Databases:

Law:

Law Commons (Digital Commons Network)
Open access repository of published articles. BrooklynWorks (Brooklyn Law School's scholarly repository) is part of this network.
TIP: From the main page of Law Commons (on left), view articles grouped by sub-disciplines.
Law Journal Library (HeinOnline)
Contains published legal articles from 3,000+ law and law-related periodicals (PDF). (Off campus: requires proxy.)
Law Reviews & Journals (Westlaw)
Click link above and enter Westlaw user name and password.
United Kingdom Journals (Westlaw)
Click link above and enter Westlaw user name and password.
All Canada Law Reviews and Journals (Lexis+)
Click link above and enter Lexis+ user name and password.
All United Kingdom Law Reviews and Journals (Lexis+)
Click link above and enter Lexis+ user name and password.

Additional Topics:

American Veterinary Medical Association - Journals
Directory of Open Access Journals - search journals by keyword(s) such as: animal welfare
Google Scholar
- Bullet: "Articles"
  Tip: If a BLS researcher does not plan to work on campus or in a BLS residence: Before searching, implement the proxy server instructions. Then, the BLS researcher will be able to access more full-text articles in Google Scholar search results.
  Tip: Need help finding the full text of articles retrieved through a Google Scholar search? Email: askthelibrary@brooklaw.edu
International Coalition for Animal Welfare: Position Papers, Recommendations & Resources
PubMed Central (National Library of Medicine) "[F]ree full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine.

Scilit
Description: "Scilit is a comprehensive content aggregator platform for scholarly publications. It is developed and maintained by the open access publisher MDPI AG. It is offered for free to scientists, scholars and the interested general public. Using widely automated approaches to sourcing and curating data, we cover newly published content from a variety of data sources within hours or days. Scilit currently covers journal articles, book chapters, monographs and preprints."
World Organization for Animal Health: Documentary Resources
WOAH is an intergovernmental organization that collects/analyzes/disseminates veterinary scientific information & encourages "international solidarity in the control of animal health risks." WOAH also works to promote a One Health approach.

Recent publication co-authored by WOAH:

A guide to implementing the One Health Joint Plan of Action at national level (Dec. 12, 2023)

Animal Law: Articles

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Additional Scholarly Journals on Animals

Psychology Today: Animal Emotions

Free Sources of Legal Articles on Animal Law

Collections of Scholarly Articles & Position Papers