本雜志發(fā)表了關(guān)于實(shí)驗(yàn)、飼養(yǎng)和護(hù)理方法的報(bào)告和文章，這些方法明顯提高了農(nóng)場(chǎng)、實(shí)驗(yàn)室、野生動(dòng)物/動(dòng)物園環(huán)境中以及作為同伴的非人類動(dòng)物的福利。JAAWS是美國(guó)防止虐待動(dòng)物協(xié)會(huì)（ASPCA）和動(dòng)物倫理治療心理學(xué)家（PSYETA）的聯(lián)合項(xiàng)目。每一期都包括幾份報(bào)告，涵蓋了科學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)或演示，這些實(shí)驗(yàn)或演示提供了與應(yīng)用動(dòng)物福利科學(xué)的主要問(wèn)題有關(guān)的證據(jù)。所有提交的稿件都由一個(gè)部門(mén)編輯小組進(jìn)行同行評(píng)審，該小組負(fù)責(zé)監(jiān)督一個(gè)杰出的編輯委員會(huì)進(jìn)行更全面的評(píng)審。JAAWS還出版了一些專題文章，這些文章對(duì)我們對(duì)動(dòng)物福利的理解、新的經(jīng)驗(yàn)數(shù)據(jù)或?qū)ΜF(xiàn)有數(shù)據(jù)的重新評(píng)估、概念或理論分析做出了特別重要或具有煽動(dòng)性的貢獻(xiàn)。這些專題文章附有幾篇受邀的評(píng)論，評(píng)論性地討論了這一貢獻(xiàn)，特別是關(guān)于它對(duì)動(dòng)物福利的影響。

This journal publishes reports and articles on methods of experimentation, husbandry, and care that demonstrably enhance the welfare of non-human animals on farms, in laboratories, in wildlife/zoo settings, and as companions. JAAWS is a conjoint project of The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PSYETA). Each issue includes several reports covering scientific experiments or demonstrations that present evidence relating to prime issues of applied animal welfare science. All submitted manuscripts are peer-reviewed by a panel of section editors who oversee an even more complete review by a distinguished board of editors. JAAWS also publishes feature articles that present particularly significant or provocative contributions to our understanding of animal welfare new empirical data or reevaluations of available data, or conceptual or theoretical analysis. These feature articles are accompanied by several invited commentaries that critically discuss the contribution--particularly in regard to its implications for animal welfare.