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Editorial Board

Editors-in-Chief
Dr. Huanchun Chen
Research focus: Animal infectious diseases
Member, Chinese Academy of Engineering
Huazhong Agricultural University
China

Dr. Zhen F. Fu
Research focus: Viruses
University of Georgia
USA

Executive Editor
Dr. Min Cui
Research focus: Neurotropic viruses
Huazhong Agricultural University
China

Associate Editors
Dr. Gang Cao
Research focus: Biotechnology
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Shafiqul Chowdhury
Research focus: Bovine and equine herpesvirus
Louisiana State University, USA
Dr. Yaoyu Feng
Research focus: Zoonotic parasitic diseases
South China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Degui Lin
Research focus: Small animal skin and tumor diseases
China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Guiqing Peng
Research focus: Swine viral diseases
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Jürgen A. Richt
Research focus: Viral diseases
Kansas State University, USA
Dr. Bang Shen
Research focus: Zoonotic parasitic diseases
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Jianzhong Shen
Research focus: Drug residues and food safety
Member, Chinese Academy of Engineering
China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Hongning Wang
Research focus: Bacteriology and drug resistance
Sichuan University, China
Dr. Lihua Xiao
Research focus: Zoonotic parasitic diseases
South China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Yulong Yin
Research focus: Metabolic diseases
Member, Chinese Academy of Engineering
Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, CAS, China
Dr. Gaiping Zhang
Research focus: Immunology
Member, Chinese Academy of Engineering
Peking University, China
Dr. Ling Zhao
Research focus: Rabies virus, vaccine development
Huazhong Agricultural University, China

Advisory Board
Dr. Johann Deisenhofer
Research focus: Biochemistry
Nobel laureate
Southwest Medical Research Center, USA
Dr. Meilin Jin
Research focus: Animal infectious diseases
Member, Chinese Academy of Engineering
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Ningyi Jin
Research focus: Metabolic diseases
Member, Chinese Academy of Engineering
Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, China
Dr. Tracy Palmer
Research focus: Bacterial cell biology
Member, British Academy of Sciences
Newcastle University, UK
Dr. Linda Saif
Research focus: Coronavirus
Member, United States National Academy of Sciences
The Ohio State University, USA
Dr. L. David Sibley
Research focus: Parasite
Member, United States National Academy of Sciences
Washington University in St.Louis, USA
Dr. Juming Tang
Research focus: Food safty and microbiology
Member, United States National Academy of Engineering
Washington State University, USA  
Dr. Yiwei Tang  
Research focus: Micronbiology and Epidemiology
Member, United States National Academy of Sciences
Vanderbilt University, USA
Dr. Brenda A. Wilson  
Research focus: Micronbiology
Member, Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
Dr. Qijing Zhang
Research focus: Microbial resistance
Member, United States National Academy of Sciences
Iowa State University, USA

Editorial Board
Dr. Arturo Anadón
Research focus: Veterinary pharmacology and toxicology
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Dr. Shengbo Cao
Research focus: Swine viral diseases
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Maryam Dadar
Research focus: Immunology
Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Iran
Dr. Kolbasov Denis
Research focus: Animal infectious disease
State Research Centre of Virology and Biotechnology, Russia
Dr. Yi Ding
Research focus: Neurological and metabolic diseases
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Katsuhiko Fukai  
Research focus: Transboundary animal diseases
National Institute of Animal Health, Japan
Dr. Llilianne Ganges
Research focus: Veterinary virology
IRTA Animal Health Research Center of Spain, Spain
Dr. Xingyi Ge
Research focus: Coronavirus and viral bioinformatics
Hunan University, China
Dr. Alonso Guedes
Research focus: General diseases
University of Minnesota, USA
Dr. Nishith Gupta
Research focus: Apicomplexan parasites, metabolism
Humboldt University, Germany
Dr. Jie Han
Research focus: Environment and public health
Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
Dr. Jun Han
Research focus: Veterinary virology
China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Qian Han
Research focus: Zoonotic parasitic diseases
Hainan University, China
Dr. Fang He
Research focus: Immunology
Zhejiang University, China
Dr. Dongliang Hu
Research focus: Food safety
Kitasato University, Japan
Dr. Baoxu Huang
Research focus: Veterinary Epidemiology
China Animal Health And Epidemiology Center, China
Dr. Anan Jongkaewwattana
Research focus: Vaccine development
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Thailand
Dr. Grace S.N. Kia  
Research focus: Veterinary virology
Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria
Dr. Paul Langford
Research focus: Bacteria, respiratory infection
Imperial College London, UK
Dr. Van Phan Le
Research focus: Veterinary virology
Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Vietnam
Dr. Bin Li
Research focus: Animal coronavirus
Veterinary Research Institute, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Dr. Feng Li
Research focus: Veterinary virology
University of Kentucky, USA
Dr. Jianrong Li
Research focus: Virology, vaccine development
The Ohio State University, USA
Dr. Wentao Li
Research focus: Veterinary virology
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Zejun Li
Research focus: Avian viral infectious disease
Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, China
Dr. Jianhua Liu
Research focus: Drug resistance
South China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Jue Liu
Research focus: Avian viral diseases
Yangzhou University, China
Dr. Qun Liu
Research focus: Zoonotic parasitic diseases
China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Xianhong Liu
Research focus: Lassa virus
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, USA
Dr. I Gusti Ngurah Kade Mahardika  
Research focus: Infectious diseases
Udayana University, Indonesian
Dr. Simon Rayner
Research focus: Epidemiology
University of Oslo, Norway
Dr. Wenkai Ren
Research focus: Immunometabolism
South China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Ian Robertson
Research focus: Epidemiology
Murdoch University, Australia
Dr. Yingli Shang
Research focus: Immunology
Shandong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Yongyi Shen
Research focus: Veterinary epidemiology
South China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Zhangqi Shen
Research focus: Bacteria pathogenic and drug resistance
China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Shuo Su
Research focus: Veterinary epidemiology
Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Dr. Honglei Sun
Research focus: Influenza virus
China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Jian Sun
Research focus: Microbial resistance
South China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Lei Sun
Research focus: Influenza virus
Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Dr. Xingmin Sun
Research focus: Veterinary microbiology
University of South Florida, USA
Dr. Takano Tomomi
Research focus: Virology
Kitasato University, Japan
Dr. Changchun Tu
Research focus: Zoonotic viral infections
Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, China
Dr. Leyi Wang
Research focus: Veterinary virology
University of Illinois, USA
Dr. Shaohui Wang
Research focus: Bacterial diseases in livestock and poultry
Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, China
Dr. Xiaojun Wang
Research focus: Equine viral diseases
Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, China
Dr. Lee Seong Wei
Research focus: Aquatic animal disease
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan Jeli Campus, Malaysia
Dr. Changjiang Weng
Research focus: Veterinary immunology
Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, China
Dr. William Harold Witola
Research focus: Zoonotic protozoa
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Dr. Shaobo Xiao
Research focus: Swine viral diseases
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Zhengguo Xiao
Research focus: Veterinary immunology
University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Dr. Bingfang Yan
Research focus: Pharmacology
University of Cincinnati, USA
Dr. Genhua Yue
Research focus: Aquatic animal disease
Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore
Dr. Min Yue
Research focus: Epidemiology
Zhejiang University, China
Dr. Chunfu Zheng
Research focus: Viral immunology
University of Calgary, Canada
Dr. Haixue Zheng
Research focus: Bovine viral diseases
Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, China
Dr. Hongbo Zhou
Research focus: Influenza virus
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Rui Zhou
Research focus: Veterinary bacteriology
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Guan Zhu
Research focus: Parasitic diseases
Texas A & M University, USA
Dr. Likou Zou
Research focus: Wildlife epidemics
Sichuan Agricultural University, China

Science Editorial Board
Dr. Chang Cai

Research focus: Veterinary epidemiology
CSIRO, Murdoch University, Australia
Dr. Yi Ding
Research focus: Small animal clinical
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Dhruv Nitinkumar Desai
Research focus: Veterinary virology
University of Pennsylvania, USA
Dr. Jie Han
Research focus: Prevention and control of zoonosis
Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Dr. Haihong Hao
Research focus: Pharmacodynamics
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Qi Huang
Research focus: Veterinary bacteriology
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Beibei Jia  
Research focus: Veterinary epidemiology
University of Princess Edwards Island, Canada
Dr. Yifei Lang
Research focus: Veterinary virology
Sichuan Agricultural University, China
Dr. Zhixin Lei
Research focus: Harmacology
Wuhan University of Technology, China
Dr. Wentao Li
Research focus: Veterinary virology
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Yin Li
Research focus: Veterinary epidemiology
CSIRO, Murdoch University, Australia
Dr. Yuan Liu 
Research focus: Antimicrobial resistance
Yangzhou University, China
Dr. Zhong Peng 
Research focus: Molecular epidemiology
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Yaoqin Shen 
Research focus: Equine, exotic pets and wildlife medicine
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Dr. Shuai Wang
Research focus: Zoonotic parasitic diseases
Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Dr. Zhen Xu
Research focus: Fish immunology
Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Dr. Shifan Yang
Research focus: Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
Dr. An'yun Zhang
Research focus: Avian diseases and drug resistance
Sichuan University, China  
Dr. Zutao Zhou
Research focus: Avian diseases
Huazhong Agricultural University, China

Language Editor
Dr. Chunfu Zheng
University of Calgary, Canada
E-mail: zheng.alan@hotmail.com

Annual Journal Metrics

2022 Citation Impact
0.676 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)

2023 Speed
10 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
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Animal Diseases accepts the following article types: 
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  • Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU) is a national key university of “Project 211” directly under the Ministry of Education. HZAU enjoys a history of 120 years, covers an area of 495 hectares, and consists of 18 colleges and departments. Featuring life science, HZAU also gives much emphasis on the rational disciplinary construction of agriculture, sciences, engineering, arts, law, economics, and management.