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Laboratory Animals Template

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About the Laboratory Animals format

Laboratory Animals is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Animal testing and alternatives, Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Laboratory Animals, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inAnimal testing and alternatives Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Human auditory perception and evaluation Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
ISSN0023-6772
Citation impact (2-yr)1.11
h-index107
i10-index1,724
Total citations78,419
Top institutions publishing hereUtrecht University
Journal websiteus.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Laboratory Animals per year

59
2014
74
2015
83
2016
78
2017
80
2018
68
2019
53
2020
79
2021
71
2022
70
2023
84
2024
66
2025

Citation impact of Laboratory Animals by publication year

1.8K
2014
3K
2015
1.3K
2016
1.3K
2017
1.3K
2018
1.7K
2019
398
2020
473
2021
317
2022
251
2023
135
2024
60
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Laboratory Animals

Anthropometrical parameters and markers of obesity in rats

Ethel Lourenzi Barbosa Novelli, Yeda S. Diniz, Cristiano Machado Galhardi et al. · 1 Jan 2007

The present study was undertaken to determine anthropometrical parameters in male adult Wistar rats. We tested the hypothesis that the anthropometrical index may identify obesity and may predict its adverse effects on lipid profile and oxidative stress in rats. Two experimental protocols were performed. In the first experiment, 50 male Wistar rats, 21 days old…

Zebrafish: Housing and husbandry recommendations

Peter Aleström, Livia D’Angelo, Paul J. Midtlyng et al. · 11 Sep 2019

) as part of the further implementation of Annex A to the European Convention on the protection of vertebrate animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes, EU Commission Recommendation 2007/526/EC and the fulfilment of Article 33 of EU Directive 2010/63, both concerning the housing and care of experimental animals. The recommendations provide guidance on…

FELASA recommendations for the health monitoring of mouse, rat, hamster, guinea pig and rabbit colonies in breeding and experimental units

FELASA working group on revision of guidelines for health monitoring of rodents and rabbits, Michael Mähler, M Bérard et al. · 4 Feb 2014

The microbiological quality of experimental animals can critically influence animal welfare and the validity and reproducibility of research data. It is therefore important for breeding and experimental facilities to establish a laboratory animal health monitoring (HM) programme as an integrated part of any quality assurance system. FELASA has published recommendations for the HM of rodent…

Single dose streptozotocin-induced diabetes: considerations for study design in islet transplantation models

Michael Deeds, Jill Anderson, Adam Armstrong et al. · 9 Apr 2011

Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes mellitus (DM) offers a very cost-effective and expeditious technique that can be used in most strains of rodents, opening the field of DM research to an array of genotypic and phenotypic options that would otherwise be inaccessible. Despite widespread use of STZ in small animal models, the data available concerning drug preparation,…

Laboratory Animals template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Laboratory Animals format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Laboratory Animals template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Laboratory Animals use?
Laboratory Animals uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Laboratory Animals, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Laboratory Animals?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Laboratory Animals document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Laboratory Animals template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Laboratory Animals format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Laboratory Animals?
Laboratory Animals is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Laboratory Animals template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Laboratory Animals PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Laboratory Animals template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Laboratory Animals template cost?
You can start writing in the Laboratory Animals template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Laboratory Animals PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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