The Journal was founded in 2018 in St. Petersburg. The Journal is published at least 4 times a year. The Journal publishes articles in Russian and English.

The Journal publishes papers aimed at obtaining information about laboratory animals, their welfare, behavior, anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry under normal conditions, under pathological conditions and in an experiment.

The theoretical and practical Journal publishes reviews, original articles and short reports in Russian or English, as well as letters to the editorial board with authors’ answers and advertising articles and materials. The editorial board accepts materials of completed researches which may improve the quality of the experimental work, in general, and laboratory animals’ welfare, in particular. 

The aim of the Journal "Laboratory Animals for Science" is to improve the quality of experimental research by spreading up-to-date knowledge about laboratory animals and their use for scientific purposes.