The November 1999 issue of Animal Welfare will be published as a Special Issue, devoted to the topical subject of Genetics and Animal Welfare. The journal has established itself as the objective, international forum for quarterly publication of peer-reviewed papers on all aspects of farm, laboratory, zoo, wild and companion animal welfare science - from practical husbandry to ethical debates. In 1998, it ranked in the top 25 per cent of all veterinary/zoological journals covered by the Science Citation Index® - attesting to the quality and impact of its contents.