醫(yī)學(xué)靈長類學(xué)雜志將靈長類動(dòng)物作為研究、預(yù)防和/或治療人類疾病的模型;靈長類動(dòng)物獸醫(yī);靈長類形態(tài)學(xué)、生理學(xué)、生殖生物學(xué)、中樞神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)和心血管疾病;靈長類動(dòng)物群落和實(shí)驗(yàn)室的飼養(yǎng)、處理、實(shí)驗(yàn)方法和管理;靈長類動(dòng)物的野生動(dòng)物管理;以及與醫(yī)療條件和圈養(yǎng)靈長類動(dòng)物需求相關(guān)的行為和社會(huì)學(xué)。出版資料包括:原稿-研究成果;病例報(bào)告-單個(gè)臨床研究的科學(xué)文獻(xiàn);短篇論文-特別感興趣的案例、方法和技術(shù);給編輯的信-意見、爭議和零星的科學(xué)觀察;觀點(diǎn)-對某一特定主題的現(xiàn)有研究發(fā)表意見;簡評-對現(xiàn)有文獻(xiàn)的簡要回顧;邀請書評;載有專門會(huì)議選定文件的特刊;主編撰寫的社論、記事。

The Journal of Medical Primatology discusses primates as models to study, prevent, and/or treat human diseases; primate veterinary medicine; primate morphology, physiology, reproductive biology, central nervous system, and cardiovascular diseases; husbandry, handling, experimental methodology, and management of primate colonies and laboratories; primate wildlife management; and behaviour and sociology as related to medical conditions and captive primate needs.Published material includes: Original Manuscripts - research results; Case Reports - scientific documentation of a single clinical study; Short Papers - case histories, methodologies, and techniques of particular interest; Letters to the Editor - opinions, controversies and sporadic scientific observations; Perspectives – opinion piece about existing research on a particular topic; Minireviews – a concise review of existing literature; Book Reviews by invitation; Special Issues containing selected papers from specialized meetings; and Editorials and memoriams authored by the Editor-in-Chief.