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The Journal of One Health Systems (JOHS) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal committed to advancing health equity for families that include pets.
Recognizing companion animals as essential members of the family, JOHS synthesizes perspectives so that care systems—including veterinary, human health, public health, and social services—can be aligned with economic, infrastructure, and policy supports to advance the health and well-being of pet families.
JOHS is hosted on the VOL Journals platform, maintained by the University of Tennessee Libraries, and is fully open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). No submission or publication fees are charged.
The journal is published by the Center for Pet Family Well-Being (CPFW) at the University of Tennessee. CPFW is a proud recipient of funding from Maddie’s Fund®, #ThanksToMaddie.
ISSN: Pending registration through the US Library of Congress
Current Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1 (2026)
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Keeping Families Together: Companion Animals as a Public Health Imperative
Lori R. Kogan and Rebecca Niemiec
Editor-in-Chief
Michael J Blackwell, DVM, MPH
Editorial Board
Susan E Aiello, DVM
Helen T Engelke, BVSc MPVM Dipl ACVPM MRCVS
Hope Ferdowsian, MD, MPH
Katherine Fogelberg, DVM, PhD
Danielle M Frey, DVM
Lawrence N Garcia, MS, DVM
Sloane Hawes, MSW
Nicole Holt, MPH, DrPH, CPH
April A Kedrowicz, MS, PhD
Kelly R Klein, MD, MPH, FACEP
Sue M Neal, DPA
Rebecca Niemiec, PhD
Rajesh Reddy, PhD
Kenneth Royal, PhD, MSEd
Christina V Tran, DVM
Editorial Operations Manager
Katy Helton Carpenter, MSIS
Publication Schedule
This inaugural issue is open through a private call for papers. Articles are published on a rolling basis as they are accepted. This issue will be compiled and finalized at the close of the submission period.
