acta ethologica发表经验和理论研究论文，简短的交流，评论，评论和书评以及道德学和相关学科领域的方法论文，重点关注人类和其他动物的行为生物学。该期刊特别强调在行为分析中整合近似（机制，发展）和最终（功能，进化）水平的研究。 特别感兴趣的方面包括：行为的适应性可塑性，行为的个体间和地理变异，行为的潜在机制，行为的进化过程和功能，以及许多其他主题。acta ethologica是ISPA，CRL和葡萄牙人类学会（SPE）的官方期刊
acta ethologica publishes empirical and theoretical research papers, short communications, commentaries, reviews and book reviews as well as methods papers in the field of ethology and related disciplines, with a strong concentration on the behavior biology of humans and other animals.The journal places special emphasis on studies integrating proximate (mechanisms, development) and ultimate (function, evolution) levels in the analysis of behavior. Aspects of particular interest include: adaptive plasticity of behavior, inter-individual and geographic variations in behavior, mechanisms underlying behavior, evolutionary processes and functions of behavior, and many other topics.acta ethologica is an official journal of ISPA, CRL and the Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE)