《比較病理學雜志》是一本國際性、英文、同行評議的雜志，發表有關馴養動物和其他脊椎動物疾病病理學各方面的完整文章、短文和高科學質量的綜述文章。課程包括組織病理學，超微結構，微生物學，免疫學，毒理學，寄生蟲學，功能，分子和臨床病理學。如果從脊椎動物病理學的一般背景來看，人類疾病的文章呈現出特別有趣的特征，則它們也包括在內。

The Journal of Comparative Pathology is an international, English language, peer-reviewed journal which publishes full length articles, short papers and review articles of high scientific quality on all aspects of the pathology of the diseases of domesticated and other vertebrate animals. Topics covered include histopathology, ultrastructure, microbiology, immunology, toxicology, parasitology, functional, molecular and clinical pathology. Articles on diseases of man are also included if they present features of special interest when viewed against the general background of vertebrate pathology.