The article, "Journals can help protect animal welfare - a response" was published in Science, Volume 391, Number 6790, Pages 1108-1109, March 2026. This is a response to a previous post on animal welfare. According to the article, journals have an important role in promoting the good treatment of animals through the peer review process and the publication of relevant studies. The need for stricter standards in the evaluation of research involving animals is emphasized. The authors suggest that editors require evidence of minimization of animal suffering in published works. The article points to statistics from previous reports on the high number of animals used in research without adequate protection. The main finding is that scientific journals can make a significant contribution to improving global standards in animal welfare. Cooperation between publishers and animal protection organizations is recommended.