醫學靈長類學雜志將靈長類動物作為研究、預防和/或治療人類疾病的模型;靈長類動物獸醫;靈長類形態學、生理學、生殖生物學、中樞神經系統和心血管疾病;靈長類動物群落和實驗室的飼養、處理、實驗方法和管理;靈長類動物的野生動物管理;以及與醫療條件和圈養靈長類動物需求相關的行為和社會學。出版資料包括:原稿-研究成果;病例報告-單個臨床研究的科學文獻;短篇論文-特別感興趣的案例、方法和技術;給編輯的信-意見、爭議和零星的科學觀察;觀點-對某一特定主題的現有研究發表意見;簡評-對現有文獻的簡要回顧;邀請書評;載有專門會議選定文件的特刊;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.