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Iranian Journal of Parasitology

Teheran University of Medical Sciences · Iran · Est. 2006

ISSN1735-7020eISSN2008-238X
SJR Q3WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.338
H-Indexi
18
SNIPi
0.529
Total Worksi
552
Total Citationsi
2,412
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.60
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Iranian Journal of Parasitology(IJP)is the official publication of Iranian Society of Parasitology (ISP) launched in 2006. The society was inaugurated in 1994 and pursues the improvement of the knowledge on the parasites and parasitic diseases, exchange of scientific knowledge with foreign societies, publicity activities, and consultation on the parasitic diseases, and intimate relationship among society members. IJP is supported and published by Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services and appears quarterly. This journalis a member of, and subscribes to the principles of, theCommittee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

General Information

Country / RegionIran
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2006
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications552
Publisher OrgTehran University of Medical Sciences
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2018
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Teheran University of Medical Sciences
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1735-7020 / 2008-238X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
PMC
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
92
710
2019
82
526
2020
86
441
2021
72
308
2022
71
163
2023
63
77
2024
70
15
2025
34
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Infectious DiseasesQ3
ParasitologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Parasitology

Scopus Categories

Infectious DiseasesParasitology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Parasitic Infections and DiagnosticsParasitic infections in humans and animalsResearch on Leishmaniasis StudiesParasites and Host InteractionsToxoplasma gondii Research StudiesAmoebic Infections and TreatmentsParasite Biology and Host InteractionsHelminth infection and controlCongenital Anomalies and Fetal SurgeryTrypanosoma species research and implications

Frequently asked questions about Iranian Journal of Parasitology

Is Iranian Journal of Parasitology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Iranian Journal of Parasitology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Iranian Journal of Parasitology?

Iranian Journal of Parasitology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.60.

Is Iranian Journal of Parasitology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Iranian Journal of Parasitology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Iranian Journal of Parasitology?

Iranian Journal of Parasitology(IJP)is the official publication of Iranian Society of Parasitology (ISP) launched in 2006. The society was inaugurated in 1994 and pursues the improvement of the knowledge on the parasites and parasitic diseases, exchange of scientific knowledge with foreign societies, publicity activities, and consultation on the parasitic diseases, and intimate relationship among society members. IJP is supported and published by Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services and appears quarterly. This journalis a member of, and subscribes to the principles of, the

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref