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Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

Elsevier GmbH · Germany · Est. 1956

ISSN1877-9603

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.034

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.115

Total Works

2,437

Total Citations

61,777

2yr Mean Citedness

2.22

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on ticks and the diseases they transmit. Research covers tick biology, including immune responses and population dynamics, as well as the identification and prevalence of tick-borne pathogens like Borrelia, Rickettsia, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, and viruses such as SFTSV and TBEV. Studies also investigate tick-borne diseases in various hosts, including humans, companion animals, livestock, and wildlife, and explore methods for tick control and disease prevention.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1956

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,437

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2022

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1877-9603

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Infectious DiseasesQ1

Insect ScienceQ1

ParasitologyQ1

MicrobiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious DiseasesMicrobiologyParasitology

Scopus Categories

Insect ScienceInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyParasitology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Vector-borne infectious diseasesViral Infections and VectorsVector-Borne Animal DiseasesMosquito-borne diseases and controlInsect and Pesticide ResearchInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesYersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites researchInsect Pest Control StrategiesBartonella species infections researchDermatological diseases and infestations