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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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.007

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.115

Total Worksi

2,437

Total Citationsi

61,777

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Infectious Diseases; Microbiology; Parasitology; Insect Science.

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

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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

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1877-9603

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

Citations received

196

2019

238

2020

212

3.5k

2021

182

2.8k

2022

142

1.4k

2023

540

2024

128

223

2025

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 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

Frequently asked questions about Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

Is Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases?

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 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 2.22.

Is Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases?