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Acta Parasitologica

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1960

ISSN1896-1851

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

119

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 87d

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.389

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.7

Total Worksi

2,800

Total Citationsi

25,777

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Parasitology; Veterinary Sciences; Zoology.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1960

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,800

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1896-1851

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

Citations received

151

1.9k

2019

155

1.8k

2020

182

1.5k

2021

154

1.1k

2022

107

494

2023

175

454

2024

252

277

2025

137

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.

ParasitologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ParasitologyVeterinary SciencesZoology

Scopus Categories

Parasitology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsParasites and Host InteractionsHelminth infection and controlParasitic Infections and DiagnosticsVector-borne infectious diseasesParasitic infections in humans and animalsToxoplasma gondii Research StudiesBird parasitology and diseasesCoccidia and coccidiosis researchAmoebic Infections and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Acta Parasitologica

Is Acta Parasitologica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Parasitologica: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Acta Parasitologica?

Acta Parasitologica 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 1.22.

Is Acta Parasitologica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Parasitologica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Acta Parasitologica?