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Journal of Parasitology

American Society of Parasitologists · United States · Est. 1912

ISSN1937-2345

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.346

H-Indexi

164

SNIPi

0.695

Total Worksi

19,841

Total Citationsi

383,940

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.85

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Parasitology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1912

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications19,841

Publisher OrgAmerican Society of Parasitologists

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Society of Parasitologists

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1937-2345

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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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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

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

122

2019

115

804

2020

115

600

2021

310

2022

255

2023

166

2024

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

ParasitologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Parasitology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsMedicine (miscellaneous)Parasitology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsHelminth infection and controlParasites and Host InteractionsParasitic Infections and DiagnosticsVector-borne infectious diseasesCoccidia and coccidiosis researchBird parasitology and diseasesToxoplasma gondii Research StudiesParasitic Diseases Research and TreatmentTrypanosoma species research and implications

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Parasitology

Is Journal of Parasitology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Parasitology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Journal of Parasitology?

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 0.85.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Parasitology?