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Parasite Epidemiology and Control

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1951

ISSN2405-6731eISSN2405-6731

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

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

0.685

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.181

Total Works

488

Total Citations

6,435

2yr Mean Citedness

1.82

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the epidemiology and control of parasitic and infectious diseases across various hosts and geographic regions. Research includes investigations into vector-borne diseases like Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever and malaria, foodborne illnesses, and intestinal parasitic infections in humans and animals. Control strategies explored involve acaricides, plant-based insecticides, biotherapies like maggot debridement therapy, and public health interventions such as hygiene promotion and insecticide-treated net usage.

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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 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1951

Annual Volume~ 58 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications488

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~17 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2405-6731 / 2405-6731

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 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.

EpidemiologyQ2

Infectious DiseasesQ2

ParasitologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious DiseasesParasitologyPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Infectious DiseasesEpidemiologyParasitology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Parasites and Host InteractionsParasitic Infections and DiagnosticsMalaria Research and ControlMosquito-borne diseases and controlParasite Biology and Host InteractionsTrypanosoma species research and implicationsResearch on Leishmaniasis StudiesVector-borne infectious diseasesHelminth infection and controlParasitic infections in humans and animals