Parasitology
ISSN 0031-1820 · Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · active 1908–2026
Metrics
- Best Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q1
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 1.8
- SJR
- 0.693
- h-index
- 179
“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.
Data as of 8 November 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Parasitology is Q1 in 1 of its 3 subject categories and Q2 in the other 2. Its best category quartile is Q1.
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Science and Zoology | Q1 | #74 of 529 |
| Parasitology | Q2 | #23 of 83 |
| Infectious Diseases | Q2 | #151 of 369 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 2.48
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 178
The quartile is the one Scimago prints for each category. Rank is the journal's position by SJR among the journals Scimago lists in that category (#1 is the highest); “—” means we hold no rank consistent with that quartile. The document count is what Scopus indexed that year, which can be lower than a journal's full output. Source: SCImago Journal Rank 2025 edition, from Scopus data (scimagojr.com, CC BY-NC).
Parasitology is Q1 in 1 of its 3 Scimago subject categories (2025 edition; best category Animal Science and Zoology: Q1, #74 of 529), with SJR 0.693 (Scimago) and an h-index of 179 (OpenAlex). Listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed.
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Responding time
- Submission to acceptance
- 89 days (median)Estimated from our library (17 papers)
- Submission to publication
- ~22 wkDOAJ self-reported
Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.
Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- DOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- Access status:
- gold. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.
- Article processing charge
- Article processing charge (APC): $3,655 per accepted article (DOAJ). Fee waivers are available.
Scope
Frequently asked
Is Parasitology a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag Parasitology. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, which is a positive signal.
Is Parasitology indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, Parasitology appears in: DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of Parasitology?
Papers in Parasitology are cited about 1.8 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q1, with an h-index of 179. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.
What Scimago quartile is Parasitology (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Parasitology is Q1 in 1 of its 3 subject categories and Q2 in the other 2. By category: Animal Science and Zoology: Q1, #74 of 529; Parasitology: Q2, #23 of 83; Infectious Diseases: Q2, #151 of 369. Its best category quartile is Q1. Quartiles split the journals in a subject category into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; Parasitology is cited about 1.8 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 179.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of Parasitology?
The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for Parasitology. The open equivalent is its best Scimago quartile, Q1 in Animal Science and Zoology, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.
Is Parasitology open access?
Our index records its access status as "gold". Where this is derived from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic, so confirm on the journal's own site — particularly if an article processing charge matters to you.
What is the article processing charge (APC) to publish in Parasitology?
Article processing charge (APC): $3,655 per accepted article (DOAJ). Fee waivers are available. The exact charge can vary by article type and any fee waiver, so confirm the current amount on the journal's own site.
How long does Parasitology take to publish a paper?
Submission to acceptance for Parasitology takes about 89 days (median) — Estimated from our library (n=17 papers). Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own. We do not hold a peer-review acceptance rate for Parasitology.
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Similar venues
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- Journal of Parasitic DiseasesQ3 · Springer Nature
- Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and ReportsQ2 · Elsevier BV
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