Journal profile · Parasitology
Folia Parasitologica
ISSN 0015-5683 · eISSN 1803-6465 · Czech Academy of Sciences · CZECH REPUBLIC · Quarterly · Founded 1966
Folia Parasitologica: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.96; fully open access; median 108 days to acceptance (42 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Folia Parasitologica is published by Czech Academy of Sciences and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Helminth infection and control and Parasites and Host Interactions, together about 40.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Parasitology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International journal that covers all branches of parasitology, including morphology, taxonomy, molecular biology, host-parasite relationships, parasite evolution, biochemistry, physiology and immunology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Parasitology
Editor-in-chief T. Scholz AssistantPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science26.8%
- Helminth infection and controlVeterinary8%
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology5.5%
- Nematode management and characterization studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Parasitic Infections and DiagnosticsImmunology and Microbiology4.3%
- Bird parasitology and diseasesImmunology and Microbiology4.2%
- Vector-borne infectious diseasesImmunology and Microbiology4.2%
- Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic SpeciesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECAB AbstractsPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.96LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 732OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,939 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 47 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 83 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 147 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 179 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 336 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
108 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 71 days – 206 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 66 days (42 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 171 days
- Sample
- 42 articles with submission and acceptance dates (48 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Czech Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- CZECH REPUBLIC
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1966
- ISSN
- 0015-5683
- Electronic ISSN
- 1803-6465
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Folia Parasitologica
What CAS zone is Folia Parasitologica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Folia Parasitologica is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Parasitology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Folia Parasitologica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.96; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at Folia Parasitologica?
Based on the dates recorded on 42 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 108 days (interquartile range 71–206 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Folia Parasitologica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Folia Parasitologica is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Folia Parasitologica open access, and what is the APC?
Folia Parasitologica is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .