Journal profile · Immunology and Microbiology-Parasitology
Food and Waterborne Parasitology
ISSN 2405-6766 · Elsevier · United States
Food and Waterborne Parasitology: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,500; median 87 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 50% (journal website); 54 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Food and Waterborne Parasitology is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions and Parasites and Host Interactions, together about 40.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Parasitology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published on behalf of the European Federation of ParasitologistsFood and Waterborne Parasitology publishes high quality research articles, reviews, special issues, and reports on all aspects of basic or applied research on parasites that are transmissible to humans from food or water, either by ingestion or inhalation or skin penetration. The relevant groups and specific examples of parasites include those listed below.Protozoa: Acanthamoeba, Balantioides (Balantidium), Blastocystis, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Cystoisospora, Giardia, Entamoeba, Sarcocystis, Toxoplasma, Naegleria, Trypanosoma cruzi.Nematodes: Angiostrongylus, Anisakidae, Ascaris, Baylisacaris, Capillaria, Dracunculus, Toxocara, Trichinella, TrichurisCestodes: Diphyllobothrium, Echinococcus, Hymenolepis, Spirometra, TaeniaTrematodes: Clonorchis, Fasciola, Fasciolopsis, Echinostomatidae, Heterophyes , Metagonimus, Metorchis, Opisthorchis, Paragonimus, Schistosoma, Schistosomatidae (cause of swimmers' itch/cercarial dermatitis)Microsporidia: Encephalitozoon, EnterocytozoonTypes of relevant studies include: surveys, ecology, epidemiology, risk assessments, mitigation and control, test methodologies, basic biology, morphology, cellular and molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology, host-parasite relationships, and chemotherapies. Pertinent food includes products of animal or plant origin that are wild or domesticated, and consumed by people. Animals and plants from both terrestrial and aquatic sources are included, as well as studies related to potable and other types of water used by humans, and which serve to harbor, propagate, or disseminate the relevant parasites.Evidence of the emergence of relevant parasites and interactions among domestic animals, wildlife, people, and the environment (One Health focus) are of interest. The impact of such parasites on the health and welfare of humans is viewed as very important and within scope of the journal. Manuscripts with scientifically generated information on associations between food and waterborne parasitic diseases and lifestyle, culture and economies are also welcome. Studies involving animal experiments must meet the International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals as issued by the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences.The primary form of publication in the journal is a full-length paper describing scientifically-sound original research studies. Shorter publications include Brief Communications of original research findings. Special Issues on interesting topics, or emerging themes may be solicited by the journal, or proposed by authors for publication. Topical review articles or reports based on keynote presentations at conferences or workshops will be considered.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Immunology and Microbiology-Parasitology
Editor-in-chief Olgica Djurkovic-DjakovicPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 8, France 6, Italy 5, Mainland China 2, United Kingdom 2 (44 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parasitic Infections and DiagnosticsImmunology and Microbiology17.8%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science12.4%
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology10.4%
- Toxoplasma gondii Research StudiesImmunology and Microbiology7.6%
- Parasitic infections in humans and animalsMedicine7.4%
- Amoebic Infections and TreatmentsMedicine5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
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 (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 134OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 330 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 46 | 14 |
| 2025 | 54 | 54 | 128 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 138 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 223 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 610 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 405 |
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
87 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 62 days – 135 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 90 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (97 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)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 50%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 72 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,500 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,500 / EUR 2,340 / GBP 2,000 / JPY 310,080 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,800 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,500 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Highlights
- Optional
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- original researchOriginal Research ArticleResearch Papers should report the results of original research. The material should not have been previously published elsewhere. Artic…Length not stated
- regular paperOriginal Research ArticleResearch Papers should report the results of original research. The material should not have been previously published elsewhere. Artic…Length not stated
- regular research paperOriginal Research ArticleResearch Papers should report the results of original research. The material should not have been previously published elsewhere. Artic…Length not stated
- research articleOriginal Research ArticleResearch Papers should report the results of original research. The material should not have been previously published elsewhere. Artic…Length not stated
- reviewOriginal Research ArticleResearch Papers should report the results of original research. The material should not have been previously published elsewhere. Artic…Length not stated
- review articleOriginal Research ArticleResearch Papers should report the results of original research. The material should not have been previously published elsewhere. Artic…Length not stated
- short communicationOriginal Research ArticleResearch Papers should report the results of original research. The material should not have been previously published elsewhere. Artic…main text ≤ 3,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 6
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we require corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration;…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors should complete the declaration of compe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete an 'Exclusive License Agreement' where authors will retain copyright (for more information on this see https://www.elsevier.com/OAauthoragreement.). Permitted reuse of open access articles is determined by the author's choice of user license (see https://www.elsevier.com/openaccesslicenses).Retained author rightsAs an author you (or …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Open access: fully open access Model summary
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Peer review process: single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal operates a single anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2405-6766
- Society / sponsor
- European Federation of Parasitologists
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Food and Waterborne Parasitology
What CAS zone is Food and Waterborne Parasitology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Food and Waterborne Parasitology is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Veterinary Sciences / Parasitology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Food and Waterborne Parasitology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 36.
How long does peer review take at Food and Waterborne Parasitology?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 87 days (interquartile range 62–135 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 50%. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Food and Waterborne Parasitology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Highlights: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Food and Waterborne Parasitology based?
Of the 44 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (8), France (6) and Italy (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Food and Waterborne Parasitology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Food and Waterborne Parasitology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Food and Waterborne Parasitology open access, and what is the APC?
Food and Waterborne Parasitology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .