Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-PARASITOLOGY
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
ISSN 2322-1984 · eISSN 2322-2271 · Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRAN
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.25; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 125 days to acceptance (49 articles, last 24 months); 44 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases is published by Tehran University of Medical 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 Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Malaria Research and Control and Research on Leishmaniasis Studies, together about 29.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal publishes original research paper, short communication, scientific note, case report, letter to the editor, and review article in English. The scope of papers comprises all aspects of arthropod borne diseases including: ● Systematics ● Vector ecology ● Epidemiology ● Immunology ● Parasitology ● Molecular biology ● Genetics ● Population dynamics ● Toxicology ● Vector control ● Diagnosis and treatment and other related subjects.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-PARASITOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine11.3%
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine9.6%
- Research on Leishmaniasis StudiesMedicine8.5%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.8%
- Insects and Parasite InteractionsEnvironmental Science7.5%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine7.1%
- Vector-borne infectious diseasesImmunology and Microbiology6.1%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
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 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 4 |
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 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 1.25LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 313 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 20 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 48 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 161 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 98 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 202 |
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
125 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 69 days – 218 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (49 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 158 days
- Sample
- 49 articles with submission and acceptance dates (52 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | IRR 6,000,000 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | IRR 6,000,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IRR 6,000,000 | No | — |
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
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Country or region
- IRAN
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2322-1984
- Electronic ISSN
- 2322-2271
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
What CAS zone is Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Parasitology / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. 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 Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.25; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 19.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases?
Based on the dates recorded on 49 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 125 days (interquartile range 69–218 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. 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 Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .