Journal profile · Zoology
Journal of Helminthology
ISSN 0022-149X · eISSN 1475-2697 · Cambridge University Press · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1923
Journal of Helminthology: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.87; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 136 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Helminthology is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 3 of Biology 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 53.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor-in-Chief: Professor Robert Poulin University of Otago | New Zealand Editorial BoardJournal of Helminthology publishes original papers and review articles on all aspects of pure and applied helminthology, particularly those helminth parasites of environmental health, medical or veterinary importance. As of June 1st 2024, the journal will no longer consider papers focused on free-living helminth taxa, unless the latter are directly relevant to the study of parasitic helminths. Research papers on the ecology and evolution of helminths in wildlife hosts, including plant and insect parasites, are also published along with taxonomic papers contributing to the systematics of a group. The journal will be of interest to academics and researchers involved in the fields of human and veterinary parasitology, public health, microbiology, ecology and biochemistry.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Editor-in-chief Robert PoulinPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science26.1%
- Helminth infection and controlVeterinary15.8%
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology11.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.3%
- Nematode management and characterization studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Parasitic infections in humans and animalsMedicine3.5%
- Parasitic Diseases Research and TreatmentMedicine3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.87LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 25Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,346OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 31.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 140LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,853 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 124 | 50 | 17 |
| 2025 | 136 | 49 | 218 |
| 2024 | 94 | 36 | 325 |
| 2023 | 105 | 41 | 652 |
| 2022 | 90 | 30 | 556 |
| 2021 | 74 | 26 | 493 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1923
- ISSN
- 0022-149X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1475-2697
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Helminthology
What CAS zone is Journal of Helminthology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Helminthology is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Zoology / Parasitology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Helminthology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.87; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 74.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Helminthology?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Journal of Helminthology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Helminthology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Helminthology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Helminthology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .