Journal profile · Entomology
Journal of Medical Entomology
ISSN 0022-2585 · eISSN 1938-2928 · Oxford University Press · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1964
Journal of Medical Entomology: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.06; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,328; median 88 days to acceptance (107 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 182 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Medical Entomology is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Viral Infections and Vectors and Vector-borne infectious diseases, together about 36.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Insect Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Medical Entomology publishes reports on all aspects of medical, veterinary, and public health entomology. The journal emphasizes studies on the biology, ecology, genetics, systematics, surveillance, and predictive modeling and management of arthropods that cause direct or indirect damage to the health of humans, livestock, companion animals, and wildlife or that invade corpses. Reports on the pharmacological properties of arthropod-derived compounds and the use of arthropods as model systems for human disease are not being accepted. The journal is published bimonthly in January, March, May, July, September, and November. Sign up for email alerts to keep up with the latest content from Journal of Medical Entomology. Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 2.1 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 2.4 Entomology (Rank by Impact Factor) 30/110 Veterinary Sciences (Rank by Impact Factor) 54/170 2025 Cited Half-Life 13.2 years 2025 Immediacy Index 0.3 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.00474 2025 Article Influence Score 0.551 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 4.1 Veterinary (All) (Rank by CiteScore) 28/204 Insect Science (Rank by CiteScore) 36/193 Parasitology (Rank by CiteScore) 29/82 Infectious Diseases (Rank by CiteScore) 156/361 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 0.955 Readership 2025 Full Text Usage 527,637 Peer Review and Production 2025 Median days from submission to first decision 23 days 2025 Median days from submission to final decision 41 days About metrics Disclaimer Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in Journal of Medical Entomology are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Journal, the Entomological Society of America, or Oxford University Press, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Neither Oxford University Press, the Entomological Society of America, nor the Journal make any representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in the Journal and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Readers should make their own evaluation as to the appropriateness or otherwise of the information included.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Entomology
Editor-in-chief Timothy J. LysykPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 31, Canada 3, Australia 2, Japan 1, Italy 1 (40 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine15.6%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine10.9%
- Vector-borne infectious diseasesImmunology and Microbiology9.9%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.4%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.8%
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine7.2%
- Vector-Borne Animal DiseasesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | 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
- 2.06LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 157OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,499OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 173LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 527,637Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,772 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 164 | 51 | 49 |
| 2025 | 182 | 66 | 242 |
| 2024 | 164 | 72 | 627 |
| 2023 | 170 | 93 | 1,281 |
| 2022 | 211 | 84 | 2,116 |
| 2021 | 231 | 103 | 2,969 |
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
88 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 66 days – 131 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 65 days (1 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 184 days
- Sample
- 107 articles with submission and acceptance dates (418 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision 2025
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
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 4,328 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) publicationethics.org
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1964
- ISSN
- 0022-2585
- Electronic ISSN
- 1938-2928
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 63, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Medical Entomology
What CAS zone is Journal of Medical Entomology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Medical Entomology is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Entomology / Veterinary Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Medical Entomology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.06; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 157.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Medical Entomology?
Based on the dates recorded on 107 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 88 days (interquartile range 66–131 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Medical Entomology based?
Of the 40 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (31), Canada (3) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Medical Entomology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Medical Entomology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Medical Entomology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Medical Entomology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,328.
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: .