Journal profile · Parasitology
Parasite Immunology
ISSN 0141-9838 · eISSN 1365-3024 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1979
Parasite Immunology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.16; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,220; median 114 days to acceptance (78 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 70 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Parasite Immunology is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 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 Parasites and Host Interactions, Research on Leishmaniasis Studies and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, together about 33.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Parasitology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Parasite Immunology is an international journal devoted to research on all aspects of parasite immunology in humans and animals. The Journal welcomes original work on all eukaryotic infections including helminths, protozoa, fungi, ectoparasites and disease vectors. The Journal publishes studies designed to understand how the immune system of both hosts and vectors control parasites, the immunopathological reactions which take place in the course of parasitic infections, and how investigations of the immune system help us understand the distribution and transmission of parasites (immunoepidemiology). In silico studies using existing data sets to explore novel hypotheses will be considered for publication but will require some form of empirical validation. The global readership of Parasite Immunology includes researchers, university and college lecturers and their students, clinicians and public health professionals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Parasitology
Editor-in-chief Richard GrencisPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 13, United States 9, Australia 2, Netherlands 1 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology15.1%
- Research on Leishmaniasis StudiesMedicine9.8%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science8.6%
- Helminth infection and controlVeterinary7.4%
- Trypanosoma species research and implicationsMedicine6.6%
- Parasitic Infections and DiagnosticsImmunology and Microbiology6.5%
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine6.1%
- Parasitic Diseases Research and TreatmentMedicine4.4%
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 | Immunology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Immunology | 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 | Immunology | 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
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, AGRICOLA
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
- 1.16LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,276OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 44Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 135,342Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,763 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 28 | 9 |
| 2025 | 70 | 36 | 64 |
| 2024 | 71 | 40 | 139 |
| 2023 | 63 | 29 | 181 |
| 2022 | 67 | 28 | 486 |
| 2021 | 75 | 18 | 491 |
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 Crossref · to
114 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 74 days – 162 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (78 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 132 days
- Sample
- 78 articles with submission and acceptance dates (128 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 104 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 4,220 / EUR 3,520 / GBP 2,810 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- brief reportOriginal Articles– reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge (3500 word limit). Review Articles–…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- brief reportsBrief Reports - preliminary findings of research in progress or a case report of particular interest (1500 word limit).Length not stated
- case reportOriginal Articles– reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge (3500 word limit). Review Articles–…Length not stated
- letterOriginal Articles– reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge (3500 word limit). Review Articles–…Length not stated
- letters/viewpoints to the editorLetters/viewpoints to the Editor–are welcomed (400 word limit).Length not stated
- original articleOriginal Articles– reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge (3500 word limit). Review Articles–…Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal Articles– reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge (3500 word limit).Length not stated
- review articleOriginal Articles– reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge (3500 word limit). Review Articles–…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- review articlesReview Articles– solicited review articles (5000 word limit).Length not stated
- viewpointOriginal Articles– reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge (3500 word limit). Review Articles–…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Publication ethics 5. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Editorial Review and AcceptanceThe acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editors-in-Chief determine that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. Wiley's policy on confide…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access, Waivers and Discounts
Parasite Immunology is a hybrid journal. There are no fees for publishing via the subscription route. Should you choose the Open Access route, please see links to Wiley open access accounts, waivers and discounts, and information on transitional agreements that may be of interest: Wiley open access accounts Waivers and discounts to corresponding authors based in low- and middle-income countries Li…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: single-blind peer review. Model summary
Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy:
Preprints: considers preprints on non-commercial servers; authors may post submitted version at any time. Model summary
Wiley believes that journals publishing for communities with established pre-print servers should allow authors to submit manuscripts which have already been made available on a non-commercial preprint server. Allowing submission does not, of course, guarantee that an article will be sent out for review. It simply reflects our belief that journals should not rule out reviewing a paper simply becau…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1979
- ISSN
- 0141-9838
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-3024
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 48, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Parasite Immunology
What CAS zone is Parasite Immunology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Parasite Immunology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Immunology / 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 Parasite Immunology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.16; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 110.
How long does peer review take at Parasite Immunology?
Based on the dates recorded on 78 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 114 days (interquartile range 74–162 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 27% (2025). 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 Parasite Immunology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Parasite Immunology based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (13), United States (9) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Parasite Immunology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Parasite Immunology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Parasite Immunology open access, and what is the APC?
Parasite Immunology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,220.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .