Journal profile · Parasitology
Parasitology Research
ISSN 0932-0113 · eISSN 1432-1955 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 1928
Parasitology Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.89; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,590; median 109 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 95%; 166 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Parasitology Research is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg 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 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Helminth infection and control and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics, together about 34.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Parasitology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Parasitology Research is a broad readership, international, peer-reviewed journal publishing significant and original contributions on the latest developments in parasitology across a variety of disciplines, including biology, medicine, and veterinary medicine. Among many topics discussed are chemotherapy and control of parasitic disease, and the relationship of host and parasite. Publishes Reviews, Original Research, Brief Report and Correspondence. With international and highly qualified Board of Section Editors. The journal promotes open access and encourages the sharing of data and resources to foster collaboration and transparency in parasitology research. Publishing Model: Fully Open Access (Details here). Topics: General, Biological, Medical and Veterinary Parasitology Protozoology, Helminthology, Entomology Morphology (incl. Pathomorphology, Ultrastructure) Biochemistry, Physiology (incl. Molecular Biology) Parasite-Host-Relationships (incl. Immunology, Host Specificity) Life History, Ecology, Epidemiology Diagnosis, Chemotherapy and Control of Parasitic Diseases If your research includes the description of new species or deals with very specific questions in systematics, taxonomy, and nomenclature, we encourage you to consider the journals Systematic Parasitology and Acta Parasitologica, as their expert editorial boards are more suitable to handle this research.Editorial Policies: All our Editorial Policies can be found here and here, and in Submission Guidelines here Additionally, we would like to note: Manuscripts submitted to Parasitology Research should adhere to rigorous scientific standards, including originality, clarity, and ethical conduct. Selected papers will be subjected to explicit external peer-review (single-anonymous with minimum of 2 reviewers). Final decisions are made based on reviewers feedback and editorial judgment, and provide justified, transparent feedback to authors. We welcome submissions in categories: Reviews, Original Research, Brief Report and Correspondence. Only Reviews prepared by experts in the field will be considered for publication. All appeals and concerns are handled following our guidelines. Summary of the Editorial process: The author submits a manuscript into our online submission system and it receives an unique tracking number. The editorial team performs the suitability checks of the submission and decide whether to send the manuscript out to review (based on adherence to Scope, ethical che
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Parasitology
Editor-in-chief Una RyanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 7%); most named United States 9, Australia 6, Germany 5, Italy 5, Mainland China 3 (46 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science15.2%
- Helminth infection and controlVeterinary10.3%
- Parasitic Infections and DiagnosticsImmunology and Microbiology9.2%
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology8%
- Vector-borne infectious diseasesImmunology and Microbiology5.3%
- Coccidia and coccidiosis researchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Toxoplasma gondii Research StudiesImmunology and Microbiology4.2%
- Trypanosoma species research and implicationsMedicine3.9%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 1.89LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 139OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,238OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 165LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,200,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 14,894 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 155 | 155 | 50 |
| 2025 | 166 | 166 | 283 |
| 2024 | 344 | 125 | 1,399 |
| 2023 | 325 | 104 | 1,971 |
| 2022 | 380 | 139 | 3,685 |
| 2021 | 411 | 131 | 5,226 |
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
109 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 87 days – 140 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 136 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (363 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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 95%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 4,590 / EUR 3,590 / GBP 2,890 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- brief reportAll manuscripts should be clear, straightforward and concise. Original Papers Original Papers should report data from original research and have no strict limit…main text ≤ 850 words · figures and tables ≤ 3 · references ≤ 20
- original paperAll manuscripts should be clear, straightforward and concise. Original Papers Original Papers should report data from original research and have no strict limit…main text ≤ 850 words · figures and tables ≤ 3
- original researchAll manuscripts should be clear, straightforward and concise. Original Papers Original Papers should report data from original research and have no strict limit…Length not stated
- reviewAll manuscripts should be clear, straightforward and concise. Original Papers Original Papers should report data from original research and have no strict limit…Length not stated
- review articleAll manuscripts should be clear, straightforward and concise. Original Papers Original Papers should report data from original research and have no strict limit…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship Policy
Authorship should incorporate and should be restricted to those who have contributed substantially to the work in one or more of the following categories: • Conceived of or designed study • Performed research • Analyzed data • Contributed new methods or models • Wrote the paper Important Notes: Manuscripts that were previously rejected by this journal cannot be resubmitted. Changes of authorship o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Parasitology Research, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Use of Generative AI in manuscript preparation and peer review
We place human-centered values at the heart of our approach to the responsible use of AI, and these are reflected in our AI Principles and editorial policies. Springer Nature is monitoring ongoing developments in this area closely and will review and update these policies as appropriate. SN does not attribute authorship to AI. SN does not allow the inclusion of generative AI images in our publicat…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Springer accepts posting of preprints of primary research manuscripts on preprint servers, authors’ or institutional websites. Details of our policy on posting, licensing, citation of preprints and communications with the media about preprints of primary research manuscripts may be found here.. Authors should disclose details of preprint posting, including DOI and licensing terms, upon submission …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1928
- ISSN
- 0932-0113
- Electronic ISSN
- 1432-1955
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Parasitology Research
What CAS zone is Parasitology Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Parasitology Research is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category 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 Parasitology Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.89; CiteScore 4, h-index 139.
How long does peer review take at Parasitology Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 109 days (interquartile range 87–140 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 95%”. 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 Parasitology Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: 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 Parasitology Research based?
Of the 46 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (9), Australia (6) and Germany (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Parasitology Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Parasitology Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Parasitology Research open access, and what is the APC?
Parasitology Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,590.
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: .