Journal profile · Immunology and Microbiology-Parasitology
Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
ISSN 0204-9155 · eISSN 2815-2808 · National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases · Bulgaria
Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases is published by National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics, Parasitic infections in humans and animals and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, together about 20.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Parasitology and Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Immunology and Microbiology-Parasitology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parasitic Infections and DiagnosticsImmunology and Microbiology7.7%
- Parasitic infections in humans and animalsMedicine6.5%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine6.1%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5.3%
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology5.3%
- Virology and Viral DiseasesMedicine5.3%
- Bacterial Infections and VaccinesImmunology and Microbiology4.9%
- Respiratory viral infections researchMedicine4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parasitology | Q4 | 77/82 | 6th |
| Virology | Q4 | 82/86 | 5th |
| Infectious Diseases | Q4 | 343/361 | 5th |
| Microbiology | Q4 | 190/194 | 2nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 156 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 27 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 37 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 29 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | 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
- National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
- Country or region
- Bulgaria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0204-9155
- Electronic ISSN
- 2815-2808
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
How long does peer review take at Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases open access, and what is the APC?
Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .