Journal profile · PARASITOLOGY-VETERINARY SCIENCES
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA
ISSN 1984-2961 · Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria · BRAZIL
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.27; fully open access; APC about USD 300; median 95 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 76 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA is published by Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Vector-borne infectious diseases and Helminth infection and control, together about 34.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Parasitology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal covers topics on helminths, protozoans, arthropods and agents transmitted by arthropods, as well as other related subjects. Research articles with clinical or experimental designs relating to the morphology, taxonomy, ultrastructure, in vitro cultures, biology, immunology, biochemistry, molecular biology, diagnostics, drug action mechanisms, pathology, epidemiology and control of parasites of domestic, laboratory or wild animals are within the journal’s profile. Manuscripts can be submitted in English by researchers from any country regardless of CBPV affiliation. Articles submitted to the Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology (RBPV) need to be original scientific articles that essentially address matters relating to parasites of animals of any kind.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PARASITOLOGY-VETERINARY SCIENCES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 35, United States 2, Spain 1, Portugal 1, Peru 1 (40 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science13.6%
- Vector-borne infectious diseasesImmunology and Microbiology10.6%
- Helminth infection and controlVeterinary10%
- Parasitic Infections and DiagnosticsImmunology and Microbiology7.8%
- Toxoplasma gondii Research StudiesImmunology and Microbiology5.7%
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology5.2%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine5.2%
- Vector-Borne Animal DiseasesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
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 | Parasitology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.27LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 814OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 76LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,768 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 5 |
| 2025 | 76 | 76 | 66 |
| 2024 | 73 | 73 | 205 |
| 2023 | 81 | 81 | 360 |
| 2022 | 65 | 65 | 389 |
| 2021 | 138 | 138 | 893 |
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
95 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 62 days – 127 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 61 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 161 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (144 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | BRL 1,300 / USD 300 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 300 / BRL 1,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 300 / BRL 1,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 650 / USD 1,300 / USD 300 | — | — |
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 websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
The RBPV requires that a declaration of conflicts of interest should be sent with the article, and publishes this. The corresponding author must send a declaration revealing any potential conflicts of interest, which could be of a personal, commercial, political or academic nature, with or without involvement of financial compensation, with regard to all authors. Even if there is no conflict, a de…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
Suspected misconduct The RBPV emphasizes impartiality, integrity and confidentiality in its assessments. The editor-in-chief will consult with reviewers and assistant editors in cases of doubt or questioning. In situations of doubts relating to authorship, the first contact should be with the corresponding author and then, if necessary, with all the authors. If the matter remains unresolved, the i…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
All rights are fully reserved to the authors, with the journal retaining the right of first publication. The journal publishes open access articles under the Creative Commons Attribution – CC-BY 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
RBPV follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access (including financial) to all scientific texts published by the journal.Open Access refers to the condition in which the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), allowing immediate free access to the work and authorizing any user to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The manuscript review process will follow the journal’s Editorial Guidelines and consider the editors’ and/or ad hocreviewer’sopinions. The Editor-in-chief and assistant editors may make suggestions or request changes to the manuscript but the authors are ultimately responsible for the entire text content. Articles that are submitted for publication will be reviewed by at least two anonymous revie…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Articles submitted to RBPV must not have been previously published nor be under review by another journal. Preprint articles published on reliable and recognized servers, such as SciELO Preprints, are accepted for submission. A preprint is an initial version of a manuscript created prior to the version accepted for publication. If the submitted article is a preprint, the evaluation process will be…
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
- Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English, Portuguese, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1984-2961
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA
What CAS zone is REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Parasitology / 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 REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.27; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 95 days (interquartile range 62–127 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA 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 Brazil (35), United States (2) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA open access, and what is the APC?
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .