Journal profile · INFECTIOUS DISEASES-MICROBIOLOGY
Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
ISSN 1877-959X · eISSN 1877-9603 · Elsevier GmbH · GERMANY · Founded 2010
Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.36; fully open access; APC about USD 3,010; median 116 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 128 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases is published by Elsevier GmbH and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Vector-borne infectious diseases, Viral Infections and Vectors and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, together about 69.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases is an international, peer-reviewed scientific journal. It publishes original research papers, short communications, state-of-the-art mini-reviews, letters to the editor, clinical-case studies, announcements of pertinent international meetings, opinion papers and editorials. The journal covers a broad spectrum and brings together various disciplines, for example, zoology, microbiology, molecular biology, genetics, mathematical modelling, veterinary and human medicine. Multidisciplinary approaches and the use of conventional and novel methods/methodologies (in the field and in the laboratory) are crucial for deeper understanding of the natural processes and human behaviour/activities that result in human or animal diseases and in economic effects of ticks and tick-borne pathogens. Such understanding is essential for management of tick populations and tick-borne diseases in an effective and environmentally acceptable manner. The journal covers the following topics:Ticks: biosystematics/taxonomy, morphology, evolution, ecology, physiology/biochemistry, behaviour, molecular biology, genomics/proteomics, and controlEcology/ecoepidemiology of tick-borne diseases: vector ticks and reservoir hosts, the mechanisms and processes determining their abundance and distribution, the occurrence and prevalence of pathogens in tick and tick-host populations, tick-host-pathogen interactions at the ecological level and their dependence upon environmental factors, natural focality, and risk assessments of exposure to ticks and the occurrence of tick-borne diseasesTick-borne pathogens: viruses, bacteria, and parasites, their biology in ticks and vertebrates, pathogen-tick and pathogen-host interactions on the molecular and cellular levels, transmission, coinfection, genomics/proteomics, and biosystematics/taxonomyTick-borne diseases in domestic animals and wildlife: epidemiology, diagnosis, immunology, treatment, vaccination, control/management, and economicsTick-borne human diseases: epidemiology, diagnosis, immunology, treatment, vaccination, socioeconomics, and public healthIn addition, methodological papers on all these areas will be published as well as timely reviews on vectors and vector-borne diseases in which tick biology or tick-borne diseases are addressed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFECTIOUS DISEASES-MICROBIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Guilherme KlafkePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 13, Germany 12, Brazil 5, United Kingdom 3, France 3 (58 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Vector-borne infectious diseasesImmunology and Microbiology32.7%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine23.6%
- Vector-Borne Animal DiseasesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.1%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine6.1%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.1%
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.8%
- Bartonella species infections researchImmunology and Microbiology1.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Microbiology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 2 |
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
- 3.36LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,677OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 110LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,483 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 114 | 114 | 46 |
| 2025 | 128 | 128 | 304 |
| 2024 | 99 | 99 | 605 |
| 2023 | 142 | 142 | 1,553 |
| 2022 | 182 | 104 | 2,949 |
| 2021 | 212 | 94 | 3,682 |
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
116 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 87 days – 153 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 123 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (285 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 ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 46 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 126 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 9 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,010 / EUR 2,820 / GBP 2,410 / JPY 373,330 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,220 | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted21
- announcementsIt publishes original research papers, short communications, state-of-the-art mini-reviews, letters to the editor, clinical-case studies, announcements of perti…Length not stated
- case studyThe journal publishes original research papers, short communications, state-of-the-art mini-reviews, letters to the editor, clinical-case studies, announcements…Length not stated
- clinical-case studiesIt publishes original research papers, short communications, state-of-the-art mini-reviews, letters to the editor, clinical-case studies, announcements of perti…Length not stated
- editorialThe journal publishes original research papers, short communications, state-of-the-art mini-reviews, letters to the editor, clinical-case studies, announcements…Length not stated
- editorialsIt publishes original research papers, short communications, state-of-the-art mini-reviews, letters to the editor, clinical-case studies, announcements of perti…Length not stated
- letterThe journal publishes original research papers, short communications, state-of-the-art mini-reviews, letters to the editor, clinical-case studies, announcements…Length not stated
- letters to the editorThe journal publishes original research papers, short communications, state-of-the-art mini-reviews, letters to the editor, clinical-case studies, announcements…Length not stated
- mini-reviewsResearch articles/Mini-Reviews: No upper word limit. Editors will decide whether the submission is too long.Length not stated
- opinionThe journal publishes original research papers, short communications, state-of-the-art mini-reviews, letters to the editor, clinical-case studies, announcements…Length not stated
- opinion papersIt publishes original research papers, short communications, state-of-the-art mini-reviews, letters to the editor, clinical-case studies, announcements of perti…Length not stated
- original paperThe journal publishes original research papers, short communications, state-of-the-art mini-reviews, letters to the editor, clinical-case studies, announcements…Length not stated
- original research paperThe journal publishes original research papers, short communications, state-of-the-art mini-reviews, letters to the editor, clinical-case studies, announcements…Length not stated
- research articleThe journal publishes original research papers, short communications, state-of-the-art mini-reviews, letters to the editor, clinical-case studies, announcements…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles/Mini-Reviews: No upper word limit. Editors will decide whether the submission is too long.Length not stated
- reviewThe journal publishes original research papers, short communications, state-of-the-art mini-reviews, letters to the editor, clinical-case studies, announcements…Length not stated
- review articleThe journal publishes original research papers, short communications, state-of-the-art mini-reviews, letters to the editor, clinical-case studies, announcements…Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles are generally solicited by invitation from the Editors-in-Chief or the Managing Editor.Length not stated
- short communicationThe journal publishes original research papers, short communications, state-of-the-art mini-reviews, letters to the editor, clinical-case studies, announcements…Length not stated
- short communicationsIt publishes original research papers, short communications, state-of-the-art mini-reviews, letters to the editor, clinical-case studies, announcements of perti…Length not stated
- systematic reviewThe journal publishes original research papers, short communications, state-of-the-art mini-reviews, letters to the editor, clinical-case studies, announcements…Length not stated
- systematic reviewsSystematic reviews may be welcome, but they must contain distinctly more than a mere enumeration of existing papers on a certain subject published in a given ti…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
1 to 7 keywords required Model summary
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data statement required Model summary
To foster transparency, you are required to state the availability of any data at submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publishing ethics policy Model summary
Authors must follow ethical guidelines stated in Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing policy Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
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
- Elsevier GmbH
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2010
- ISSN
- 1877-959X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1877-9603
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
What CAS zone is Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Parasitology / Infectious Diseases / Microbiology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.36; CiteScore 7.1, h-index 90.
How long does peer review take at Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 116 days (interquartile range 87–153 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Reference style: Vancouver; 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 Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases based?
Of the 58 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (13), Germany (12) and Brazil (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases open access, and what is the APC?
Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,010.
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: .