Journal profile · Parasitology
Trends in Parasitology
ISSN 1471-4922 · eISSN 1471-5007 · Elsevier Ltd · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2001
Trends in Parasitology: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7.53; hybrid open access; APC about USD 7,030; median 49 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 185 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Trends in Parasitology is published by Elsevier Ltd 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 Malaria Research and Control, Mosquito-borne diseases and control and Parasites and Host Interactions, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Parasitology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Since its launch as Parasitology Today back in 1985, Trends in Parasitology has become a highly regarded review journal of international importance, reflecting the global significance of medical and veterinary parasites. The journal aims to provide a point of access for communication among researchers in all disciplines of parasitology, covering endoparasites and ectoparasites, as well as their transmission vectors and susceptible hosts.Each monthly issue of TrePar offers authoritative, cutting edge and yet accessible review balanced and comprehensive overview and opinion personal and novel perspective articles. In addition, we publish a variety of short articles that are designed to inform and provoke thoughts in a lively and widely-accessible manner, including science & society discussion of interface between parasitology and the general public, spotlight highlights of recently published research articles, forum single-point hypotheses, parasite/vector of the month modular display of the featured species, letter responses to recent articles in TrePar and trendstalk interviews. Please note that we only publish literature reviews based on published data. Systematic reviews, meta-analysis and unpublished primary research are out of our scope.Articles for TrePar are peer-reviewed and generally commissioned by the editor. However, proposals are encouraged.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Parasitology
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United Kingdom 10, United States 8, Australia 5, Switzerland 2, Mainland China 1 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine12.7%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine10.8%
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology9.3%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science8.2%
- Trypanosoma species research and implicationsMedicine6.8%
- Research on Leishmaniasis StudiesMedicine5.9%
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Parasitic Infections and DiagnosticsImmunology and Microbiology4.6%
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 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Parasitology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 7.53LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 7.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 10.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 128LetPub ·
- h-index
- 197OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,201OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 74LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,882 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 137 | 52 | 45 |
| 2025 | 185 | 68 | 462 |
| 2024 | 174 | 87 | 1,227 |
| 2023 | 163 | 79 | 2,049 |
| 2022 | 145 | 82 | 2,266 |
| 2021 | 154 | 80 | 3,991 |
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
49 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 37 days – 62 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 75 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (329 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)
- ModerateLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 35 daysPublisher 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 7,030 / EUR 6,510 / GBP 5,630 / JPY 871,930 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 7,030 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 7,030 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.
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 Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1471-4922
- Electronic ISSN
- 1471-5007
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Trends in Parasitology
What CAS zone is Trends in Parasitology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Trends in Parasitology is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Parasitology. 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 Trends in Parasitology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.53; CiteScore 10.2, h-index 197.
How long does peer review take at Trends in Parasitology?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 49 days (interquartile range 37–62 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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 Trends in Parasitology based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (10), United States (8) and Australia (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Trends in Parasitology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Trends in Parasitology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Trends in Parasitology open access, and what is the APC?
Trends in Parasitology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 7,030.
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: .