International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

Aims & Scope

The International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife (IJP-PAW) publishes the results of original research on parasites of all wildlife, invertebrate and vertebrate.

This includes free-ranging, wild populations, as well as captive wildlife, semi-domesticated species (e.g. reindeer) and farmed populations of recently domesticated or wild-captured species (e.g. cultured fishes).

Articles on all aspects of wildlife parasitology are welcomed including taxonomy, biodiversity and distribution, ecology and epidemiology, population biology and host-parasite relationships.

The impact of parasites on the health and conservation of wildlife is seen as an important area covered by the journal especially the potential role of environmental factors, for example climate.

Also important to the journal is 'one health' and the nature of interactions between wildlife, people and domestic animals, including disease emergence and zoonoses.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology and Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 1,930.00 USD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Co-invaders: The effects of alien parasites on native hosts

  Citation: 224

  Authors: Alan J., Mikayla, Hosna Gholipour, Stephen J., David L.

• A review of Theileria diagnostics and epidemiology

  Citation: 205

  Authors: Ben J., Ronel, Abdalla A.

• Climate change, biodiversity, ticks and tick-borne diseases: The butterfly effect

  Citation: 204

  Authors: Filipe

• Wild and synanthropic reservoirs of Leishmania species in the Americas

  Citation: 202

  Authors: André Luiz R., Ana Maria

• Natural history of Zoonotic Babesia: Role of wildlife reservoirs

  Citation: 188

  Authors: Michael J., Barbara C.

• The role of wildlife in the transmission of parasitic zoonoses in peri-urban and urban areas

  Citation: 175

  Authors: Ute, David, Thomas

• A review of neosporosis and pathologic findings of Neospora caninum infection in wildlife

  Citation: 152

  Authors: Shannon L., Scott A., Mark, David, Jan

• Public health significance of zoonotic Cryptosporidium species in wildlife: Critical insights into better drinking water management

  Citation: 136

  Authors: Alireza, Andrea, Fuchun, Ian, Una

• Global diversity of fish parasitic isopod crustaceans of the family Cymothoidae

  Citation: 133

  Authors: Nico J., Niel L., Kerry A.

• Do managed bees drive parasite spread and emergence in wild bees?

  Citation: 128

  Authors: Peter, Edward J., Quinn S., Dave, William O.H.